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  • Board appearspro-development

    To the editor    I attended the Planning Board meeting of Dec. 6. At that meeting, I tried unsuccessfully to present to the board what I consider to be serious deficiencies and errors in the Environmental Impact Statement and the Storm Drainage Report for the Bibeau development currently planned for the western section of the township.…

  • Surreal class

    Sept. 11 events reflectedin young artists’ work By:Krzysztof Scibiorski    Hillsborough Middle School eighth-grade art class provided students a way to deal with the shock of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, even though that wasn’t part of the assignment.    "Art has reflected the historical events that occur — like Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ — it aims to…

  • Resolved: let’s putBack Timberlane finally to rest!

    EDITORIAL By: Ruth Luse    We can’t make New Year’s resolutions for Hopewell Valley residents, but we can make positive suggestions.    Tops on our list is the Back Timberlane fields project, which we would like to see finalized before another year is out.    This coming New Year’s Day will be the second to pass without a…

  • Mayor recollects year of victories

    Mayor Pam Mount says she is happy she was able to play a key role in making it easier for Lawrence to accomplish its goals this year. By: Lea Kahn    "Volunteer-in-chief" is not the generally accepted description of a mayor’s job, but don’t tell that to Mayor Pam Mount.    Mayor Mount says her enthusiastic approach…

  • Obituaries

    Nanette Campiciano    WEST AMWELL — Nanette "Nan" Campiciano, 92, died Thursday, Dec. 20, at Marcella Center, Burlington.    Born in Keyport, she was a lifelong West Amwell resident.    She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church. Daughter of the late Vincent and Antonina Tavolino Geraldi and widow of Frank Campiciano, she is…

  • Township hires counsel to defend rezoning

    The Township Committee voted unanimously Dec. 20 in favor of a resolution to hire Howard Cohen, of the Roseland firm of Stern, Greenberg and Kilcullen By: John Tredrea    An attorney who, Hopewell Township officials say, is one of the best in the business at defending rezonings has been hired by the township for that purpose.…

  • Supervisors approve $2.77 million budget

    The budget includes a decrease of 5 mills in exchange for a 1 percent earned income tax. By: Carl Reader    SOLEBURY — The Board of Supervisors passed its $2.77 million budget for 2002 at its Dec. 18 meeting.    The total projected cost of running the government in 2002 is $2,775,443, up from $1,934,482 this year.…

  • Clement Bethea Jr.

       TRENTON — Clement "Sonny Boy" Bethea Jr., 68, died Sunday, Dec. 30, at home.    Born and educated in Trenton, he was a lifelong resident.    He owned Bethea’s Electric and Clean N Beam Laundromat in Trenton. He retired from the city of Trenton as an electrician.    Mr. Bethea was an Army veteran.    He was a longtime…

  • Manville wrestlers set to challenge county foes

    SCT PREVIEW By: Rudy Brandl    After last year’s dominant performance at the District 18 Championships, the Hillsborough High wrestling team shapes up as the favorite at this week’s Somerset County Tournament.    The Raiders will host the tournament, which runs today and tomorrow with sessions beginning at 1 and 6 p.m. both days in the HHS…