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  • There’s money to be made in the Middle East

    TANGENTS By: John Saccenti    If the sign I saw earlier this week on Route 130 is true, I can make up to $1,000 a week from the comfort of my home. I’m not sure what to do. I had committed myself last month to losing weight for money, as another sign boasted, and possibly making…

  • Millstone officials halve tax rate

    Use surplus funds to reduce taxes to $161 for homeowner assessed at township average of $322,000. By: Scott Morgan    MILLSTONE — The Township Committee last week adopted the 2002 municipal budget, cutting the proposed tax rate in half with the help of surplus funds.    This year’s budget is $5.93 million; last year spending plan was…

  • Democrats endorse Higgins, Sandom

    Bird says she’s ‘stepping out’ of active township primary race By: Ruth Luse    Hopewell Township Committee incumbents Robert Higgins of Province Line Road and Vanessa Sandom of Harbourton Ridge Road have received the endorsement of the Hopewell Township and Mercer County Democratic organizations as the official party candidates for the two open seats on the…

  • Church expansion project gets under way

    Mary, Mother of God Church will be getting a facelift very soon By:Alec Moore    Art Stainner, chairman of the church’s buildings and grounds committee, noted that the church has already taken a few small steps toward an expansion project aimed at expanding and beautifying the church.    "It’s quite substantial," said Mr. Stainner, who expects the…

  • Letters to the editor

    For the week of May 9. By: Local Boy Scouts set a good example To the editor: On April 28, Boy Scouts from Troop 79 volunteered at the March of Dimes Walk America held in Mercer County Park. I was very proud of these young men, and their scout leaders, for their outstanding performance during…

  • Downzoning attorneyhas earned $112K so far

    Township asked for total costs estimate By: John Tredrea    The attorney hired to defend Hopewell Township’s downzoning ordinances against lawsuits has been paid $112,000 for that work so far this year.    The Township Committee voted unanimously May 2 to pay that amount to the attorney, Howard Cohen, who has been lauded by Committeewoman Marylou Ferrara…

  • Lessons of Love

    To remain human under inhumane circumstances – that is the lesson Dr. Robert Fisch conveys in essays and illustrations from the Holocaust. By: Susan Van Dongen    When you talk about a life-altering, joyous experience, cooking a starchy vegetable is not exactly up there with hang gliding at the Grand Canyon or claiming the winning ticket…

  • May 16 date for fate of school budget

    Washington Township Committee to hear report from task force studying defeated spending plan. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — Residents will find out May 16 what reductions, if any, the Township Committee will make to the school district’s $22.7 million budget.    The budget was resoundingly defeated by voters last month. The committee is charged with reviewing…

  • ‘Spider-Man’

    Can actor Tobey Maguire sniff out a summer hit with his spider sense? Read on, superhero fans. By: Jim Boyle    After 40 years in the comic-book pages, and about 10 years in litigation, Spider-Man has finally made it to the big screen. It was well worth the wait.    Director Sam Raimi and screenwriter David Koepp…