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  • Ripkens to hold coaches clinic in Flemington

    Former major leaguers to teach baseball fundamentals on April 13. By: Jim Green    One is a future first-ballot Hall of Famer and the other is a 12-year veteran of the major leagues. It’s fairly safe to say the Ripken brothers know a thing or two about baseball.    And, for one day in April, local coaches…

  • Remembering a special cat

    Schools mark Dr. Seuss’ birthday with activities that get students reading By:Mary Ellen Zangara    Read Across America Day was celebrated Monday at Weston School with the annual day of events honor the March 2 birthday of author Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel).    School Librarian Elaine Walters coordinated the day’s events along with the help of many…

  • Hopewell Township officials support tougher DWI law

    Committee adopts resolution backing state Assembly and Senate bills that would lower, from .1 percent to .08 percent, the blood alcohol concentration for determining legal intoxication. By John Tredrea    Proposed state legislation that would toughen laws against driving while intoxicated (DWI) has been supported in writing by the Hopewell Township Committee.    The committee voted unanimously…

  • ‘Gods and Generals’

    Catch up on much-needed sleep while getting a revisionist history lesson in this Civil War epic.   [PG-13] By: Matt Smith Jeff Daniels, at left, fights for the North as Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain in Gods and Generals. Below, Stephen Lang (left) and Robert Duvall star as generals Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson and Robert E. Lee.…

  • John Dixon

       BELLE MEAD — John Dixon died Feb. 26 in Princeton Buckingham Place Assisted Living. He was 92.    Born in Belle Mead, he was a lifelong resident.    He played for area baseball teams ending as playing manager (catcher) for the Belle Mead team in the Central New Jersey Triple-M League in the early 1950s.    He succeeded…

  • Pennington Public Works gets kudos for storm efforts

    Hopewell Township workers get praise, too. By John Tredrea    Pennington Mayor Jim Loper and Councilman David Garber joined longtime resident Mary Tierney Monday night in singling out the Public Works Department for a job well done.    "I want to commend our Public Works Department on doing such a good job of keeping our streets clear…

  • Barbara Weber

        Barbara A. Weber, 46, died on Monday, March 3 at her home in Monmouth Junction.     Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 7 at Fucillo & Warren Funeral Home, 205 South Main St., Manville. Burial will take place at Neshanic Cemetery in Neshanic. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.…

  • John Plesa

       PORT ORANGE, Fla. — John Plesa died Feb. 26 at Hospice Care Center in Port Orange, Fla. He was 80.    Born and raised in Manville, he was a winter resident at Bay in the Wood, Port Orange, from 1983, making it his permanent home in 1996.    Mr. Plesa was the former owner of Foodtown in…

  • Ripkens to hold coaches clinic in Flemington

    Former Orioles players to teach baseball fundamentals on April 13. By: Jim Green    One is a future first-ballot Hall of Famer and the other is a 12-year veteran of the major leagues. It’s fairly safe to say the Ripken brothers know a thing or two about baseball.    And, for one day in April, local coaches…