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  • Hopewell Valley bank fetes second anniversary

       As part of its second anniversary celebration, Hopewell Valley Community Bank, located at 4 Route 31 in Pennington, and 145 Route 31 in Pennytown, gave away $2 to depositors of new personal checking accounts opened Friday, Feb. 16.    The bank also served free pizza to all bank patrons between the hours of 11:30 a.m. and…

  • Feb. 22, 2001

    By: infoUSA/Donnelley Marketing of Ames, Iowa In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal location. While the intention is to include all reported transactions, Packet Online does not guarantee its completeness or independently verify its contents. Avenel, Anthony Crisafulli, 15 Berkshire St, $77,000, 10/23/00 Avenel, Louis Diblosi, 78 Remsen…

  • Eleanor Henderson

    Communicant of Christ the King R.C. Church    MANVILLE — Eleanor B. (Tobias) Henderson died Feb. 16 at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. She was 64.    Born in Somerville, she lived in Manville all her life.    Mrs. Henderson was working in Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, where she had been employed for the past 13 years.    She was…

  • Township focuses on B-MS wastewater request

    Meeting set Feb. 26    The Hopewell Township Committee will hold a special meeting on Feb. 26, at 7:30 p.m. for the committee and the public to hear information related to Bristol-Myers Squibb’s request to increase its wastewater discharge.    The meeting will be in the auditorium at the Hopewell Township Municipal Building.    "This special meeting of…

  • Connelly: Districts must set goals

    Upper Freehold and Millstone need to examine short-term and long-term plans. By: Frank C. D’Amico    MILLSTONE — Robert Connelly, superintendent of the Upper Freehold Regional School District, said this week Millstone and his district need to work on short-term and long-term goals.    Dr. Connelly gave a presentation Monday night to the Millstone Board of Education…

  • Love match

    Washington Township mayor enjoys his role as wedding participant. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — Steve Diliberto and Christina Dashnaw didn’t want a wedding with pomp and circumstance — but they did want it to be romantic.    So, they chose Valentine’s Day for the wedding, and they chose the township’s mayor to perform the ceremony.    Mayor…

  • North Hanover looks at possible tax hike

           NORTH HANOVER — A 3-cent tax rate increase will cost the average homeowner an additional $50 this year if the proposed $2.7 million budget is approved next month. By:Vanessa S. Holt    The proposed tax rate of 9.9 cents per $100 of assessed property value is a 3.1-cent increase from last year’s 6.8-cent tax rate.…

  • Letters for Feb. 22

    By: Ellisdale Road construction needs to be watched To the editor:     The residents of the western part of Upper Freehold Township are having to endure heavy traffic from dump trucks, trucks loaded with construction materials and machinery, dust, pot holes, rattling houses, narrow and blocked roadways, all from the construction of K. Hovnanian’s mini…

  • Hopewell resident announces school board candidacy

    SCHOOL BOARD CAMPAIGN CORNER By: To the editor and Hopewell citizens:     The purpose of this letter is to introduce myself as a candidate for the open Hopewell Borough position on the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education.    Linda, my wife, and I have lived in the borough for the past four years. I grew…