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  • Tania Schneider

       MANVILLE — Tania "Tee" Schneider died Friday, Aug. 23, at her winter home in Naples, Fla.    Born in Manville, she was a lifelong resident of the borough.    Mrs. Schneider managed a periodontal office in Somerville for over 20 years before her 1991 retirement. Concurrently she was a secretary at the Manville Board of Health for…

  • Township introduces lawto enable police to enforcetraffic rules on Stephenson

    Needed for new school’s opening By John Tredrea    An ordinance that will permit police to enforce traffic regulations, including speed limits, on Stephenson Road was introduced by a unanimous vote of the Hopewell Township Committee during a special Monday night meeting.    The ordinance is expected to be adopted by the committee during its next regularly-scheduled…

  • DISPATCHES: Taking a look at life’s little annoyances

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: What’s on Mr. Kalet’s mind this week    I’ve been a bit grouchy lately    Maybe it’s the heat. Maybe it’s the Mets. I don’t know. But a lot of little things have been ticking me off lately.    For instance, why is it that drivers have to pull out in front of me…

  • Pop Warner football openers

    First week of season successful for Allentown. By: Kyle Moylan    The first week of the season was a successful one for Allentown, which came away with two wins (Jr. Pee Wees and Pee Wees) and a tie (Mighty Mites) out of the top four levels.    The season was supposed to start Saturday night, but was…

  • ROAD CLOSINGS

    Hopewell Township Police Department    Hopewell Township Lt. George Meyer reports the following road closings:    • Burd Road will be closed for reconstruction between Pennington-Harbourton Road and Woosamonsa Road beginning later this week for approximately three weeks.    • Blackwell Road will be closed so a bridge can be reconstructed between Federal City Road and Cold Soil Road. This…

  • Ruth B. Faethe

    Ruth B. Faethe, 62, died Tuesday at The Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Trenton, she lived in Hopewell Borough 32 years before moving to Laveen, Ariz., 30 years ago. Mrs. Faethe graduated from Princeton High School and Katherine Gibbs School in New York City. She enjoyed gardening. Predeceased by her parents, Quindi and Lillian…

  • Gordon Road work nearly completed

    Intersection with Meadowbrook Road-Route 130 could be done within a week. By: Cindy Koons    WASHINGTON — Construction on the realigned Gordon Road intersection with Route 130 is approximately one week from completion, Township Engineer John Reymann said Monday.    When the intersection is re-opened, a new traffic light will run as a blinking yellow light for…

  • Plumsted schools prepare for space crunch

    Teachers to use any available areas for lessons. By: Scott Morgan    PLUMSTED — Education on wheels may not exactly be the wave of the future, but for the township school district it will have to do for now.    For the 2002-03 school year, space in the district’s three schools, said Superintendent Gerald Woehr, will be…

  • BOOK NOTES: Back to school in books

    "Loser," "Big Mouth," "Picture Day," "Third Grade Stinks." Memorable phrases from school days? By: Joan Ruddiman Actually, these are some of the titles of books Lynne Burke in Reading Today suggests to parents and kids who are facing another school year, and maybe some school phobias. School is an anxious time for everyone in the…