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  • Police seek suspect in rape case

    Man remains at large more than a week after assault By:Alec Moore    Police are still searching for one of three men charged in connection with the June 18 abduction and sexual assault of a Hillsborough woman in a wooded area near the Beekman Gardens apartments.    Maximino Garcia, 20; Nicholas Garcia, 21; and Angel Colon, 30,…

  • Hopewell Township proposal calls for fee hikes

    Ordinance scheduled for public hearing and adoption vote on July 8. By John Tredrea    Saying the measure is needed for budgetary reasons, the full Hopewell Township Committee voted unanimously June 19 to introduce an ordinance that, if adopted, would raise the fees the township charges for a variety of services.    The ordinance is scheduled for…

  • News of Other Days

    From the June 26 Register-News 125 years ago    The Germantown Telegraph advises its readers not to eat Delaware River catfish as they are affected with a disease from which large numbers have died. It is said that they are unusually scarce in the river this season.    * * *    Feminine notes: Bordered madras ginghams are…

  • Will school board work with staff?

    To the editor    When does it end? I am a Hillsborough High School teacher. During the school year that has just ended, I have had to perform many duties above and beyond the parameters of my job.    These have included picketing in the dark mornings of February and March, attending lengthy planning meetings, and numerous…

  • William P. Howe exhibit at Hopewell Township library

    History group picks officers.    The Hopewell Valley Historical Society (HVHS) recently opened an exhibit at the Hopewell Township Branch, Mercer County Library.    The exhibit is entitled "William P. Howe — Pennington Visionary." Mr. Howe arrived in Pennington Borough in 1910, twice served as mayor, and founded Howe Nurseries.    Through the kindness of his descendants, as…

  • Florence seniors receive diplomas

    Class of 2003 graduates 101 students By: Scott Morgan    FLORENCE — Yesterday — at least that’s how it seemed — Matt Rein was a nervous freshman. On June 19, he was the nervous salutatorian with the fortune to say goodbye to "the finest group of peers anyone can ask for." That night he was given…

  • Teen to be prosecuted as juvenile in Cowell death

    Boy charged with dropping basketball-sized block of ice that killed former Hopewell Township resident Elaine Cowell Jan. 3. By John Tredrea    Dennis Gumbs, the 16-year-old Allentown, Pa., boy charged with dropping the basketball-sized block of ice that killed former Hopewell Township resident Elaine Cowell Jan. 3, will be prosecuted as a juvenile, not an adult.…

  • Home care in jeopardy

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    The McGreevey Administration is currently attempting to push through legislation that would severely damage New Jersey’s home care system. Hiding behind the guise of promoting "quality home care," the proposed bill (A-3778) would create a state-sponsored, state-controlled home care monopoly consisting of four regional "Quality Home Care Councils."…

  • Mozloom announces intention to resign

    Committeeman plans to move to Hamilton; points to rising taxes in Washington as reason. By: Cynthia Koons    WASHINGTON — Republican Township Committeeman Jack Mozloom said Monday he expected to resign from the committee on Wednesday (yesterday). He said he and his wife are planning to move to Hamilton because they can no longer afford to…