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  • CONSTRUCTION PROPOSAL ANGERS RESIDENTS

    Near Imlaystown-Hightstown Road and Route 524Upper Freehold Township resident Donald Cera wants to construct a 12,800-square-foot building, a quarter of which he plans to use for his computer parts business, near the corner of Route 524 and Imlaystown-Hightstown Road. By: Frank C. D’Amico    UPPER FREEHOLD — Plans to construct an office building on Route 524…

  • Bulldogs boys surpass expectations

    Hopewell Valley Boys BasketballThe Hopewell Valley Central High School boys basketball team has reached the midpoint of its season, but some expectations have already been surpassed. By: Matt Nalbone    At 7-5, the Bulldogs have already passed their win total win total from a year ago by two games, and there are still 12 games remaining.…

  • Pennington should have new mayor sometime in February

    By: Ruth Luse    According to Karen Waldron, Pennington Borough administrator, the Jan. 18 resignation of Mayor Susan Riley means the following:     For the Pennington Borough Council agenda meeting of Jan. 29 and the regular meeting of Feb. 5, Elizabeth Muoio, as council president, will preside in the mayor’s place. Ms. Muoio also is signing…

  • High school team shows robot

       Visitors to the Bridgewater Commons this Saturday will get the rare treat of meeting a robot and its designers. By:Laura Toto    Twenty-seven Hillsborough High School students will display their robot, built with the help of 13 researchers and engineers from the Skillman Johnson & Johnson plant, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The project is…

  • Woman hurt, signal felled by squad car pursuing stolen auto

    Pennington Patrolman Steve Friedman was driver By:Steve Bates and John Tredrea    A Pennington Police Department car and a Subaru wagon collided at the intersection of Princeton Avenue and East Broad Street, Hopewell Borough, during the pursuit of a stolen Acura Tuesday afternoon.    The driver of the white Subaru was ejected from the car, suffering minor…

  • Lucille Trapani

       Lucille Trapani, 83, died Sunday, Jan. 21, at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton.    Born in Pennsylvania, she was a long-time area resident.    She retired in 1978 from General Motors Corp.    Mrs. Trapani was a former member of St. James R.C. Church, Trenton.    She enjoyed reading, playing cards and trips Atlantic City.    Daughter of the late…

  • WWII British refugee tells students of life during wartime

           BORDENTOWN CITY — Seventh-graders had an opportunity to hear firsthand what it was like to grow up during World War II as a British refugee in America, when Maggie Gerike spoke with world culture and language arts students Tuesday. By:Vanessa S. Holt        BORDENTOWN CITY — Seventh-graders had an opportunity to hear firsthand what…

  • Hopewell Township Committee backs more traffic initiatives

    Speed limit changes, more stop signs suggested By:John Tredrea    With the backing of the Hopewell Township Police Department and the Mayors’ Task Force on Traffic and Trucking, the Hopewell Township Committee voted 4-0 Jan. 18 on a series of traffic-control initiatives.    A resolution passed by the committee requested the state Department of Transportation (DOT) to…

  • John Kuliczkowski

    John J. Kuliczkowski, 54, died Wednesday, Jan. 24, at Water’s Edge Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Trenton.    Born in Trenton, he was a longtime resident of Trenton and Lawrenceville.    Mr. Kuliczkowski had been a computer programmer with Cecares Medical Office, Washington, D.C., several years.    An Army veteran, he served with an anti-aircraft missile unit during the…