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  • Two retire after decades of police work

    Detective Lonney Brown retired after 25 years and Sgt. Louis Lung retired after 29 years with the Florence Police Department, last month. By: Scott Morgan    FLORENCE — Imagine what you become in 25 years; the calls you take; the friends who become your second family.    Then one day, you retire. No more emergency calls at…

  • School board seeks help from Hopewell Council for fields project

    HOPEWELL BOROUGH COUNCIL UPDATE By Sandra Phelps    Steve Wood, representing the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education, made a plea for help with funding for the Back Timberlane athletic fields project at the Hopewell Borough Council meeting Monday.    Mr. Wood asked, in particular, for money for a well on the site. The estimated cost of…

  • Titusville pair gets big black bear as parting gift

    Pennington Market co-workers decided Betsy Hutnik should get a "rustic" retirement present. By John Tredrea    Titusville resident Betsy Hutnik worked at Pennington Quality Market a very long time — 30 years — and by all accounts was a model employee and co-worker.    "Irreplaceable," was how the market’s veteran manager Don Rellstab described Ms. Hutnik on…

  • Hopewell Township house under construction hit twice by thieves

    Items valued at $7,600 were stolen from an unlocked house under construction in the Hopewell Grant Development. By John Tredrea    Equipment, granite countertops and other items valued at $7,600 were stolen from an unlocked house under construction in the Hopewell Grant Development during two separate burglaries that occurred within a one-week period.    Capt. George Meyer…

  • Manville boys eliminated from state bracket

    Rutgers Prep rolls to victory By: Shawn Tyrrell        SOMERSET — There are good basketball teams and not so good basketball teams. Unfortunately, last Friday night the Manville High boys went up against a pretty good one in Rutgers Prep and the final result was a 71-39 defeat which knocked the Mustangs out of the…

  • If it ain’t broke don’t go pressing your luck

    MY TAKE by Rose McGlew    Well, you’re going to love this. I am not the most graceful person on Earth and seem to be getting even klutzier the older I get. Of course, winter is really tricky — especially with so much snow and ice this year. I tiptoe across the ice like I’m 80…

  • ‘Hopewell Harry’

    A lesson on shadows and Groundhog’s Day A few of Judy Faherty’s afternoon kindergarten students get a close look at "Hopewell Harry," a groundhog preserved by taxidermy, during a Groundhog’s Day program at Hopewell Elementary School Monday. Shown are (from left): Kate Porter, Gemma Beals-Reid and Jaime Owens. Ms. Faherty uses Harry yearly as part…

  • Letters to the Editor

    For the Feb. 5 issue. Advice to new committee member To the editor:    Congratulations Randy Scragg and good luck with your new role as committeeman. I hope that in accepting this challenge to lead our community you will be an advocate for those you represent much like your role as a patient advocate in the…

  • Learning, to a different tune

    Kindermusik class at the Allentown Presybterian Church teaches child development skills through music. By: Lauren Burgoon    ALLENTOWN — A spacious room in the Allentown Presbyterian Church is empty except for music teacher Pat Weitz. As she sets up for her next class, a curious little face peeks around the door. Nudged gently by her mother,…