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  • Bridge work

    Councilman questions whyrepairs haven’t been started By:Alec Moore    Work on repairing the Bridge Street bridge hasn’t begun yet, and some borough officials are wondering why.    The bridge was owned by the Reading Railroad Co., but the companies that took over the old rail line abandoned ownership of the bridge. The bridge was one of hundreds…

  • Valley residents namedto governor’s top staff

       Gov. James E. McGreevey recently announced the names of government and public service leaders who will comprise his top staff. Among them are:    James M. Davy, 48, who served as the governor’s chief operating officer on the campaign and has nearly 25 years experience in government service, will become the chief of management and operations.…

  • Quick response

    Firefighters say new rescue squad making an impact in Washington Township. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — Residents next month will vote on a proposed 44 percent fire district tax increase, attributable in large part to the Fire Department now providing rescue service to the township.    Fire Commissioner Debbie Matson said the tax, currently at 16…

  • Principal hired for Toll Gate Grammar

    The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to hire Myra J. Bugbee as principal of Toll Gate, effective April 1, at an annual salary of $104,000 By: John Tredrea    A replacement has been hired for Dick Fitzpatrick, who will leave his job as principal of Toll Gate Grammar School to become…

  • ‘The Shipping News’

    Kevin Spacey is set adrift in this adaptation of the Annie Proulx novel.   [R] By: Kam Williams    What’s eating Lasse Hallström’s brain? The director of such haunting classics as Life as a Dog and What’s Eating Gilbert Grape appears to have sold his soul to the Hollywood hacks. His most recent movies, all adaptations of best-selling…

  • Township needsfour candidates for April election

    EDITORIAL By: Ruth Luse    For the first time since regionalization of schools, Hopewell and Pennington boroughs can look forward to having only one seat each on the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education as of April 2003.    Over the years since regionalization of local schools in 1965, Hopewell Township consistently has had six seats while…

  • McGreevey wants to be innovative

    Tells conference that state must look to higher-tech future. By: Jeff Milgram    New Jersey must institutionalize the informal partnerships among industry, government and academia in order to survive the change from a manufacturing to a high-tech service economy, Gov. James E. McGreevey told a conference at Princeton University on Friday.    "We need a clear vision.…

  • Raider wrestlers roll over Bridgewater

    Send message to area with 58-point outburst By: Rudy Brandl    BRIDGEWATER — The Hillsborough High wrestling team left the Bridgewater-Raritan gymnasium with a little extra swagger last Saturday afternoon.    Even the Hillsborough fans had to be somewhat surprised by the lopsided final margin. People exiting the building were asking HHS head coach Steve Molinaro if…

  • SBHS rebounds from ice hockey loss

    By: Brian Shappell    After seeing their winning streak end with a 4-2 loss to Toms River East, the South Brunswick High ice hockey team rallied in a big way to pound Monsignor Donovan, 11-1, to push its record to 8-4-1.    The Vikings were lead in Monday’s 10-goal win by some of the usual suspects. The…