Category: archives

  • Letters to the Editor, May 31, 2007

    Ring any bells? To the editor:     John Sheldon’s letter in last week’s HVN regarding the visit by Charles Haynes from the Freedom Forum and the ongoing discussion about holiday celebrations in schools didn’t contribute much to the discussion. Understanding religion is today more necessary than ever and I certainly hope that religion will be…

  • Man, 22, killed in accident

    Police said the driver was speeding when he crashed on Route 32. By: Linda Seida    SOLEBURY — An initial investigation by Solebury Township police indicates speeding was a factor in a one-vehicle accident that killed a 22-year-old Titusville man early Sunday morning, Chief Dominick Bellizzie said.    Investigators are awaiting the results of toxicology tests to…

  • Watching the world change

    Susan Winstanley to retire in June By: Emily Holody    Susan Winstanley likes to tell the story of a South Brunswick High School counselor from the 1980s who told students, "If you’re really special, you might get into Rutgers."    She shook her head during conversation on May 21, remembering that day decades later.    "Students today would…

  • Down in Pooh Corner

    The Kelsey Theatre will become One Hundred Acre Woods for ‘Winnie the Pooh, the Musical.’ By:    Do Kermit and Miss Piggy make you laugh? Is Broadway’s Avenue Q on your list of must-see musicals? If so, your whole family will want to see the new puppet-filled production of Winnie the Pooh, the Musical, presented by…

  • Library programs, pubs and shops boost city spirit

    By: Cara Latham    BORDENTOWN CITY — As the city prepares for its Revolutionary War re-enactment on June 9 and 10, the library and shop owners around Bordentown are getting in the spirit.    According to Regina Bociutis, the Bordentown Library branch manager, there are two upcoming events at the library on Union Street — one of…

  • Charter Study Commission interviews West Windsor officials

    Hillsborough panel finds some similarities in circumstances between the two townships. By: Paul Szaniawski    The Hillsborough Charter Study Commission discovered common ground with West Windsor while discussing the Mercer County community’s mayor-council form of government at the study panel’s May 23 meeting.    Before West Windsor’s own government charter study in 1992, the 26-square-mile town had…

  • AHS, NEHS softball teams open playoffs with wins

    Allentown squad eliminated in C.J. Group III semifinals by top ranked Wall By: Kyle Moylan Getting bumped up to Group III this season, the Allentown High School softball team never had a chance to defend its Group II state championship.    Of course, that certainly didn’t stop Allentown from playing like champions in its state opener…

  • HoVal wins CJ Group III

    TRACK By: Tim Falls    Julie Alexander was glad to be back on the track.    The Hopewell Valley Central High School sophomore missed a few races because of an injury to her shin, but that didn’t stop her from racing to impressive finishes in three events at the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III Girls Track Championship…

  • Hillsborough jinx continues for South

    By: James McKeever    South Brunswick’s run through the NJSIAA baseball tournament ended on Tuesday with a 9-3 loss to Hillsborough in the Central Jersey Group IV semifinals.    And it happened against an old SBHS nemesis.    The Vikings, seeded sixth in the section, finished at 17-8.    Second-seeded Hillsborough improved to 18-4 and advanced to Friday’s championship…