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  • Bulldogs dominant with seven straight

    Boys SoccerIf there was one word needed to describe the driving force behind the Hopewell Valley Central High School boys soccer squad, it would be pride. By: Mike Molaro    These Bulldogs just refuse to lose and take it as a personal insult when they surrender a goal.    So dominating are the Bulldogs (9-1 overall, 8-1…

  • VFW will continue to workto honor ‘fallen comrades’

    To the editor    In your Sept. 27 editorial you alluded to the rejections I as a representative of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States experienced over the past years from the Township Committee of requests to name a public facility to honor a resident of Hillsborough who died while serving our country…

  • Police card contest begins

    Washington Township officers part of annual program to introduce police to youngsters. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — The Police Department last week launched its trading card contest, an event designed to encourage children to become aquatinted with officers.    The contest requires children up to 14 years old to approach police officers, who will carry trading…

  • Historic timing

    The Old School bell in Cranbury will ring again this Sunday By: Melissa Morgan    After more than 30 years of silence, the Old School bell in Cranbury will ring again this Sunday.    An audience of devoted Cranbury community members attending this weekend’s Town Hall dedication ceremony at 2 p.m. will listen to the bell’s first…

  • Democrats hope to unseat GOP in Allentown

    Republicans Strobino and West face challenges from Stephanie Smith and Bill Soodul. By: Mark Moffa    ALLENTOWN — Democrats Stephanie Smith and Bill Soodul are hoping to defeat Republican incumbents David Strobino and Art West next month in the race for Borough Council while continuing to question the actions of the governing body over several issues.…

  • Horse Play: All in a day’s work

    Results from the National Standardbred Horse Show at the Horse Park of New Jersey. By:    Hundreds of entries from Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia made for a busy day at the seventh annual National Standardbred Horse Show at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold.    Many of…

  • Developer to pitch office park plan

    The Planning Board will meet 8 p.m. Monday in the Lower Level Conference Room of the municipal building. By: Lea Kahn    The Planning Board will consider an application Monday for construction of five office buildings in Phase V of the Princeton South at Lawrenceville development, located on Princess Road.    First Industrial Development Services LP is…

  • Campaign flier claim cannot be supported

    Democratic Township Council candidate Mike Powers said he didn’t see the fliers before they were distributed. By: Lea Kahn    Michael Powers and Mark Sebastian, the Democratic Party nominees for Township Council, claim in a campaign flier that Democrats initiated the preservation of the Drexel Woods and Carson Road Woods properties for open space.    The flier…

  • Officials and friends laud a former Valley resident

    By: John Tredrea    The Hopewell Township Committee voted unanimously Oct. 4 to adopt a memorial resolution honoring the late Michael Arcieri, a former township committeeman and mayor who died Sept. 21 in Las Vegas, Nev.    The resolution conveyed sympathy to Mr. Arcieri’s family and stated that Mr. Arcieri "gave generously of his time" to "ensure…