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  • Police in search of a few good crossing guards

    The Police Department is looking for a few good men and women to don bright orange vests in September to help children get to school safely. By: Sarah Winkelman    The Police Department is looking for a few good men and women to don bright orange vests in September to help children get to school safely.…

  • ‘Full Frontal’

    Steven Soderbergh takes the insider’s stance on L.A. and its pretensions with this ‘movie about movies for people who love movies.’   [R] By: Bob Brown Catherine Keener (right), Blair Underwood and Julia Roberts (below) star in Steven Soderbergh’s Full Frontal.      To judge by recent movies, we’re tangled in a web of close connections. Magnolia, Italian…

  • Strikers picket flower importer

    Unhappy workers of Sunshine Bouquet strike By: Brian Shappell    Striking workers picketing near the intersection of Ridge Road and Chris Court have weathered a heat wave, mounting bills and hunger, all to send a message to their employer, Sunshine Bouquet.    The employees are approaching the three-week mark of their walk-out, designed to get the message…

  • Council eyes Helen Ave. land for open space

    The Township Council has introduced an ordinance to purchase two parcels of property, totaling 3.5 acres, on Helen Avenue for open space preservation. By: Sarah Winkelman    The Township Council has introduced an ordinance to purchase two parcels of property, totaling 3.5 acres, on Helen Avenue for open space preservation.    Township Manager William Guhl said at…

  • West Delaware repaving set

    By John Tredrea    West Delaware Avenue in Pennington is slated to be repaved by Mercer County work crews soon, borough police director William Meytrott said during Monday night’s Pennington Borough Council meeting.    The repaving is expected to take at least a week to complete, Director Meytrott said. Most or all of West Delaware Avenue, a…

  • Congressman glossed over policy failures

    To the editor    The recent visit by Congressman Ferguson to Hillsborough was carefully scripted to avoid any discussion of President Bush’s tax cuts on the stability and future of Medicare and Social Security.    Indeed, when one questioner inquired about differences between the House drug plan relative to what Congress voted for itself, he was quickly…

  • THE STATE WE’RE IN: Forest honors Pinelands protector

    THE STATE WE’RE IN by Michele S. Byers: Gov. McGreevey did a great thing when he renamed a park    It’s fitting that Gov. Jim McGreevey recently renamed Lebanon State Forest in honor of former Gov. Brendan Byrne. Gov. Byrne’s work to preserve New Jersey’s Pine Barrens, which includes Lebanon State Forest, is one of his…

  • Honor Our Vote session Tuesday

    Session will be held at 7:30 p.m. at 254 W. Delaware Ave., across the street from the high school    The Honor Our Vote coalition of Hopewell Valley will meet on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at 254 W. Delaware Ave., across the street from the high school.    The group is composed of citizens concerned…

  • RoboRaiders benefitedfrom team effort

    To the editor    In 1992, Dean Kamen founded an organization called First, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. The purpose of First is to get middle school and high school students involved in science and technology.    FIRST organizes robotics competitions every year in which students and engineers from sponsoring companies have to design…