Category: archives

  • 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…

  • For parents, one day at a time

    It’s the only way to get through the school year. By: Paul Koepp    Families throughout the school district have been getting ready to juggle their hectic schedules, in preparation for today’s (Thursday) first day of school.    For Patti Lagarenne, the former president of PTO at Indian Fields — and mom of Janine, entering fourth grade…

  • Florence football to open new field Friday

    Sean Moylan Sports Writer The Florence Township Memorial High varsity football team has been so good for so long, it’s almost reached the point in which anything less than a Group I Central Jersey title would be considered a down year. However, longtime head coach Joe Frappolli has a magical way of putting things in…

  • Stockton seeks easements for new sidewalks

    Replacement project among improvements planned for coming year. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — The borough is asking about 20 property owners to grant easements for an improvement project along Bridge Street.    The town wants them to allow the disturbance of several feet of ground in their front yards for the purpose of sidewalk replacement, according…

  • Book Notes

    George’s kids go somewhere Joan Ruddiman    When the manager of a bookstore calls in sick in order to finish a book, take note of the title!    My good friend and former teaching partner Marilyn had just returned from a trip to Alaska with this book in hand. It was a gift from her niece who…