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  • Township officials mullopen space tax increase

    Question might be placed on November general election ballot By: John Tredrea    On Aug. 15, the Hopewell Township Committee is expected to decide if an increase in the open space tax should be pursued.    If officials decide to go for the increase a question would go on the November general election ballot. The question would…

  • Folk Roots

    Folk singers Annie Paterson and Peter Blood talk about their critically acclaimed songbook and an upcoming sing-along in Doylestown. By: Beverly Berkeley    Rising up and singing every day seems like something folk singers Annie Patterson and Peter Blood love to do.    The husband-and-wife team has been leading sing-along concerts all over the world since 1981…

  • Fleet Wing carnival set

    Five-night event gets under way Aug. 13 at Ely Field. By: Sue Kramer    LAMBERTVILLE — It’s that time of year again.    The lazy, hazy days of summer are here, and going hand-in-hand with the sweltering days are promises of cool August evenings at the Fleet Wing Fire Company Carnival.    The annual event gets under way…

  • Cause of death of boroughman, 36, unknown

    By:Sally Goldenberg    George Frey, 36, of Jasinski Street was found dead in his home on the afternoon of July 18, according to police.    The cause of Mr. Frey’s death is unknown and authorities ordered an autopsy, conducted on Friday by the medical examiner’s office, according to William Lawler, chief of detectives at the Somerset County…

  • Kane expected to play for Rutgers

    Football standout verbally commits to Scarlet Knights By: Steve Feitl    By the end of the calendar year, Colonial Valley Conference high school football teams will no longer have to worry about the incredible speed of Lawrence High School’s Orlando Kane.    But it’s never to early for Big East Conference college teams to start sweating.    Kane,…

  • Post 148’s run ends in playoffs

    American Legion team played with the heart of a champion this season. By: Neil Hay    They may not go down as this year’s Mercer County American Legion League champions.    But Hightstown Post 148 played with the heart of a champion this season.    It would have been easy to dismiss this team’s chances of making the…

  • Long days not healthy for students

    To the editor     5:45 a.m., alarm goes off, snooze button hit. 5:55 a.m., alarm goes off again, alarm shut off. 6:45 a.m., mom wakes teenager up, and the rush begins.    Simultaneously brushing his teeth and getting dressed, he runs downstairs. Running out the door, he grabs a Nutra-grain bar, barely making it to school…

  • Boat training preparespolice for disasters

    Session at Round Lake Reservoir helped officers learn about new equipment By:Sally Goldenberg    Nearly three years after Hurricane Floyd damaged about 1,000 homes in the borough and a quarter of its business district, the Police Department has purchased flood-coping equipment with state funds.    With the $129,000 grant, the department purchased three boats, two all-terrain vehicles,…

  • HORSE PLAY: Spouses share in racings ups and downs

    They have come from all over the world and settled in Central Jersey, raising families — and horses. By: Ken Weingartner    Harness racing traditionally is a family affair, with sons following in their fathers’ footsteps. But behind every great man, as they say, is a great woman. And being married to someone involved in racing…