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  • Schools proud of performance

    NOTES FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD By:Virginia Gittelman    Annually every superintendent of schools in New Jersey is required to give a public status report on the schools. That report was issued this month for the Hillsborough schools. What did it say?    This column outlines the essence of the report for Hillsborough during the last full academic…

  • Celebrate Hopewell holidays

    Listing of events By Tom Dallessio    The streets of Hopewell Borough come alive this month as residents and visitors celebrate Hopewell Holidays.    A mixture of traditional and new activities for young and old are planned each Saturday in December in the historic village of Hopewell. Businesses in town will join the celebration with refreshments or…

  • Life Center boys’ basketball team off to a 2-0 start

           The Life Center Academy boys’ varsity basketball team is so talented that its best player off of last year’s squad, Samuel Nadeav (only a junior), signed a lucrative contract to play professional basketball in Madrid and the team still should be just as good this year. By:Sean Moylan        The Life Center Academy boys’…

  • William J. Garry

       BEL AIR, Md. – William J. Garry, 88, died Thursday at his son’s home in Bel Air.    Born in New Brunswick, he lived in Lawrenceville before moving to Bel Air.    Mr. Garry was a longtime radio executive and was well known for writing a boating column for The Times of Trenton for 40 years.    He…

  • Mature voices

    Thanks to a donation of 59 paintings and a $3 million endowment, the Lenfest Exhibition of Pennsylvania Impressionism at the Michener Museum showcases the work of notable turn-of-the-century Bucks County artists who chose to paint what they saw rather than what they knew. By: Steve Bates "Impressionists painted what they saw, not what they knew,"…

  • Steven J. Stanzione

       Steve J. Stanzione, 89, formerly of Pennington, died Nov. 26 at home in Chatham.    Born in Trenton, Mr. Stanzione resided in Pennington most of his life, later living in Short Hills and was a resident of Chatham for the last year. He retired in 1976 as the maintenance supervisor for the Hopewell Board of Education…

  • Mayor: Get the mercury out

    Deputy mayor sees mercury on depot floor By:Laura Toto    Officials at the Somerville Depot off Route 206 have pledged to step up ground and water testing, and have committed to meeting with the general public, but Mayor Joseph Tricarico still wants them to get the mercury out – all 2,615 metric tons of it.    The…

  • Florence man a suspect in store robberies

           FLORENCE – Burlington Township police have apprehended a suspect in two recent Florence convenience store robberies. By:Vanessa S. Holt        FLORENCE – Burlington Township police have apprehended a suspect in two recent Florence convenience store robberies.    Rashawnn M. Alexander, 21, of Florence was arrested during a routine vehicle stop Friday in Burlington Township on…

  • Fieldsboro plant recognized for effective safety practices

           FIELDSBORO – A local plant that supplies a chemical ingredient used in cleaning products around the world has been recognized for its outstanding safety practices with acceptance into a national Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). By:Vanessa S. Holt        FIELDSBORO – A local plant that supplies a chemical ingredient used in cleaning products around the…