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  • Township announces leaf pickup schedule

       Leaf pick up will begin Nov. 5    Collection will be done in accordance with the current residential yard waste collection schedule, by zone.    To be collected, leaves must be separated from all other yard waste.    Leaves should be placed un-bagged in the gutter, except on Route 206 and Alt. Route 1, where leaves may be…

  • Hopewell plays for love of game

    Field HockeyThe girls field hockey team from Hopewell Valley got mixed results from its two games this past week. By: Matt Nalbone    First up was a match-up against Hamilton, in which the team had a stellar effort on its way to the third victory of the year. The Lady Bulldogs came out strong and had…

  • Dow Jones to expand

    NY workers to stay in South Brunswick. By: Melissa Morgan    About 250 Dow Jones and Company employees temporarily relocated from New York to South Brunswick following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will be permanently transferred to the Route 1 facility.    The employees, who had worked in the World Financial Center across the street from the…

  • Firefighters offer thanks for donations

    To the editor    On Saturday, Sept. 22, the officers and firefighters of the Hillsborough Township Volunteer Fire Co. No. 2 held a "fill the boot" fund drive in front of the fire house on Route 206, to raise money for the Policemen’s and Firefighter’s widow and orphans fund of New York City.    We at Fire…

  • Proposed telecommunications tower would be near Routes 31-518 intersection

    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP ZONING UPDATE By: Marianne Hooker    At its Oct. 3 meeting, the Hopewell Valley Zoning Board of Adjustment heard initial testimony on an application by Voice Stream Wireless which would allow construction of a new 150-foot telecommunications tower.    The proposed tower would be located on a site off Route 31, just north of the…

  • BREAKING NEWS: Suspicious letter forces closure of police department, clerk’s office

    The envelope, which did not bear a return address, leaked a white powder. By: Lea Kahn    The Lawrence Township Police Department and the Municipal Clerk’s Office were closed briefly Thursday morning after a white powder leaked from a piece of mail.    Chief of Police John Prettyman was sorting through the morning’s mail around 11 a.m.…

  • Discovering the library of David Library

    BOOK NOTES by Joan Ruddiman: Strange how knowledge recently gained can be put immediately to use. By:    Strange how knowledge recently gained can be put immediately to use. Within days of Suzanne telling me about the amazing David Library of the American Revolution, I had a good reason to call on their services. First some…

  • Cardinal resurgence depends on game with Notre Dame

    Field HockeyThus far, the Lawrence High School field hockey team has faced adversity squarely in the face and come up big. By: Steve Feitl    The Cardinals have recovered from forfeiting its first four games to knot its record at 6-6.    But now the true test comes at 4 p.m. today (Thursday) at Notre Dame. It’s…

  • Town tightens security

    FBI warns all states to be on alert By: Nick D’Amore    Various township departments have stepped up security measures or put new ones in place to counter the potential for anthrax cases or possible terrorist acts in the township.    Ron Schmalz, township public affairs coordinator, said the FBI has told all states to be on…