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  • Find a way to clear away political smoke

    EDITORIAL: Voters need to make their opinion known on Election Day. By:    It probably comes as no surprise to followers of politics in Millstone that this year’s race for Township Committee has grown increasingly acrimonious.    The annual return of personal attacks and sniping in October in Millstone is about as predictable as the return of…

  • Local postmasters: Things going normally

    Nothing contaminated has been found at any of the offices, the postmasters said By: John Tredrea    After a brief adjustment period resulting from the closing of a postal distribution center in Hamilton Township last week, mail delivery in the Hopewell Valley area is proceeding normally, local postmasters said Monday.    "All the mail that would have…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE UPDATE

    Patrolman James Roman resigns By: John Tredrea    The Hopewell Township Committee voted unanimously Oct. 18 to accept the resignation, effective Nov. 1, of Patrolman James Roman from the township police department.    Mr. Roman has been with the township police 18 years.    Prior to working for Hopewell Township, Mr. Roman was a member of the former…

  • Valley traffic task force issues progress report

    In a half-hour presentation Oct. 18, Joseph Kowalski, chairman of the Mayors’ Task Force on Traffic and Trucking, discussed accomplishments and goals By: John Tredrea    Truck traffic on Route 31 has declined more than 25 percent since 1999 when the state banned 102-inch-wide trucks from using Route 31 and similar roads to make interstate runs,…

  • Mann places 27th in Mercer meet

    Girls team finishes in eighth place in a field of 14 teams. By: Kyle Moylan    Even running while not feeling her best, Nicole Mann still managed to place 27th for the Allentown High School girls’ team at the Mercer County Cross Country Championships this past Tuesday.    "She was 27th and the top 25 medal," noted…

  • Margaret Pollard

       Margaret S. Pollard, 92, died Sunday, Oct. 21, at the Merwick Unit of the Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in New York City, she grew up in Scotland and returned to the United States in 1921. She was a resident of Lawrence for 51 years.    She was employed with Munsey Publications in New York City…

  • Vanessa Sandom is new township official

    The vacancy created on the Hopewell Township Committee by the recent resignation of Kathy Bird has been filled By: John Tredrea    The vacancy created on the Hopewell Township Committee by the recent resignation of Kathy Bird has been filled.    The committee voted 4-0 Oct. 18 in favor of Mayor Marylou Ferrara’s nomination, seconded by Committeeman…

  • Candidates gearing up for Election Day

    Incumbent Republican Vince Calcagno faces Democrat Bob Giangrasso for Washington Township Committee. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — Bob Giangrasso, Democratic candidate for Township Committee, reiterated his political platform this week, with less than two weeks until Election Day.    He said he has learned this campaign season that residents in the township are not worried about…

  • GMCT opening acts a hit for Vikes

    First round no problem for SBHS boys By: Carolyn M. Hartko    First-round games in the annual Greater Middlesex Conference Boys’ Soccer Tournament can be tricky, but the South Brunswick High School Vikings passed that test with flying colors on Monday as they ousted the South River Rams, 3-0.    The win propelled the Vikings (8-6-2) into…