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  • Township officials may author prison petition

    By: John Tredrea    Hopewell Township Deputy Mayor Jon Edwards said Wednesday he expects the Township Committee to vote tonight (Sept. 6) on a proposed petition that seeks to have maximum-security prisoners removed from the Mercer County Correction Center off Route 29, Titusville.    "It’s still being drafted," Mr. Edwards said of the text of the petition,…

  • School year opens with many changes

    Terry Fitzpatrick, the new high school principal, is just one of many new faces in Manville’s schools. By: Krzysztof Scibiorski    The start of a new school year will see many new faces in Manville’s schools, including Terry Fitzpatrick, the new high school principal. Manville High School    The Board of Education hired Mr. Fitzpatrick this summer…

  • HoVal squads ready for run for titles

    Cross CountryThe highly successful Hopewell Valley Central High School cross country teams will be off and running again on Sept. 15. By: Steve Feitl    Both the boys and girls teams will compete in the Cherokee Invitational at Cherokee High School on that Saturday morning.    Last year, the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs had equally impressive showings…

  • Samaritans’ selflessness is inspiring

    EDITORIAL    We as a society tend to focus on the bad news.    We look at the theft charges filed against a former treasurer of the Upper Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization and shake our heads.    We fret about the more than three dozen South Brunswick residents whose cars were vandalized in August.    And we worry…

  • Township looking for ways to close illicit ‘used-car lot’

    Five to 15 cars with ‘For Sale’ signs on them usually may be found parked at the far end of Hillsborough Township’s Park-and-Ride lot. By: Alec Moore    Township officials hope to shut down what appears to be an impromptu used-car lot in town.    During recent Township Committee meetings, Mayor Joseph Tricarico has expressed disdain for…

  • Janet H. Millman, 79

       Janet H. Millman, 79, of Vista, Calif., died Saturday at Hackettstown Community Hospital, Hackettstown, while visiting her daughters.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she had been a resident of California since World War II. She was the office manager for the Medical Finance Co. of Oceanside, Calif., for 15 years before retiring in 1986. Prior to…

  • Youth survey data is topic of community meeting, Oct. 18

       Consultants from Search Institute will be facilitating a community meeting on Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hopewell Valley Central High School auditorium.    The meeting — "What’s Up With Our Kids? — will include a presentation of survey data gathered from students in grades six-12 in Timberlane Middle and Hopewell Valley Central High schools…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Sept. 6, 2001

    Murderer’s shocking escape To the editor:     The events of the past week in Hopewell Township have shocked many residents.    A two-time convicted murderer escaped from the Mercer County Correction Center Thursday morning in a daring escape.    This maximum-security inmate scaled the wall of yard unseen by guards or security cameras, shed his orange prison…

  • Township plans to lower speed limits on seven roads

    Speed limits on seven Hopewell Township roads will be reduced if a proposed ordinance is adopted by the Township Committee tonight (Sept. 6) By: John Tredrea    Speed limits on seven Hopewell Township roads will be reduced if a proposed ordinance is adopted by the Township Committee tonight (Sept. 6).    The committee voted unanimously to introduce…