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  • Holt/Zimmer debate set Oct. 12

    Princeton is site    Congressional candidates representing Hopewell Valley will face off on Thursday, Oct. 12, at a U.S. Congressional Candidates Forum in Princeton.    Cosponsored by the Hopewell Valley League of Women Voters and other leagues throughout Mercer County, the debate will feature incumbent Rush Holt and Dick Zimmer.    Republican Zimmer is challenging first-time Congressman Rush…

  • Charles T. Brushe, 79

    By:    WASHINGTON – Charles Theodore Brushe, 79, died Monday, Sept. 18, at home.    Born in Baltimore, he was a longtime Hamilton resident before moving to Robbinsville 12 years ago.    He retired as a lieutenant after 25 years with the state Department of Corrections and 10 years with Princeton University.    He was an Army Air Force…

  • Local woman named to Princeton Seminary board

    The Rev. Joanne Martindale, parish associate at the First Presbyterian Church of Dayton, will be welcomed officially at 10 a.m. Oct. 9 in Miller Chapel By: Amanda Bok    The Princeton Theological Seminary will get a some of local flavor next month when the Rev. Joanne Martindale, parish associate at the First Presbyterian Church of Dayton,…

  • Beekman Road light awaits electricity

    By: Matthew Armstrong    A traffic light at Beekman Road and Route 27 will be activated as soon as PSE&G hits a switch to supply the light with power.    All other work on the light has been completed by the state Department of Transportation. The light is expected to control the heavy volume of traffic on…

  • Sourlands talk at Hopewell Library

    Event set Oct. 5    Jerry Haimowitz, the president of the Sourland Planning Council, will give a presentation, "The Sourlands – A Natural Area at the Crossroads," at the Hopewell Public Library on Thursday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. Mr. Hai­mowitz will explore the nature of the Sourland Mountain (a very small sec­tion of which is…

  • Vietnam Moving Wall coming to Flemington

       Sixteen Hunterdon County soldiers lost their lives on the battlefields of Vietnam. Their names, like those of the other 58,000 Americans who died in that long war, are on the wall at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.    Those who want to see the names, pay their respects and convey their sense of the…

  • HoVal squads stay perfect

    Cross Country By: Mike Molaro    It was business as usual for the Hopewell Valley Central High School boys and girls cross country squads this week as the Bulldogs solidified their positions as one of the best male and female units in the state.    The boys defeated Steinert, 20-35, Ewing, 19-40, and Trenton, 15-50, on Sept.…

  • Zimmer feels well-suited to ‘new’ district

    Former congressman attempting to reclaim seat By: Jennifer Potash    With slightly more than a month before the November election, Dick Zimmer, the Republican candidate for the 12th Congressional District, is optimistic about his chances in one of the most competitive races in the country.    Mr. Zimmer represented the district in the U.S. House of Representatives…

  • Edwards takes first in chess tourney

    He also serves as township’s deputy mayor    Jon Edwards of Hopewell Township has won first place in the North American Invitational Correspondence Chess Tournament with a score of 11½ out of a possible 14.    Dr. Edwards’ victory gives him the title of International Master (IM) and places him into the semi-final round of the World…