Category: archives

  • Letters to the editor

    For the week of June 7 By: Township needs to focus on high school issue To the editor:     I believe I speak for many Washington residents when I say we are getting tired of the petty bickering going on within the township’s Republican Party. It’s time to stop the anonymous letters and political in-…

  • Around the world in one day: Third-graders learn about diversity and cultural history by embracing their ethnic heritage

    Teachers at Greenbrook School held an Ethnic Heritage Day on May 25, the culmination of a third-grade social studies unit on ethnic studies By:Sara Peters    "May the road rise up to meet you,    May the wind be always at your back,    May the sun shine warm on your face,    And the rain fall softly on…

  • Walking ‘The Pole Farm’ — the future Mercer Park Northwest

    The property consists of 800 acres straddling Lawrence and Hopewell townships By:John Tredrea    It’s a place where people have been so scarce for so long that some of the birds are docile to the point where they’ll play games with you — or so it seems.    And it’s a place where you can experience a…

  • Theater owner may begin showing Christian movies

       NORTH HANOVER — When Jimmy Vera recently reopened the Family Twin Cinema in the Dix-McGuire Shopping Center, the first movie that played was the R-rated film "Exit Wound."    Later, Mr. Vera’s theater changed its policy and now only shows PG, PG-13 and G-rated films in this family-oriented community. By:David Koch    "I noticed a lot of…

  • Veteran arms lead Post 339 into new Legion season

    Post 339With three veteran pitchers on board, Hopewell Post 339 is far from inexperienced. By: Steve Feitl    But the fact remains that second-year manager Bruce Nocar has a roster filled with predominantly first- or second-year Mercer County American Legion League players.    If Post 339 is to improve upon its 10-12 record from a year ago,…

  • Unified softball team dances away the blues

    Despite cancellation of event, local athletes still enjoy special olympics By: Kyle Moylan While most people may have been upset to have their event canceled at the Special Olympics Summer Games this past weekend, Robbinsville’s Robert Allen took the opportunity to make even better plans. Wet field conditions forced the cancellation of all the softball…

  • Ghosts of Summer Theater

    Princeton Summer Theater returns after a two-year, $1 million renovation to the Hamilton Murray Theater with ‘Barefoot in the Park.’ By: Susan Van Dongen    Princeton University is known for guiding its students toward lives as productive, sensible citizens with careers in law, medicine, mathematics, applied sciences, engineering, linguistics and theater.    Theater?    Although the school doesn’t…

  • Green Party targets Prunetti

    Letter to the editor    This is my third recent letter to Robert Prunetti, Mercer County Executive. So far, he has failed to respond to my others, leading me to believe that he has no meaningful response. I again challenge him to provide answers to my questions.    I find it appalling that citizen’s who are members…

  • Trap Rock donates funds for firehouse driveway

       Steve Osborne, vice president of Trap Rock Industries, announced the recent donation of materials, labor and equipment to reconstruct and to repave the driveway of the Hopewell Fire Department in Hopewell.    The work was completed on April 27.    Mr. Osborne said, "Trap Rock Industries is pleased to donate once again the materials labor, and equipment…