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  • NJ Transit to hold train stop forum in Hopewell

    ‘Open house’ will be in station June 14 By:Ruth Luse        Hopewell Borough Councilman Thomas Dallessio has announced that NJ Transit will hold an information session about the proposed plan to reactivate passenger rail service on the West Trenton Line (including a stop at Hopewell) from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Hopewell Railroad…

  • Brandywine senior complex gets first look

    Planners continue hearing until June 19 By: Lea Kahn    Plans for a 94-room assisted living facility, proposed for a 7.3-acre tract on Kings Road, were unveiled before the township Planning Board Monday night.    But Brandywine Senior Care of Lawrenceville LLC, which wants to put up the three-story building opposite the Eagles Chase condominium development, will…

  • Thanks to those who helped in difficult time

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    In a day and age of horrible events being reported every day in the news, it is easy to forget or not realize that our community is made up of individuals with a huge propensity for love and charity. Unfortunately, we had the bittersweet opportunity to learn that…

  • Blood pressure screenings

    Go to Pennington Borough Hall on second Tuesdays    Free blood pressure screenings are offered by the Hopewell Township Health Department at Pennington Borough Hall from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month.    No appointment is necessary. Residents who have not had their pressure checked recently and are between 40 and 50…

  • Alive and well

    Dr. Brunn treated to pre-mortem eulogy at hearing By:Eric Schwarz    Jim Brunn was alive and well the day after.    That was the day after more than 240 parents, teachers and students gathered. Most were there, judging by the speakers, to support him against a specific complaint of running the school in the style of a…

  • Memories of trips to the village

    REMEMBERING LAWRENCEVILLE by Marge Dwyer    I came to Lawrenceville as a bride, living out on Carter Road with my husband, Bill, on the Cherry Grove estate for two years before moving to our present home on Green Avenue in 1963. It was a natural place for me to settle because the village of Lawrenceville always…

  • Canal House

    Experience has honed the fare of this New Hope restaurant to near-perfection. By: Pat Tanner Canal House 28 West Mechanic St., New Hope, Pa. (215) 862-2069 Food: Very good Cuisine: Italian Service: Adequate Ambiance: Remnants of ’70s casual Prices: Inexpensive to moderate Hours: Lunch: Noon to 4 p.m., Sat.-Sun. Dinner: 4:30 to 11 p.m., Thur.;…

  • HOT TOPICS

    What qualities should the new superintendent have?    Dr. Claire Sheff Kohn, superintendent of the Lawrence Township School District, announced in February that she will be taking the same position with the Princeton Regional School District on July 1. The Lawrence Board of Education is in the process of finding a new superintendent. What qualities would…

  • POST FORUM: Smoking

    Should there be restrictions on smoking in public places? Should there be restrictions on smoking in public places?