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  • Housing board eyes summit on homelessness

    Affordable housing advocates in Lawrence Township want the township to reach out to other Mercer County towns and help organize a summit on homelessness. By: Lea Kahn    LAWRENCE — Affordable housing advocates want the township to reach out to other Mercer County towns and help organize a summit on homelessness — a problem they claim…

  • For the week of Aug. 23

    By: Raymond W. South    PLUMSTED — Raymond W. "Barney" South, 79, died Sunday, Aug. 19, at home.    Born in Cranberry Hall, he was a lifelong area resident.    Mr. South was a retired roofer and self-employed watch repairman.    He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of American Legion Post 455, New…

  • Hudes, Rodgers file for board seat

    Two candidates have announced their interest in filling the Board of Education vacancy caused by the recent resignation of former school board president Walt Fuller. By:Krzysztof Scibiorski    Edward Plaskon, the current school board president, announced that Taylor Avenue resident Walter Rodgers and former board member Neil Hudes are the only candidates who have filed for…

  • Mark Hall, fire captain, dies from heart attack

    Funeral scheduled for Friday By:Alec Moore    Manville Fire Capt. Mark C. Hall, 44, died Tuesday after collapsing in the dugout at a Somerville softball field where he had been playing in a softball game with his fellow firefighters.    Mr. Hall, of Rabens Avenue, was pronounced dead at 8:16 p.m. at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville.…

  • Senior Picnic is set for Sept. 12

    Event will be held at Washington Crossing State Park in Sullivan Grove.    Michael C. Hritz, director of the Hopewell Valley Recreation Department, has extended an open invitation for senior citizens to attend the annual Hopewell Valley Senior Picnic.    This year’s picnic is Wednesday, Sept. 12, between noon and 4 p.m., and is being held for…

  • George W. Briehler, 70

       NEW HOPE, Pa. — George W. Briehler, 70, died Sunday at Abington (Pa.) Memorial Hospital.    Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident and attended Trenton High School.    Mr. Briehler was a lifeguard at Point Pleasant Beach in his youth and later worked at the family-owned Briehler Dairy Bar in Trenton.    He owned the…

  • Seven Hopewell roads eyed for speed cuts

    Township Committee is expected to consider the changes on 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 Sept. 6.    The committee on Aug. 16 voted unanimously to introduce the ordinance, which comes at the recommendation of the Mayor’s…

  • Cali set for what should be a great senior season

       Over the summer Anthony Cali signed a letter of intent with Rutgers, but the Northern Burlington County Regional High School Varsity football teams star quarterback still has plenty of things he hopes to accomplish on a high school football field in this, his senior year. By:Sean Moylan    "I wanted to get it (signing) over with…

  • Free science fair at Forrestal Vaillage Saturday

       Train for combat in a military fighter jet. Visit the exotic and endangered animals of the South American rain forest. Traverse the Milky Way for close-ups of the moon and stars and still be home in time for dinner. It is all possible at Princeton Forrestal Village Science Day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.…