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  • Hopewell Borough property owners will see tax increase

    For municipal purposes, the 7-cent increase in tax rate will add about $318 to the annual property tax bill of the average homeowner By Aleen Crispino    Hopewell Borough Council voted unanimously on Monday to adopt a $2.48 million budget for 2007, an increase of almost 15 percent over last year.    Mayor David Nettles invited members…

  • Over the Rainbow

    New Hope’s Gay Pride Weekend is open to all, regardless of orientation. By: Kristin Boyd    New Hope, Pa., an artistic village nestled along the banks of the Delaware River, has been lauded for its acceptance of the gay community since the 1950s.    Problem is, according to bed-and-breakfast owner Daniel Brooks, younger GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual…

  • Valley citizens should join ranks of those calling for GSPT renewal

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse    The St. Michael’s tract — recently saved from possible future development through the efforts of many, including the D&R Greenway Land Trust and the Hopewell area’s St. Michael’s Preservation Committee — is a perfect example of a project that could not have happened without money provided by the 1998 referendum that…

  • Maurice Quinlan

       PISCATAWAY — Maurice "Uncle Quin" J. Quinlan died April 25 at home.    Born in Texas City, Texas, he previously lived in Manville.    Mr. Quinlan designed and built homes, factories, and schools from Texas to New Jersey to Iran, and also a ferro-cement commercial fishing boat. He also worked at satellite tracking stations in Iran, Florida,…

  • Like his dad, Jim Laga’s into customizing old cars

    ON THE JOB IN HOPEWELL VALLEY By John Tredrea    Editor’s note: This is the latest in a series of portraits of people at work.     Some people identify with another time so strongly that they seem to live in it.    What’s more, when you’re in the company of such individuals, you seem to go, at…

  • Letters to the editor

        In a time of political instability, government corruption, and lack of public faith in political leadership, state Sen. Peter Inverso has stood firm for integrity and accountability in government. He will be missed.    As for our next Senator, there shines a ray of hope known as Assemblyman Bill Baroni. Mr. Baroni sets a new…

  • NBC girls’ lacrosse team chasing spot in playoffs

    By: Sean Moylan    The Northern Burlington County Regional High girls’ varsity lacrosse team had a 5-6 record entering yesterday’s (Wednesday) scheduled game at Delran. So needless to say, the next few games will go a long way in determining whether or not Liz McGouth’s talented, yet very young, Greyhounds will make the playoffs this season.…

  • Pennington OKs police dispatch pact

    Citizens named to boards By John Tredrea    Pennington Borough will pay Hopewell Township $47,657 for police and emergency dispatch services this year under a three-year deal approved by the governments of both towns.    The Township Committee approved the pact April 23. Pennington approved it Monday night.    Pennington has its own police, fire and first aid…

  • Book Notes

    Revisiting a classic tale of a class-bound society By: Dr. Joan Ruddiman    My teenaged niece Katie was a bit taken aback when she saw me reading W. Somerset Maugham’s "The Painted Veil," first published in 1925 in London by Heineman.    "That’s a book on our optional reading list for AP Lit," she said. Her tone…