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  • Interim pastor cherishes time with church

    The Rev. Daley will spend year with congregation. By: Lea Kahn    Propped up in the corner of the Rev. Patricia Daley’s office at the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville is a 4-foot-tall carved walking stick, topped with a leather strap.    The walking stick is not a sign of infirmity — it is symbolic of the path…

  • Freeholders will share $5M cost of preserving 83-acre property

    Bordentown Township parcel had been targeted for 76 new houses. By: Eve Collins    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders agreed to share the $5 million cost of preservation of the property at Bordentown-Chesterfield and Hogback roads in the township.    The 83-acre parcel had originally been targeted for 76 new houses, officials…

  • Library eyes budget gap

    Budget cuts sorely effect the library. By: Sharlee DiMenichi    Members of the township library board of trustees will have to decide how to offset a possible budget shortfall.    The options, to be discussed April 10, include closing the library one day a week or reducing the amount of new material the library can purchase.    Board…

  • Valley cleanup set April 12

    Individuals or groups wishing to help should call Ted Stiles at 466-3763 starting on April 6, to get road assignments, or they should go to Hopewell Township Municipal Building at 8:30 a.m. April 12 to get assignments.    On April 12, the Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space in cooperation with Hopewell Township and Hopewell Borough…

  • Council mulling 127 acres

    South Brunswick proposes to buy the Boyko Farm. By: Sharlee DiMenichi    The Township Council is hoping to secure another 127 acres of open space in the southwestern corner of the township.    The council introduced an ordinance Tuesday authorizing it to join with Middlesex County to buy a portion of what is known as the Boyko…

  • In this case, it’s OK to be the class clown

    Hillsborough instructors’Vo-Tech class teachesorganized fun By:Sally Goldenberg    An enrichment class for students interested in the life of performing clowns ended with an in-class circus.    Several weeks ago, the eight-week class that met on Saturdays in the Somerset County Vocational and Technical School, performed a live circus for friends and family.    "A dozen area children, ages…

  • Hand prints

    Students learn fine art of silk screen printing By:Sally Goldenberg    Seventh-grade student Mike Ferrigno learned about silk from a local printmaking organization last week.    Culminating the professional lesson brought to Mike’s middle school art class, he took home a silk print of Garfield, which he plans to frame and put on display at home. He…

  • Hopewell Valley residents get tips on preparing for unexpected

    Issues discussed at March 31 session held in Hopewell Borough’s firehouse included developing a family emergency plan and assembling a disaster supply kit. By John Tredrea:    The American Red Cross has been holding two-hour public information sessions on preparing for any type of disaster, including a terrorist attack.    Issues discussed at these sessions, one of…

  • POST FORUM: Superintendent

    Should the South Brunswick Board of Education hire Leigh Byron as its new superindendent of schools? Should the South Brunswick Board of Education hire Leigh Byron as its new superindendent of schools?