Category: archives

  • Community Calendar

    From the Aug. 23 edition Citywide resident photo    August through September — To celebrate Bordentown’s 325th Anniversary, the committee will be taking photos of residents in front of their homes. The photos will be placed in a scrapbook in the Bordentown Library on Union Street.    A questionnaire will be sent to all residents and businesses…

  • News submission tips help to make everyone’s job easier

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse    Believe it or not, Hopewell Valley schools open two weeks from today, on Sept. 6.    It’s been a very quiet summer, but we know that with schools getting back to business, area clubs and organizations also will begin again to submit news about their activities and coming events.    If you are…

  • Thunder offers an introduction

    Youth Football By Tim Falls, Sports Editor    Eric Scott could be coaching the next Lawrence High School football stars.    The morning news anchor for Jersey 101.5 FM Radio runs the Lawrence Thunder football league.    The Lawrence Thunder is an instructional league for players in second, third and fourth grades and is part of the Lawrence…

  • Myrtle A. Tracy

       Myrtle A. Tracy, 94, of Dayton died Sunday, Aug. 19, at the Gardens of Monroe Nursing Home in Monroe.    Born in New Brunswick, she was a life-long area resident.    She was a secretary and office manager for E.H. Tindall, Inc., Lawrence Station, for more than 51 years, retiring in 1993. Prior to that, she worked…

  • Editorial (08.23.07)

    Big-box store approval has ripple effect By: John Dunphy    Step into Nassau Park, the mega colossus of a shopping center on Route 1 in West Windsor, and you might be bowled over by just how many options there are.    Among them are a Borders, a Best Buy, a Linens and Things, a Home Depot, a…

  • Owen S. Nugent

       MANVILLE — Owen S. Nugent died Aug. 15 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 84.    Born in Edinburg, Scotland, he lived in Nanticoke and Levittown, Pa., before settling in Manville in 1964.    Mr. Nugent served in the U.S. Army Ranger 4th Battalion from 1943-1946 during World War II. He received the Combat Infantry…

  • Staying ‘centered’

    Officials hope a $30,000 planning contract will help the borough make its case to keep its center designation — and the state grants that can come with it. By: Audrey Levine    Officials approved a $30,000 contract as an investment in maintaining state aid through the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.    Manville is preparing its…

  • Sobriety checkpoint slated Friday, early Saturday in Hopewell Township

    It will run from 9 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday By John Tredrea    The Hopewell Township Police Department will run a five-hour sobriety checkpoint, beginning Friday night. It will run from 9 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday.    The sobriety checkpoint will be conducted on Route 31 northbound at the Pennington Circle.    "The Police…

  • Police Beat

    From the Aug. 23 edition FLORENCE    Two women were charged after police said they found marijuana in their vehicle, which was pulled over for speeding. Police said a silver Ford was stopped at 10:28 p.m. Sunday on West Front Street. Police said officers smelled marijuana when talking to the driver, Jacqueline Erickson, 18, of Edgewater…