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  • Bulldog swim teams split against Nottingham

    Swimming By: Jim Green    The Hopewell Valley Central High School boys swimming team is hoping to benefit from its difficult schedule down the stretch of the season.    Over the last two weeks, the Bulldogs have suffered four consecutive losses to some of the better teams in the Colonial Valley Conference: West Winsdor-Plainsboro North, Lawrence, West…

  • Letter: Nature preserve an asset to all

    To the editor:     I took back roads home from Quaker Bridge Mall one day to avoid traffic, and made an astounding discovery. Right there on Scott’s Corner Road, barely a mile from South Brunswick, sits a sign reading Plainsboro Preserve next to a driveway off to the left.    Always ready to explore, I drove…

  • THE STATE WE’RE IN: Exploring ‘Tales and Trails’

    THE STATE WE’RE IN By: Michele Byers: Book tells the tale of New Jersey through its diverse landscape. By: Michele Byers    While snowstorms continue to roll across our frozen state, you’re probably spending way too much time cooped up inside!    But before cabin fever sets in, try reading a new book about New Jersey and…

  • A new set of wheels

    Donations pay for a wheelchair-accessible van. By: Rebecca Tokarz    A wheelchair-bound South Brunswick High School sophomore is going to have an easier time getting around thanks to many generous township residents, businesses and students.    Through their fund-raising efforts, more than $13,000 was raised toward the purchase of a wheelchair-accessible van with a chair lift for…

  • Portable Landscapes

    Painter Joseph Fiore transforms observations of rocks into lyrical metaphors. By: Ilene Dube Sedges have edges, and so do the paintings of Joseph Fiore. "Homage to Gabriele Munter."    During the half year Joseph Fiore, 79, lives in New York, he likes to take walks with his wife, Mary. The couple walks in Central Park, where…

  • 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…