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  • No-left-turn rules have made Route 31 much safer

    REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK By John Tredrea    The prohibition of left turns off Route 31 between the Pennington Circle and I-95 has made that mile-long stretch of road much safer.    The no-left-turn signs were posted several months ago, after prolonged talks between Hopewell Township government and the state Department of Transportation, which has jurisdiction over Route 31.…

  • Blank school banner bothers Beyer

    GIRLS LACROSSE By: Tim Falls    The Bulldogs’ girls lacrosse banner in the Hopewell Valley Central High School gym always irked Becs Beyer.    The varsity goalie never liked that the banner was blank.    That will change now that Hopewell won the inaugural Mercer County girls lacrosse championship. The Bulldogs edged Princeton Day School, 5-4, at the…

  • Brook area to be reforested in Roosevelt

    By: Cara Latham    ROOSEVELT— The last leg of a four-year restoration project along Empty Box Brook will culminate next month when volunteers will clean up and plant about 300 trees to restore the brook to its original state.    The project, made possible by a $100,000 grant the borough received from the state Department of Environmental…

  • On Point

    The irrational acts of mid-life By: Linda McCarthy    "Mid-life" is such a daunting term. It’s often paired with "crisis" and accompanies irrational acts such as my husband wanting a motorcycle or me joining a gym. These are desperate yet futile attempts to recapture youth.    A few years back, I mentioned to my doctor that I…

  • Dixon saves best for soccer all-star game

    By: Sean Moylan    Playing on the same Giants Stadium soccer field once made famous by the New York Cosmos greats Pele, Franz Beckenbauer and Giorgio Chinaglia and now patrolled by the New York Red Bull’s current superstar Juan Pablo Angel, Bordentown High senior goalie C.J. Dixon played like he was right at home.    Dixon was…

  • Anna M. Bahret

       Anna M. Bahret, 88, of Kendall Park, died Tuesday, May 15, in the University Medical Center at Princeton.    Born and raised in Jersey City, she had been a resident of Kendall Park since 1957. She retired in 1975 after many years of service as a Head Bank Teller with N.J. National Bank, Kendall Park. A…

  • Town center ordinance tabled

    At issue is a provision that would allow apartment buildings with up to 100 units, and a total of 250 residential units, using transfer of development credits. By: John Patten    The Township Committee tabled the introduction of the town center ordinance — the "linchpin of the township’s economic success," according to Mayor Anthony Ferrera —…

  • Ethel Trimmer

       BRANCHBURG — Ethel V. (Allen) Trimmer died May 14 at New Jersey Eastern Star Home in Bridgewater. She was 93.    Born in Alexandria Township, she formerly resided in Hillsborough, then North Branch, before moving to Branchburg in 1995.    Mrs. Trimmer worked as a waitress for Kate Macy Ladd Convalescent Home in Far Hills for 30…

  • Mustangs swept in final tri-meet

    Boys and girls not sharp after layoff By: Rudy Brandl        A combination of factors affected Manville High’s track and field athletes in Monday’s final regular season meet at Bernards. It’s no surprise the MHS boys and girls were swept by Bernards and North Plainfield.    The Mustangs hadn’t practiced or competed in six days. They…