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  • New TEMPO group forms

    Girls plan concert/dinner to benefit HiTOPS    Hopewell Valley resident Jordan Nielsen, 16, a junior at Princeton Day School, has founded an organization, TEMPO: Teen Ensemble Musicians Performing for Outreach.    Jordan, Katie Goldschmidt, a junior at HVCHS, and Antonette Licciardello, a freshman at HVCHS, are co-chairing TEMPO’s first event: a concert and dinner to benefit HiTOPS.…

  • Mary B. Lawson

       PENNINGTON — Mary B. Lawson died June 12 at the Medical Center at Princeton. She was 58.    Born in Glasgow, Scotland, she was a resident of Lawrence before moving to Pennington three years ago.    She retired in 1985 from the F.W. Woolworth store on Nassau Street in Princeton after 12 years as a cashier. After…

  • Robert M. Faherty

    Lifelong Hopewell resident    Robert M. Faherty, 88, died June 14 at The Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Hopewell, he was a lifelong resident.    He retired from Rockwell Manufacturing Co. and also from Princeton Regional School District.    He was a lifelong member of St. Alphonsus Church.    Son of the late Philip and Mary Gleason Faherty,…

  • Strawberry Festival Sunday

    Woosamonsa Schoolhouse site of event By:Jane Titus Woosamonsa Community Association will have a Strawberry Festival at the Woosamonsa Schoolhouse on June 18 between 1 and 4 p.m.    My husband, Bill Titus, remembers many Strawberry Festivals held at the Schoolhouse in days gone by. He remembers selling tickets for 25 cents each. This would have been…

  • Helen M. Tilger

       TRENTON — Helen M. Tilger, 100, died June 10 at Genesis Elder Care, Ewing Center.    Born in Austria-Hungary, she lived in Trenton most of her life before moving to Hamilton.    She was a member of Immaculate Conception Church, its Ladies of Blessed Sacrament Society, and Holy Angels Roman Catholic Church.    Daughter of the late Matthew…

  • Grateful graduate

    Nursing degree helps 60-year-old fulfill dream By: Minx McCloud Flo Foley always wanted to complete her education, but she took a couple of detours along the way.    However, a special program combined with support from her family — as well as her own will to excel — led the 60-year-old Belle Mead resident to fulfill…

  • Foundation to give E2 Awards

    Event June 23 at golf club    Plans are under way for the presentation of the first annual E2 Award, sponsored by the Hopewell Valley Foundation (HVF).    The award represents the merging of enterprise and education for the advancement of educational experiences in the community.    The inaugural E2 Award will be presented to Bristol-Myers Squibb and…

  • Award trophies for winning, not participating

    By:Erin Murphy Sanders    My son came home with a trophy last night. I’m happy for him. I only wish that it were his first, because this time it was the real thing.    His Pinewood Derby car finished ahead of all the others in his Cub Scout den. He experienced the anticipation, the tension, and when…

  • Public asked to Master Plan session

    Advisory group seeks ideas    Hopewell Township Master Plan Advisory Committee will hold a public outreach session on Monday, June 26, at 7 p.m., at Hopewell Township municipal building.    All citizens and interested parties are urged to participate. The committee wants the public’s suggestions, input, and vision for Hopewell Township and the Master Plan.    Areas of…