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  • Pennington plans summer arts program

    For children in Kunkel Park By:John Tredrea    Having obtained a go-ahead from the borough council Monday night, Pennington’s Parks and Recreation Commission is moving ahead with plans for a children’s art program in Kunkel Park this coming summer.    The four-week program would meet three hours a day, five days a week, recreation commission member Kurt…

  • Pleasant Valley Vigilant Association fetes 128th

    Honors Bob Beyer at Dec. 2 dinner Pleasant Valley Vigilant Association members Eugene Cafarelli (left) and Erwin Harbat (right) honor Bob Beyer of Hopewell Township(center) as Citizen of the Year at a dinner at Hopewell Methodist Church.

  • Camp holds class outdoors

    Upper Elementary sixth-graders get lessons in science, survival, team-building By: Amanda Bok    Every year, sixth-graders from the Upper Elementary school rough it out, study their natural environment and share out-of-school adventures at Camp Speer’s-Eljibar.    The camp is a three-day, two-night retreat to lakeside Dingman’s Ferry, Pa., which teaches sixth-graders a combination of natural science, survival…

  • HOPEWELL COUNCIL UPDATE

    Meeting of Dec. 4 By:Ruth Luse    Hopewell Borough Council covered a myriad of topics at Monday’s regular meeting, including the return of the vultures (see related account), complaints about the leaf pickup program, and the Hopewell Railroad Station, among others. Subjects were: Leaves    "The town is a disgrace," said Taylor terrace resident Donald Strong, who…

  • Walter J. Sohl

       Walter J. Sohl, 91, of Burlington, died Tuesday at Virtua Memorial Hospital, Burlington.    Born in Trenton, he had been a Kingston resident for 50 years. He was a resident of the Masonic Home, Burlington, for the past five years. Mr. Sohl retired from Princeton Nurseries after 55 years.    He was a member of the First…

  • Young cards aim to make noise

    Boys BasketballLawrence High School’s Pat Tarrant vividly remembers the four-point loss to Colonia last year in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III semifinals. By: Mike Molaro    "That game was the epitome of our season," said the veteran boys basketball coach who is starting his 11th year on the Cardinal bench. "We weren’t consistent at all.…

  • Lambertville OKs two road projects

    Reconstruction and drainage plans approved for Cottage Hill By: Cynthia Williamson    LAMBERTVILLE – The City Council recently held a special meeting to discuss two road improvement and drainage projects set to start next year on Cottage Hill.    The council on Nov. 30 voted unanimously to introduce a $291,000 bond ordinance for a drainage and road…

  • Substitute bus drivers sought

    By: Frank C. D’Amico    UPPER FREEHOLD – The Upper Freehold Regional School District is feeling the statewide school bus driver shortage and is looking for help.    "What school districts are finding is in times of full employment it is hard to fill substitute roles in all aspects," Superintendent Robert Connelly said.    Assistant Superintendent Ann Murphy…

  • Letters

    SPCA grateful for donations To the editor:    Thanks to the kindness and generosity of everyone who donated food, supplies and money, DeAnna’s third annual Thanksgiving Animal Drive to benefit the Hunterdon County SPCA was another big success.    On Thanksgiving morning, my staff and I drove our truck filled to capacity up to the shelter in…