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  • Obituaries

    From the Sept. 6 edition Lillian S. Wszolek Semonik    EWING TOWNSHIP — Lillian S. Wszolek Semonik, 79, died Sunday at the Capital Health System at Mercer.    Born in Trenton, Mrs. Semonik was a lifelong Trenton and Ewing Township resident. She retired after several years with the Pierce-Roberts Company in Trenton. Lillian was a devoted wife,…

  • EDITORIAL

    New Jersey still is not prime time for candidates.    Remember what Gov. Jon Corzine said when he signed the bill that moved up New Jersey’s presidential primary from June to February?    "New Jersey is now a prime-time player in the nomination process," the governor boldly declared, "and candidates will have to come here, speak to…

  • Hearing extended for case against city employee

    By: Anthony V. Coppola    BORDENTOWN CITY — A disciplinary hearing for Public Works Supervisor Robert Erickson ended without resolution Tuesday after seven hours of deliberation.    A date for the next day of the hearing will be released later this week.    City Attorney Brian M. Guest of the law firm Parker-McCay presented 11 charges in seeking…

  • Deadline looms for candidates

    Anyone interested in filling a vacant seat on the Board of Education must say so by Monday. By: Paul Koepp    The deadline is approaching for candidates to express their interest in filling a vacant seat on the Board of Education.    School district officials must receive a letter of interest and a resume by Monday from…

  • Coming together in unity

    Annual township festival is Saturday in Woodlot Park by Paul Koepp, Staff Writer    Now that Labor Day has come and gone, it’s time for another end-of-summer tradition, when township residents and organizations come together Saturday to fight drug abuse at the annual Charlene J. Austin Community Unity Day.    The free event will run from noon…

  • Matrix parcels on table

    Township Council ponders change in zoning by Paul Koepp, Staff Writer    Township officials are looking at possible options for rezoning land along Friendship Road near Route 130, including the site of a proposed warehouse that was rejected by the Planning Board in August.    The Township Council on Tuesday asked the Planning Department to come up…

  • First Responders are focus of township ceremony Monday

    Recognition event coincides with anniversary of the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City and at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. on Sept. 11, 2001 By John Tredrea    Members of Hopewell Valley’s first aid, firefighting, police and public works units — also known as First Responder units — are scheduled to…

  • Elizabeth Muscatiello

       Elizabeth Muscatiello, 86, of Kendall Park died Thusday, Aug. 29, at JFK Medical Center in Edison.    Born in Meniti Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy, she came to the United States at age 18 and lived in New York City for 33 years before moving to Kendall Park in 1994.    She was a dressmaker and homemaker. She was…

  • Renovations begin on old Winepress

    New restaurant, Eno Terra, may open in February by Paul Koepp, Staff Writer    Wine lovers and promoters of locally grown food will have a new hangout next spring in a familiar location in Kingston.    Construction and renovation work, expected to last about six months, began in early August at the old Winepress restaurant building on…