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  • Free stroke screening

    Tuesday, May 22 From 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the American Stroke Association and the South Brunswick Health Department will be offering free stroke screenings to township residents, at the South Brunswick Senior Center. The assessment will include a blood pressure check and other measures to evaluate an individual’s stroke risk. Educational materials will be…

  • Health issues put bistro’s license at risk

    Township Council, acting as the Board of Health, issued a stern warning to the Chutney Manor restaurant. By: Matthew Armstrong    The Township Council, acting as the Board of Health, issued a stern warning to the Chutney Manor restaurant to meet health codes or have its food license revoked.    A Board of Health hearing was held…

  • Reflections on the machinery of death

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: The death penalty is nothing but premeditated murder.    The machinery of death continues to creak along.    Despite evidence that capital punishment has been unfairly administered, that it does not work as a deterrent and the public’s wavering support, we continue to press ahead, using the tools of the state to take…

  • Options abound at Four Seasons

    Upper Freehold community filled with lush landscaping, amenities    Four Seasons at Upper Freehold is set on 178.7 acres filled with lush landscaping, ponds, cul-de-sacs, walking paths, a gazebo and benches. There will be city water, sewer and gas service to each home and sidewalks on all streets. Amenities include a 17,000 square-foot clubhouse with a…

  • Volunteers reset headstones at cemetery

       For years, the headstone marking the last resting place of Aaron Bennett has lain on its side in the Princessville Cemetery. The marker had broken off at its base.    Last week, workmen from V.J. Scozzari & Sons of Lawrence placed the marble headstone flat in a special concrete bed — ensuring that it will never…

  • Hopewell teacher, B-MS volunteers honored by school district

    Once each week since last November, six employees of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s (B-MS) Hopewell Township research campus have come to Hopewell Elementary School to help students develop language skills By: John Tredrea    Once each week since last November, six employees of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s (B-MS) Hopewell Township research campus have come to Hopewell Elementary School to help…

  • Historically Speaking

    HISTORICALLY SPEAKING: A look at Allentown-Upper Freehold during the American Revolution. By: Information provided by Allentown resident Ann Garrison, Allentown-Upper Freehold Historical Society President John Fabiano and society member Alice Wikoff, who together authored the draft abstract, "Allen’s Town, New Jersey: A Crossroads of the American Revolution, 1775-1783." Having completed the chronology of the draft,…

  • Bats come alive for Hopewell girls

    SoftballWhen junior Casey Hansen has 15 runs to work with, you can just about chalk up one in the victory column for the Hopewell Valley Central High School softball squad. By: Mike Molaro    With the talented right-hander striking out nine and walking none, the Lady Bulldogs romped Colonial Valley Conference foe Ewing, 15-5, at home…

  • Planners must table tainted housing plan

    EDITORIAL: Influence of campaign contributor raises questions about who will benefit.    It’s time for the township to go back to the drawing board with its proposal to create a more affordable senior housing community.    The involvement in the drafting of the current plan of a developer who has given money to the county Democrats —…