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  • Recreation fees may increase

    Guhl: Township needs to recover program costs By: Lea Kahn    It will cost more for township residents to take part in several recreational programs, under the terms of an ordinance introduced by Township Council at its regular meeting last week.    The revised fee ordinance, which was introduced at the council’s Aug. 15 meeting, seeks to…

  • Clinton visits Hopewell Valley

    Attends Holt fund-raiser at Green Valley Farm By:Jennifer Potash    President Bill Clinton and at least 400 people Wednesday evening squeezed into the tent on the grounds of Green Valley Farm on Carter Road, the Hopewell Township home of Robert and Lisa Stockman.    The president was on hand to boost the candidacy of Rep. Rush Holt,…

  • RCN joins scramble as ‘Main’ sponsor

    MAIN STREET CORNER    This year’s Main Street Scramble is really taking off. The fourth annual scramble, to be held at The Lawrenceville School’s golf course Sept. 15, is a sure bet to be the most successful yet, with higher levels of corporate and individual sponsorships and the potential to raise more money for Lawrenceville Main…

  • Fix these problems before revitalization

    To the editor:    Before Manville embarks on revitalizing the whole town, I have inquired of many citizens and young people of what is now the first things Manville needs to now. Here is what most residents want or made a complaint of what is needed now.    ‡ Two traffic lights: one at 13th Avenue and…

  • Alice Barber, 56

    By:    HAMILTON – Alice Barber, 56, died Friday, Aug. 18, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.    Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident.    Mrs. Barber retired in 1999 after 25 years as a secretary with Hamilton Township School District.    Sister of the late Shirley Barber, she is survived by her…

  • Breaking summer ruts

    Residents offer advice: books, cleaning, friends By: Linda J. Field ‘When I start to feel in a rut, I clean out cupboards, closets and even the basement.’ Cindy Gropp    The dreaded late summer rut has hit some Lawrence residents.    You know the one – it’s not quite the busy season of fall, nor the early…

  • Josephine Cavallaro, 83

    By:    HAMILTON – Josephine M. Cavallaro, 83, of Mercerville died Saturday, Aug. 19, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.    Born in Kelayres, Pa., she was a longtime Hamilton area resident.    She was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church.    Daughter of the late John and Theresa Bruno and sister of…

  • Committee members showdisrespect for Twin Rivers

    By:Scott Pohl To the editor:    In a letter in the Aug. 11 edition of this paper, Committee for a Better Twin Rivers (CBTR) member Al Wally continues his role as their "Minister of Misinformation."    He attempts to place the blame for a recent state tax audit everywhere except where it belongs, at the feet of…

  • Marjorie Loveless Tkacs

       PRINCETON TOWNSHIP – Marjorie Loveless Tkacs, 75, died Aug. 20 at the Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Princeton, she was a lifelong area resident.    Mrs. Tkacs retired after 18 years with the furniture exchange department at Princeton University.    She graduated from Princeton High School.    Daughter of the late Frederick and Lillian Loveless, she is…