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  • Dec. 13 house tour benefits Pennington Library

    On Dec. 13, from noon-5 p.m., Carol Lipson will open the doors of her residence at 152 Harbourton-Woodsville Road for a public tour.    Friends of Pennington Library will sponsor a Holiday House Tour at one of Hopewell Valley’s historic homes — the Hart-Voorhees barn.    On Dec. 13, from noon-5 p.m., Carol Lipson will open the…

  • Oldfield proud of Hopewell boys squad

    Cross country By: Jim Green    The Hopewell Valley Central High School boys cross country team achieved its No. 1 goal for the season Nov. 15, when it qualified for the Meet of Champions by finishing second at the Group III Championships.    Therefore, even though the Bulldogs did not have their best showing of the season…

  • Hopewell Valley Chorus sings Dec. 5

    Concert set at Unitarian Universalist Church. "A Ceremony of Carols," the Hopewell Valley Chorus’ annual holiday concert, will he held Dec. 5 at 8 p.m., at the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Washington Crossing. In addition to the Benjamin Britten "Ceremony," the chorus will perform music from around the world, and will invite the audience to join…

  • MHS booters had great season

    Jimenez, Alfaro, Worobij led the way By: John E. Powers        The boys’ soccer team at Manville High School had an outstanding and unprecedented season, one in which they won a Mountain Valley Conference Sky Division title and set a program record for wins.    "It was an incredible year, " MHS first-year head coach Jim…

  • EDITORIAL: Reasons to give thanks

    Celebrate the true meaning of Thanksgiving.    The supermarkets are overflowing with turkeys, high school football teams are preparing to resume their fiercest rivalries, shopping malls are gearing up for their busiest day of the year and the AAA is predicting record-breaking volume on the nation’s trains, planes and roadways over the next few days.    Welcome…

  • Bridging the mathematical language barrier

    Slackwood’s Eagles program assists Slavic students. By: Lea Kahn    Learning to solve math problems that involve words — how much time will it take for a train traveling at 50 miles an hour to reach its destination 25 miles away — is difficult enough for some students.    Add a language barrier, such as that faced…

  • Volunteers sought for committee, board vacancies

    Application deadline is this Monday, Dec. 1. By: Lea Kahn    A few good volunteers are being sought to fill a number of vacancies on the 19 boards and committees that advise Township Council.    Township Council will appoint volunteers to fill the vacancies after it holds its annual reorganization meeting New Year’s Day. The deadline for…

  • Two injured in head-on collision on Route 31 in Hopewell Township

    Hopewell Township police seek maroon vehicle that cut off truck and kept going. By John Tredrea    A head-on collision between a 10-wheel dump truck and van on Route 31 at 12:45 p.m. Nov. 19 seriously injured two women.    Current conditions of the two women were not available.    Hopewell Township police are looking for the driver…

  • Tammy Bowling named new Sunnymead principal

    Will become district’s first black school principal By:Beth Kressel    The district expects to have its first black principal on the job at Sunnymead School by Jan. 5, according to Superintendent Robert Gulick.    Tammy Bowling was hired by the Board of Education on Nov. 17. She comes to the district after serving as principal at Washington…