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  • Hopewell Valley school budget gets voters’ OK

    Incumbents Bruno, Newport and Wood are re-elected. By John Tredrea    Voters approved the Hopewell Valley Regional School District’s $58,318,507 budget for 2004-2005 in Tuesday’s election. Of that amount, $49,013,930 will be raised through local taxation.    With just over 27 percent of the district’s 13,989 voters going to the polls, the budget passed by nearly 400…

  • I&R panel eyes May for petition

    Citizens group wants campaign finance limits on November ballot. By: Matthew Kirdahy    A citizens group trying to get campaign finance limits on the local ballot will continue its efforts even though the Township Council may pursue similar reforms.    Members of the South Brunswick Initiative for Campaign Finance Reform said April 14 that they planned to…

  • Pipeline proposal opposed

    Residents and committee members expressed concern about a possible pipeline extension in Bordentown Township. By: Eve Collins    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — One township committeeman on Monday threatened to stand in front of the bulldozers, as opposition grew to the extension of a natural gas pipeline through prime land earmarked for public recreation.    Even with a fifth…

  • High Hill Estates in Gloucester is a hit with first-time home buyers

    High Hill Estates in Woolwich Township, offers beautiful homes in a great location at an affordable price. High Hill Estates in Woolwich Township, offers beautiful homes in a great location at an affordable price. The Linden is featured as a showcase model.    High Hill Estates in Woolwich Township offers beautiful homes in a great location…

  • EDITORIAL: Campaign reform must be strong

    EDITORIAL: Residents should use petition drive to put pressure on council.    There is nothing like a little grass-roots activism to get the powers that be moving in the right direction.    That is the lesson that local residents should take from the Township Council’s decision to introduce an ordinance next week limiting campaign contributions from firms…

  • POST FORUM: Campaign finance

    Should campaign contribution limits be placed on firms or individuals seeking to do business with the township? Should campaign contribution limits be placed on firms or individuals seeking to do business with the township?

  • Hopewell girls lacrosse squad toppled by WW-P North

    Girls lacrosse By: Jim Green    The Hopewell Valley Central High School girls lacrosse team simply ran into a better squad Monday.    The Lady Bulldogs suffered their third straight loss, dropping an 18-5 decision to West Windsor-Plainsboro North at Hopewell. The Knights improved to 3-1, while Hopewell dropped to 1-3 on the year.    "They (the Knights)…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    A Playstation video game system, worth $200, and several games, valued at $350 in total, were reported stolen from a North 6th Avenue residence sometime before 3:34 p.m., April 12. ***    A Sevension Environmental worker reported that two sweat shirts and one pair of sweat pants, valued at $60, were stolen on three separate…

  • Synagogue to present new Torah to congregation Sunday

    B’Nai Abraham is unveiling a new scroll and celebrating its history this weekend By: Scott Morgan    BORDENTOWN CITY – On the pastoral upper floor of Temple B’nai Abraham, where red cushioned pews line what once was the attic of a Crosswicks Street home, Ted Lutz unrolled what the scribes had written on a parchment most…