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  • William Bowers

    By: Staff    GOWER, MO. – William Wesley "Bill" Bowers, 66, of Gower, Mo., passed away Saturday at his home.    Mr. Bowers lived in Glen Burnie, Md., then moved to Hightstown, followed by moving to Gower, Mo.    Mr. Bowers worked for Mead Containers in Glen Burnie, Md., Hightstown and St. Joseph, Mo., and in 1995 retired…

  • Planners OK Avalon Run East Phase II

    312 apartments to be built near mall The township Planning Board Monday approved the second and final phase of the Avalon Run East rental apartment complex, located off Quakerbridge and Lawrence Station roads. By: Lea Kahn    The board granted major subdivision approval and preliminary and final site plan approval for the 312-unit development. The original…

  • Hopewell to serve as demo site for water project

    To address Well No. 6 problems By:David Mackie    Editor’s Note: David Mackie is a consulting geologist at JMZ Geology in Flemington, specializing in the investigation and cleanup of soil and groundwater contamination. He also is a member of Hopewell Borough Council and is responsible for Public Works and Water departments.    The Hopewell Borough Water Department…

  • Lois A. Lowe

       Lois A. Lowe, 71, died Oct. 15 at The Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Trenton, she was a longtime Hopewell resident.    Mrs. Lowe retired from David Sarnoff Labs, Princeton.    She was a member of the Hopewell Valley American Legion Auxiliary Unit 339, Hopewell.    She earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Wilson College, Chambersburg,…

  • A FESTIVE TIME

    Community groups benefit from increased exposureA visitor to Saturday’s Fall Harvest Festival was overheard saying, "I never realized so many people lived in this area." The streets were packed with the young and old, residents and visitors, as Mother Nature blessed Allentown with a gorgeous, summer-like weekend. By: Mark Moffa    ALLENTOWN – A visitor to…

  • Packet Newspapers

    www.beaconnews.com Lambertville, Ringoes, New Hope and the surrounding Delaware River communities www.cranburypress.com Cranbury, Monroe Township, Jamesburg, and retirement communities: Clearbrook, Concordia and Rossmoor www.hillsboroughbeacon.com Hillsborough Township, South Somerville, Neshanic, South Branch, Flagtown, Belle Mead and Millstone Borough www.hopewellvalleynews.com Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township, Pennington and Titusville www.lawrenceledger.com Lawrence Township and Lawrenceville www.manvillenews.com Manville www.messengerpress.com Allentown Borough,…

  • Hillsborough teams advance in county tournaments

    By: Rudy Brandl        Hillsborough High’s soccer and field hockey teams made it a clean sweep with three Somerset County Tournament victories last Saturday afternoon.    The boys’ and girls’ soccer squads advanced to the SCT quarterfinals, while the field hockey unit will play in the county semifinals for the second straight year. All three HHS…

  • NBC’s marching unit works, and wins, together

    MANSFIELD – The Northern Burlington County Regional High School Marching Unit has been on a roll recently, taking first place at South Brunswick High School’s Tournament of Champion’s Oct. 7 and the U.S. Scholastic Band Association’s Group 11A Regional Competitions held at The College of New Jersey Oct. 15. By:Jeff Mikalaitis        MANSFIELD – The…

  • Packet Newspapers

    www.beaconnews.com Lambertville, Ringoes, New Hope and the surrounding Delaware River communities www.cranburypress.com Cranbury, Monroe Township, Jamesburg, and retirement communities: Clearbrook, Concordia and Rossmoor www.hillsboroughbeacon.com Hillsborough Township, South Somerville, Neshanic, South Branch, Flagtown, Belle Mead and Millstone Borough www.hopewellvalleynews.com Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township, Pennington and Titusville www.lawrenceledger.com Lawrence Township and Lawrenceville www.manvillenews.com Manville www.messengerpress.com Allentown Borough,…