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  • Patrol officers assaulted

    Officers Don Whicker and John Niper were bitten by a Trenton man. By: Rebecca Tokarz    Two township police officers were bitten by a Trenton man during an altercation at a Quincy Circle residence Sunday afternoon.    Officers Don Whicker and John Niper were driven by a fellow officer to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New…

  • Academy keeps kids tumbling

    Local gymnasts preparing for annual state tourney. By: Matthew Kirdahy    CRANBURY — Tacked to the wall of the Cranbury Gymnastics Academy is the phrase "success takes purpose, planning, practice and patience" — words to train gymnasts by.    Art Pelzer said he and his wife, co-owner Jacquelyn Pelzer, create an environment where good health and physical…

  • Community Calendar

    Tax tips    Thursday, Jan. 15 — A free adult education program "Learning Valuable Tips for Reading Income Tax Form" presented by the Springfield Township School District, ACE Technology grant, will be held at 4 and 6 p.m.; call 723-2479 to register. Trash or treasure    Friday, Jan. 16 and Saturday, Jan. 17 — The Trinity United…

  • Hans Gray

       Hans C. "Bob" Gray, 41, died Thursday, Jan. 1, at Greater Southeast Hospital in Washington, D.C.    He was born in Jamaica, West Indies, and lived in Temple Hills, Md., before moving to Kendall Park. He was a CPA with Gray Financial Services, Temple Hills, Md. He was an alumni of Georgetown University and George Washington…

  • Good night — it’s time to go to school

    Weston School’s annual slumber party celebrates tenth anniversary By:Mary Ellen Zangara    For one winter night each of the past 10 years, Weston School students and their families have been coming to school dressed in their pajamas with their blankets, pillows and books.    They weren’t sleeping at the school, but were instead spending time reading together.…

  • Tom Ponting to retire from school post in June

    Educator has served district 33 years By John Tredrea    The 2003-2004 school year will be the last in the Hopewell Valley district for Thomas Ponting, assistant principal of Bear Tavern Elementary, who will retire June 30.    One of the district’s veteran and most versatile staff members, Mr. Ponting has been in Hopewell Valley since 1971,…

  • EDITORIAL: Petition can pick up where council failed

    EDITORIAL: Five-member committee meets to discuss local campaign finance reform.    A group of local residents appears ready to sidestep the Township Council and change the way local elections are paid for.    A five-member exploratory committee was slated to meet Wednesday night after the South Brunswick Post’s early evening deadline to discuss a petition drive designed…

  • Hopewell Township planners reorganize

    Karen Murphy is board leader. By John Tredrea    Karen Murphy was unanimously elected chairwoman of the Hopewell Township Planning Board for 2004 at the board’s annual reorganization meeting Jan. 8.    Elected vice chairwoman was Christine Lewandoski.    The board has a new attorney for 2004, Edwin Schmierer, who replaced Michele Donato. Mr. Schmierer is based in…

  • Raider wrestlers rock Bridgewater

    Campbell, McLaughlin avenge county losses By: Rudy Brandl        BRIDGEWATER – Despite winning the Somerset County team title over the holidays, the Hillsborough High wrestlers still competed like they had something to prove in last Saturday’s match at Bridgewater-Raritan.    The match featured four rematches of county bouts, two of which were won by the Panthers…