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  • Valley gathers to show unity, express sorrow

    ‘At least a thousand people came, I’d say," said Hopewell Township Police Chief Michael Chipowksy. "It could have been as many as 2,000’ By: John Tredrea    What must have been one of largest gatherings of people in this Valley’s history assembled on the front lawn of Central High School Sunday night for Hands Across Hopewell…

  • Archery Club hits the markWa-Xo-Be offers a 21-acre place to take your bow.

    Area archers know that tucked away in the woods at the end of a driveway off Major Road is perhaps one of the township’s best kept secrets — the Wa-Xo-Be Archery Club. By: Brian Shappell    The Wa-Xo-Be Archery Club is sprawled out on a 21-acre area of the township surrounded by woods. Since the club…

  • Woman attacked at Route 1 hotel

    A South River man was charged with attempted murder after he allegedly beat a 47-year-old housekeeping employee of the Red Roof Inn on New Road in South Brunswick. By: Nick D’Amore    Three people were charged last week in connection with a Thursday afternoon assault on a housekeeping employee of the Red Roof Inn on New…

  • FBI gets tips from South Brunswick

    Police Department has forwarded 16 reports of suspicious activity. By: Brian Shappell    The South Brunswick Police Department has forwarded 16 reports of suspicious activity to the FBI. Of those, nine have been closed and one led to an arrest after someone made a false police report.    The reports are just a few of the 4,000…

  • DISPATCHES: Looking deeper at the cause of terrorism

    We are a nation of laws and constitu­tional liberties. We must be careful that, in our efforts to safeguard our security, we do not succumb to the temptation to sacrifice our freedoms. By: Hank Kalet    When terrorists linked with Saudi Arabian dissident Osama bin Laden hijacked four American airliners and used them as bombs to…

  • Family learns fate of father

    Kenneth C. Ledee, 38, of Monmouth Junction is the first South Brunswick resident confirmed dead in the World Trade Center disaster. By: Brian Shappell    Mary Ledee received a phone call Friday that she had hoped would never come.    That’s when representatives of Marsh Inc. told her that her husband, one of thousands in the World…

  • Candidate proud of townspeople

    To the editor    In the absence of any official municipal acknowledgement of their efforts, I want to express my admiration and appreciation for the people and organizations in Hillsborough who have responded with their time, effort, money and prayers to assist in the rescue effort in New York.    The day after the tragedy, I was…

  • Ralston Heights program reset by historical group

       The Hopewell Valley Historical Society program originally scheduled for Sept. 12 has been rescheduled for Oct. 24, at 7:30 p.m.    Ralston is the magnificent house located at 74 Greenwood Ave. in Hopewell. Built in 1904 by Webster Edgerly, the house and grounds will be the featured topic of the society’s general meeting at the Calvary…

  • School community mourns longtime educator

    Stephanie Craib, a pioneer, dies at 74. By: Nick D’Amore    A longtime South Brunswick educator, who was called upon to aid the district when it faced some of its most difficult times, died Sunday.    Stephanie Craib, whose career in the district took her to four schools, was remembered by many as extremely active in every…