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  • Hopewell Valley Foundation seeks E2 nominations

    Nominations must be received no later than Feb. 7 and should include the name and contact information for both the person recommended and the person making the recommendation.    The Hopewell Valley Foundation is accepting nominations for the fourth annual E2 Awards.    E2 stands for Education and Enterprise, and the award is designed to honor one…

  • Marcos House subdivision plan approved

    Lawrence planners allow two new homes on property. By: Lea Kahn    When the John Feaster Phillips House at 3850 Princeton Pike left the family’s hands in the 1920s, the property consisted of the 18th-century house and 640 acres of land.    Over the past eight decades, the estate — informally known as the Marcos House —…

  • School board to tackle ring controversy

    Concerns raised over possible double-standard in financial support of sports over arts at Florence Township Memorial High School. By: Scott Morgan    FLORENCE — No one has said the Florence Flashes don’t deserve recognition. After all, the Florence Township Memorial High School varsity football team captured the NJSIAA Group I Central Jersey Championship from an impossibly…

  • Police arrest 19 youths at Hopewell Township house party

    Those arrested range in age from 15 to 19. All of them were Hopewell Valley residents. By John Tredrea    A police raid of a party in a house under construction on Crusher Road in Hopewell Township netted 19 arrests Friday night.    Those arrested ranged in age from 15 to 19. All of them were Hopewell…

  • Pennington man tapped to head state Department of Human Services

    Senate must confirm the appointment of former Hopewell Township administrator, James Davy. By John Tredrea    Jim Davy, Gov. James E. McGreevey’s choice for commissioner of the Department of Human Services, has reconnected to the Hopewell Valley area, where he has strong ties. He would replace Commissioner Gwendolyn L. Harris, who has announced her resignation.    Mr.…

  • Jan. 29, 3:52 p.m.: Why I hate the Super Bowl

    Top Ten Tuesday on Thursday offers reasons to avoid Sunday’s over-hyped spectacle. By: Hank Kalet    So, it’s three days and counting until the big game in Houston. I can tell you flat out I won’t be watching the game.    Here is why:    1. I’m not a football fan.    2. The game always is terrible.    3.…

  • Space travel proposal is necessary

    To the editor By:    Five hundred years ago, Christopher Columbus approached King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain to secure permission to sail west.    Spain was in a time of turmoil: it had just recovered from a Moorish invasion and fear of the Inquisition was running wild across the country. The royals could have denied…

  • Community Calendar

    Chinese auction    Friday, Jan. 30 — Chinese auction will be held at 7 p.m. in the Clara Barton School auditorium for Family Fun Night. The $2 per person admission at the door includes one sheet of tickets. There will be a silent auction table for bidding and a high ticket item table. Family night out…

  • Safe places to go

    Police approve two new McGruff safe houses for children in trouble. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    If after-school play leads to injuries or bullying, children have somewhere to turn, even if dad and mom are at work.    Police have approved two new McGruff safe houses at Deans Apartments in Monmouth Junction, where children can go for…