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  • Kastning calls for Millstone mayor to quit

    Maltz has no plans to resign and will continue his run for re-election. By: Scott Morgan    MILLSTONE — Bill Kastning last week brandished what he called a "smoking gun" e-mail message regarding the motive to investigate allegations he acted improperly during a potential land deal and called for the resignation of Mayor Evan Maltz.    The…

  • More ‘unity’ neededin community

    To the editor    The town fathers are to be commended in their continued effort to extend the sidewalk network within the township. Sidewalks make it convenient and inviting to visit other areas and neighborhoods in our town. Or do they?    On a recent early Saturday morning I was walking my dog up Deanna Drive, down…

  • Hopewell Township officers to participate in Torch Run

       Fifteen police officers from the Hopewell Township Police Department will participate in the 19th Annual New Jersey Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit Special Olympics New Jersey on Friday, May 31.    The run, which will begin at the Wawa at Route 31 and 518 at approximately 5:30 p.m. will proceed down Route 31 to the…

  • Hospital pays tributeto lifesaving rescuers

    Rescue Squad members recognized for saving lives of others By:Alec Moore    Hillsborough rescuers at a Life Saving Awards ceremony Wednesday were expected to come face to face with two people whose lives they had saved.    The fifth annual Life Saving Awards and Recognition Dinner, sponsored by the Somerset Medical Center, held at the Redwood Inn…

  • Hopewell director has lifelong love for libraries

    ‘You want (the library) to be welcoming, you want it to be acceptable in every way … Jenni Spencer, new director By: Jenni Blythe    Ask Jenni Spencer about her responsibilities as the new director of the Hopewell Public Library and she produces a lengthy job description.    Employees’ duties are spelled out meticulously, and the director…

  • Ellisdale church to mark 150 years

    Ellisdale United Methodist Church to celebrate Sunday. By: Scott Morgan    UPPER FREEHOLD — In the winter of 1852, there was no place of worship in Ellisdale. In fact, there wasn’t even really an Ellisdale — at least for the next 23 years.    But there was talk, and by February, there was a plot of land…

  • TWELVE MONTHS: Bring him a dream

    People who can’t sleep always marry people who can. By: Scott Morgan    Married life has taught me little. In fact, I’ve only learned two things. One, the phrase "yes, dear" is all a husband needs to know, and two, people who can’t sleep always … ALWAYS … marry people who can.    I am the former…

  • Students named Hopkins scholars

    More than 50 from the Upper Elementary School cited by Johns Hopkins University for excellence in math and verbal reasoning. By: Nick D’Amore    More than 50 students from the Upper Elementary School were honored by Johns Hopkins University for excellence in math and verbal reasoning.    She said students who score in the 97th percentile on…

  • District, boosters reach compromise

    Money is central to full-time athletic trainer issue. By: Lea Kahn    If the Lawrence High School Athletic Booster Club can find the money, district officials said they would consider creating a full-time athletic trainer position.    Schools Superintendent Max Riley gave the green light Tuesday to Lawrence High School Principal Donald Profitt to work with Karla…