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  • Board wants land for school growth

    Millstone eyeing 135 acres to handle future enrollment projections. By: Scott Morgan    MILLSTONE — Committeeman Cory Wingerter said it most succinctly: "The rainy day has come in Millstone."    Referring not to the weather, but rather the township education system, Mr. Wingerter’s comment reflected the need to provide room for a growing student population expected by…

  • Jump to Elite League will benefit girls

    Valley Division foes will seem easier after tough summer slate By: Rudy Brandl    Although the experience has included plenty of ups and downs, Manville’s jump to the Elite summer softball league was the right move for the program.    The girls weren’t learning anything beating up on the young, inexperienced teams in the Hillsborough Senior League.…

  • Pennington is site of 9/11 unity walk

    Hands Across Hopewell Valleyis planning events By John Tredrea    Officials and volunteers from all three Hopewell Valley municipalities are planning a Community Unity Walk that will take place in Pennington Borough on the evening of Sept. 11.    The borough is near the geographic center of the 60-square mile Valley, which includes Hopewell Borough and Hopewell…

  • Senior girls developed new skills

    Head-to-head matchups highlighted season By: Rudy Brandl        Hillsborough could have combined its two Senior League teams into one superior unit and competed for a third consecutive league title, but that’s not really the primary mission of the summer program. The goal is to get as many girls as possible involved so they can gain…

  • Legion team won with young players

    Hewitt optimistic about program’s future By: Rudy Brandl        Although the Hillsborough American Legion baseball team’s season ended with a pair of mercy rule losses in the Connie Mack Tournament, the overall summer season must still be considered a great success.    Despite fielding one of the youngest teams in the league, Hillsborough (15-13-1) won more…

  • BOOK NOTES: International intrigue adds flair to series

    Lindsey Davis, author of the Falco series, has come up in the ranks of mystery writers. By: Joan Ruddiman Her books are consistent best sellers and she has received several honors, including the 1999 Sherlock Award for the Best Comic Detective. A decade and a dozen titles later finds her delightful creation, Marcus Didius Falco,…

  • Towns moves to buy daycare site

    Town approves the purchase of land on Kingston Lane, slated to be a daycare facility By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    The Township Council has approved the purchase of a 1.15-acre parcel on Kingston Lane for $410,000, which could prevent construction of a proposed daycare facility.    The council voted 4-1 Tuesday to buy the parcel, which is…

  • In search of Master Tuggy’s Princess

    SPRINGHOUSE FARM JOURNAL By Heather Lovett    Not long ago I was visiting my older son in New York City, and as we headed downtown from his apartment to a museum, I paused, as I often do, at one of those tiny markets on Broadway that display buckets of cut flowers on the sidewalk. As I…

  • DISPATCHES: More questions than answers on Iraq

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Not sure if we should invade Iraq, but change is needed    I can hear the war drums beating.    And they’re getting louder by the day.    Now it only seems a matter of when.    It is no secret that the Bush administration is considering a military strike against Iraq designed to remove…