Category: archives

  • South Brunswick still motivated in girls tennis

    By: T.J. Furman    To the casual observer, it may appear there is little motivation left for South Brunswick over the remainder of the girls tennis season.    Casual observers, however, don’t play tennis at South Brunswick High School.    Losses to J.P. Stevens and East Brunswick have put the possibility of winning the Greater Middlesex Conference Red…

  • For the week of Oct. 17

    By: Catherine Devito Stevens    TRENTON — Catherine E. Devito Stevens, 88, died Sunday, Oct. 13, at St. Joseph Home for the Aged in Holland, Pa.    Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident.    Mrs. Stevens retired in 1981 after 10 years as an administrative secretary with the state Parole Board, Trenton. She had been…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       The front and rear driver’s-side marker lights of a 1994 green Ford Escort were smashed outside of the owner’s Knopf Street home at 2:38 a.m. Oct. 13. Damage was estimated at $100. ***    Victor Avarado, 39, of Manville was charged with driving with a suspended license, driving without registration and failure to surrender both cards…

  • Rider trustees, union settle

    Faculty to see salary increases of 3.5, 3.7, and 4.1 percent over the first three years of a five-year contract. By: Lea Kahn    Rider University’s board of trustees and the union that represents the school’s professional staff have ratified a five-year contract, according to Associate Provost James Castagnera.    The board of trustees ratified the contract…

  • River of Dreams

    The Gallery at Bristol-Myers Squibb delves into the wonderful world of color for part two of its Up the River show. By: Ilene Dube    The water in the Delaware River has been a magical elixir for artists since the time of the Bucks County Impressionists in the late 1800s. The tradition continues today, with such…

  • Wife backs husband in mayor’s race

    To the editor:     Frequently people ask me how I feel about my husband’s bid to become mayor of our township, especially as it would take so much of our personal time. My answer is always the same: "I’m happy about it. I don’t know anyone else who has the same amount of interest, knowledge,…

  • Get to know local candidates at league forum

    EDITORIAL    Hopewell Valley has general election races in two of its three towns on Nov. 5. Two of the candidates are new to the Valley election scene. Two are former officials hoping to have a say again about what happens in their town. And four are incumbents, hoping to serve again.    In Pennington Borough, Democratic…

  • Council moves to enactbicycle parking ban

    Ordinance would bar bikes from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. By:Alec Moore    The Borough Council is moving ahead with its plans to prohibit overnight bicycle parking on Main Street.    An ordinance introduced Tuesday would ban bicycle parking on Main Street from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. The measure received unanimous approval and a public hearing…

  • Students brave fall weatherfor worthy causes

    Join annual event sponsored bySamaritan Homeless Interim Program By:Sally Goldenberg    Nearly 200 students from Hillsborough, Manville and surrounding areas walked through Somerville on Sunday with the "HOPE" of helping their impoverished neighbors.    The annual 2½-mile walkathon ended with a net gain of $6,000, which will be donated to several charitable causes within Somerset County.    The…