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  • Public grants green light to revitalization

       The public has finally approved of the borough’s plans for downtown revitalization, judging by a relative lack of questions at a 75-minute final public forum on the issue Tuesday night. By: Eric Schwarz    The consultants involved in the project, Bob Brown and Mark Keener of Brown and Keener Urban Design of Philadelphia, finally received the…

  • Patrick Waitt goes to Washington

       Manville High School junior Patrick Waitt will traveled to Washington, D.C., Thursday, to attend Saturday’s inauguration as part of the Presidential Classroom program. By: Eric Schwarz    Patrick, 15, doesn’t agree with many of President-elect George W. Bush’s stances on issues, but he looks forward to attending the inaugural ball and meeting the man he calls…

  • EDITORIAL: Drivers face tougher route for license

    A simple system has been replaced by one that is now incomprehensibly complicated    The New Jersey Legislature probably had all the best intentions when it passed a law changing the age and eligibility requirements for getting a driver’s license in the Garden State, effective Jan. 1, 2001.    The new law establishes a hierarchy of licensure…

  • Two-year-old cancer victim could use community’s help

    Blood donations among critical needs By:Janet Purcell    Two-year old Lindsay Fennimore, granddaughter of Hopewell Borough residents Kathy and David Hair, recently was diagnosed with Childhood Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL).    Last October, her family noticed that she bruised easily, a typical symptom that parents first notice and question. "We took her to the doctor who did…

  • Out of Africa

    By:Christian Kirkpatrick    Dr. Mitch Besser is living out his dream.    The Princeton native moved to Cape Town, South Africa, a year ago with his wife, Debra Jackson, and their sons, Sam and Max. The boys have made friends and are attending school; she is evaluating a program to aid malnourished children, and he is providing,…

  • Grant to provide new trees for park

           MANSFIELD — East Main Street’s Mansfield Community Park will have new, leafy residents this spring, thanks to a $10,190 tree planting grant the township has received from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.    Township Committeeman Kelly Shea said the township will be placing an order for nearly 30 trees and anticipates planting in…

  • SBHS wrestlers add to legacy

    Wrestling By: Ken Weingartner    SOUTH PLAINFIELD — For each of the past six years, every South Brunswick High wrestling team has accomplished something to ensure its place in history.    From winning division and district titles, to qualifying for the Group IV team tournament and placing second at the Greater Middlesex Conference event, each team has…

  • Board of Education election set for April 17

    There are three three-year terms up for grabs on the Board of Education.    The annual election for the township Board of Education is set for April 17. By: Lea Kahn    Board President Mary DiMartino and Vice President Laurel Goodell plan to seek re-election. However, two-term school board member Gerri Hutner, has decided not to seek…

  • Merrill employees coming on board at Southfields

    About 450 employees there now; over 6,000 expected in five years By:John Tredrea    As any passing motorist on Scotch Road or Pennington-Washington Crossing Road easily can see, a great deal of construction already has been completed at Merrill Lynch’s mammoth Southfields office park in south-central Hopewell Township.    Not many employees have come on board yet…