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  • 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.…

  • Local student spends summer immersed in cancer research

    Cynthia Smith remembers eating squid stew in seventh-grade life sciences class at Alexander Batcho Intermediate School, an event which may have put her on the path towards helping to find a treatment for breast cancer. By:Regina Tan    The stew had been made from the squid used in the class’s dissection.    "It was my first animal…

  • Princeton Public Library plans party for reading clubs

       The Princeton Public Library will close out one of the most successful summer reading clubs in its history with a party Wednesday, Aug. 29, at 4 p.m. in the library’s meeting room.    The event will feature a show-and-tell session when children will be encouraged to share their summer experiences with books and travel.    Providing the…

  • Panel says yes to Green Acres

       MANSFIELD — With a 3-1 vote, the Township Committee passed a motion to accept state Green Acres funding for the first time in the program’s 40-year history. By:David Koch    At a workshop meeting Aug. 8, the Township Committee agreed to use the state funding to pay half of the $510,000 price tag for the Towergate…