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  • June 6, 1944 remembered

    HOPEWELL MUSEUM UPDATE The Hopewell Museum    Sunday is the 60th anniversary of "D-Day."    And, the Hopewell Museum, located at 28 E. Broad St., invites the public to view the W.W.I and W.W.II exhibit as well as all the other displays.    Hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, from 2-5 p.m.    Dean H. Aston, editor, wrote the…

  • LETTER: Other connections alternative to 92

    To the editor:     Considerations of a limited-access road linking the N.J. Turnpike near Exit 8A and Route 1 at Ridge Road have be under discussion for decades and appear to be again reaching a possible approval. I am writing to express my opposition to the proposal.    While it is true that there is no…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       Police were called to a minor fire at the Triangle Road Apartments at 2:02 p.m., May 29.    Upon arrival, police found that Hillsborough Fire Co. had already extinguished a small fire on the rear outside lower deck of apartment 143. The fire had been caused by a cigarette left in an ashtray near a plant…

  • Some residents to get new house numbers

    Some house numbers on Old York Road in Chesterfield will be changed in order to accommodate increased housing density. By: Scott Morgan    CHESTERFIELD — It takes a village to raise a child. But what does it take to raise a village?    Change. And that includes a change of address for 19 homeowners on two streets…

  • Edition of June 3, 2004

    James F. Silver    James F. Silver of Hopewell Township died Saturday at his home.    Born in Newark, Dr. Silver was a veteran of World War II. He served as the gunner on a tank destroyer in Germany. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Montclair University, a master’s degree in history from Boston University, a master’s…

  • Mustangs end season with big victory

    Liszczak hit caps rally over Bound Brook By: Rudy Brandl        There’s nothing like ending a season with a victory over an arch-rival, especially after suffering a gut-wrenching defeat in the first round of the state playoffs.    Thanks to last week’s 5-4 victory over Bound Brook, the Manville High baseball team can leave the field…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    Jan Balut, 45, of Newark Avenue was charged with driving while intoxicated at 3:36 a.m., May 30, after his vehicle got stuck on a North Main Street curb, police said. Mr. Balut’s car was towed from the site. He was released after the charge was filed, pending an appearance in municipal court. ***    Steven…

  • Riding High Farm set to welcome families and friends

    Riding High Farm in Upper Freehold will host its popular Family and Friends Day on June 13. By: Lauren Burgoon    UPPER FREEHOLD — June is officially the Month of the Horse in New Jersey and Riding High Farm plans to take every advantage of that this year with two events.    The farm will host its…

  • Judge: Candidates filed correctly

    The ruling reverses a decision made just three days prior that stated Mansfield Township candidates had filed in the wrong districts. By: Scott Morgan    MANSFIELD — Three township residents running for the Burlington County Republican Committee filed in the proper district after all, according to a decision in a county Superior Court late last week.…