Category: archives

  • The psychology of learning

       There are few careers that span three decades and that have undergone the changes witnessed by Terry Rosenfeld. By: Lea Kahn    Mr. Rosenfeld, who retired from the Lawrence Township public schools as the administrator for pupil services June 30, has taken part in what he sees as a revolution in the way special needs children…

  • Weekend fire destroysNostrand Road home

    Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the blaze that destroyed a home at 90 Nostrand Road early Monday morning. By:Alec Moore    Police and fire departments found the house engulfed in flames after responding to a 911 call alerting them of the blaze at 1:59 a.m.    The fire also caused extensive damage to…

  • Hall of Fame input sought

       The Hopewell Valley community is being asked again for input so the Hopewell Valley Athletic Hall of Fame can continue to recognize the accomplishments of local athletes.    Ballots are available to community members through the Central High School Athletic Office (737-1411). They must be returned to the Athletic Office by July 20.    The second class…

  • Speed humps silently direct traffic

       You’re driving along Glen Avenue. After you cross Darrah Lane you suddenly see a mound of asphalt looming up from the road ahead of you. You break.    Ka-thunk.    You experience a jarring sensation as your car maneuvers over the mound they call the speed hump. By: Sarah Winkelman    Speed humps seem to appear almost overnight…

  • Restaurateurs ready expansion plan

       Patrons will spend less time waiting for a table at Amalfi’s Cuisine if a proposed expansion plan is approved by township planners. By: Sarah Winkelman    The owners of Amalfi’s Cuisine, located at 146 Lawrenceville-Pennington Road, hope to construct a 5,037-square-foot addition to the 2,043-square-foot restaurant and to expand and redesign the parking lot to hold…

  • New pharmacy, same location

    HIGHTSTOWN – Pharmacist Gadey Viswanadham was looking for a place to start his own pharmacy. Local property owner Jeffrey Bond was looking for a pharmacy to occupy one of his vacant buildings. It was a match made in heaven – or, more precisely, at the corner of Stockton and Main streets. By: Mark Moffa HIGHTSTOWN…

  • Special district organizersto seek public support

    Meeting planned for July 25 for public to comment on plan By:Laura Pelner    Cooperative efforts between businesses on Main Street, the community and the local government may make the southern part of Main Street a more profitable and successful business district if the borough adopts a special improvement district program to help promote the area,…

  • Hillsborough avenges baseball losses

    Wayne’s clutch hit ends North Plainfield hex By: Rudy Brandl    Forget the fact that neither team had its full lineup of regular starters in Sunday’s American Legion baseball game between Hillsborough and North Plainfield. These two towns have built a nice little rivalry the past two months and the Hillsborough boys were determined to deliver…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, July 5, 2001

    Connelly should recuse himself To the editor:     I have attended the three "judicial proceedings" in the case of Hopewell Township Board of Education vs. Hopewell Township Planning Board. With four attorneys in action, the swearing-in of witnesses, and the submission of various exhibits, the Planning Board meetings which you encouraged local citizens to attend…