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  • ‘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…

  • Hopewell Borough Councillearns of Columbia traffic woes

    Other topics include open space, road repairs, water By: Catherine P. Moscarello    Columbia Avenue residents attended the Hopewell Borough Council meeting in full force Monday to support their neighbor, Ted Horodynsky, in his detailed presentation to council about speeding on the street that many use as a bypass of the traffic light at East Broad…

  • It’s been a long roadfor the baseball team

    BASEBALL By: Mike Molaro    When it rains, it pours.    It’s been that kind of a season for the Hopewell Valley Central High School baseball squad.    The Bulldogs (2-11) haven’t won since they captured their first two games.    In its annual get together with cross-town rival Pennington School on May 1, HoVal took a 3-1 lead…

  • Hopewell planners beginOmnipoint tower hearings

    Omnipoint wants to place a telecommunications tower, 125 feet high, adjacent to the property owned by Valley Oil on Somerset Street By: Catherine P. Moscarello    A lean agenda masked a meaty session of the Hopewell Borough Planning Board at its regular meeting May 1.    Convened first as the Planning Board and later reconvened as the…

  • Letters to the editor, May 9, 2002

    Kathleen Bird is ‘stepping out’ To the editor:     I filed a petition to run for the Democratic nomination for Hopewell Township Committee last month after three of the five Township Committee members approached me and implored me to run.    Mayor Jon Edwards, Deputy Mayor Bob Higgins and committee member Marylou Ferrara virtually begged me…

  • South Brunswick nears state softball berth

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    A recent three-game winning streak has helped push the South Brunswick High School varsity softball team closer to the .500 record it needs to qualify for this year’s NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV tournament.    The Vikings carried an 8-7 record into Wednesday’s game with North Brunswick, and had to either beat…

  • Fame beckons

    Lawrence High School artist seems destined for stardom By: Joe Emanski Joe EmanskiSpecial Writer Lawrence High School has seen its share of talented students. From nightly talk-show host Jon Stewart to former NFL quarterback Scott Brunner to WPST radio personality Chris Rollins and current "CSI" television-show staff writer Eli Talbert, LHS graduates have made their…

  • Tour de Cure cyclists to support diabetes fight June 23

       The American Diabetes Association is challenging cyclists to help fight for a cure by participating in Tour de Cure, the premier cycling event to raise funds to find a cure for nearly 16 million Americans with diabetes.    On June 23, cyclists from around the area will gather at Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Lawrence Township facility (Route 206…

  • Thy Neighbor’s Basement

    The Wilverines hit local stages with blues-influenced electric folk. By: Daniel Shearer The Wilverines (left to right): David Voorhees, Dave Reynolds, Kevin Moon and Will Rhodin.    Major labels aren’t the only entities producing CDs with high production values.    In fact, the basement next door may harbor performers recording original material that sounds just as good…