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  • POLICE BLOTTER

    For the week of Aug. 16     Joseph Critelli, 18, of Dover Court, was issued summonses for possession of CDS under 0.5 grams, failure to signal a turn and possession of CDS in a motor vehicle after he was pulled over for making a right turn onto Marshall Road with his left turn signal on…

  • Wal-Mart discussion continues Monday

    A new location for the mega shopping center has been proposed on Spruce Street By: Lea Kahn    The Planning Board expects to hear more testimony from Wal-Mart on its proposed store on Spruce Street when the board meets Monday night.    The 7:30 p.m. meeting — the fourth in a series of public hearings on the…

  • Hopewell’s World Series Roster

    Babe Ruth 13’s leave for Virginia to compete in World Series. By: Tim Falls    Most teams are done by now.    Most teams were done weeks ago.    It’s rare for a baseball team that started playing before July to still take the field late in August. The Hopewell 13-year-old Babe Ruth baseball players are a rare…

  • HGA enjoying another successful summer

    Local organization great for young golfers By: John Beisser        In this life, invariably, we come across causes that are simply worth fighting for. On the local summer sports scene, one of those causes is the continuation of the Hillsborough Golf Association (HGA).    A summer golf association that was conceived and established some five years…

  • Cecilia Sebes

       MANVILLE — Cecilia (Orzechowski) Sebes died Aug. 6 at Raritan Health and Extended Care Center in Raritan. She was 88.    Born in Northhumberland, Pa., she was a resident of Manville for many years.    Mrs. Sebes was a homemaker.    Her husband, Edward Sebes, died in 1985.    Surviving are her daughter, Carol Condit of Somerville; two grandchildren;…

  • Should colleges and universities ban alcohol for minors?

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse    Just over a year ago, Hopewell Borough Council adopted an ordinance to ban the possession or consumption of alcohol on private property by those under the state’s legal drinking age of 21 without an adult relative or guardian present. Before passage of the ordinance, minors were only prohibited from drinking on…

  • Local shop offers art opportunities for children

    ON THE JOB IN HOPEWELL VALLEY By John Tredrea    Editor’s note: This is the latest in a series of portraits of people who work in Hopewell Valley.    By all appearances, Kelley Pane has great chemistry with children on the topic of art.    Ms. Pane runs Creative Kids Place, in the Pennytown Shopping Village, Route 31,…

  • Borough seeks money to buy out Valley homes

    No decisions have been made about the specific houses that will be targeted. By: Audrey Levine    The borough is applying for federal funds to buy out Lost Valley homeowners in the wake of flooding that occurred from the April nor’easter, but officials say the day any properties are purchased is a long way off.    "People…

  • E-mail leads to ethics complaint

    Kanaby may face a three-month school board suspension. By: Eileen Oldfield    Hillsborough Board of Education member David Kanaby may face a three-month school board suspension unless the state education commissioner intercedes on the School Ethics Commission’s suspension recommendation.    The ruling stemmed from an e-mail Mr. Kanaby sent to former Superintendent Karen Lake regarding personal days…