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  • Pennington considers preservation of 10 acres

    Land is in Hopewell Township off North Main Street, just beyond the borough boundary By John Tredrea    Pennington Borough is poised to preserve 10 acres of land near its new Public Works facility as open space.    The land is part of an 18-acre tract of borough-owned land in Hopewell Township off North Main Street, just…

  • OK for hospital to leave Trenton

    If Lawrence opposition continues, CHS may try to move to a Hopewell Township site instead By John Tredrea    Capital Health System (CHS) has been cleared by the state to relocate from Trenton to Lawrence Township, but may try for Hopewell Township instead, if Lawrence officials continue their opposition to having the hospital in their town.…

  • Paul F. Cogan

       Paul Francis Cogan, 79, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, at his home in Kendall Park.    Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., he had resided in Kendall Park since 1963. He retired after 38 years of service with R.J. Markey & Sons of New York City. He was a member of St. Augustine of Canterbury R.C. Church…

  • Half-court basketball coming to Kunkel

    "Mercer at Play" grant money will be used By John Tredrea    Pennington is planning to use a $16,709 county grant to construct a half-court basketball facility at Kunkel Park.    The park is near the junction of Park Avenue and King George Road in the eastern section of the borough. The project includes one basket and…

  • Learning how others celebrate

    Weston Elementary School students will enjoy ‘Holidays Around the World’ — the school’s annual presentation of different holidays, on Dec. 15. By: Donna Lukiw    Students at Weston Elementary School are becoming experts on December holidays, and the traditions from around the world that go with those special days.    On Dec. 15, the school’s students will…

  • Dreams Come True

    Having fulfilled many of her wildest wishes, Agnès Holzapfel Seugnet paints fantasy scapes from Paris to Princeton. By: Ilene Dube    Agnès Holzapfel Seugnet is one of those artists who didn’t pick up a paintbrush until later in life, but when she did, a world poured forth onto the canvas.    "You are not born an artist,…

  • Area woman dies in Friday accident

    Lisa H. Dzieglewicz of Hillsborough was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the Capital Health System’s Fuld Campus By John Tredrea    A 35-year-old Hillsborough woman in the front passenger seat of a Honda that went out of control on Harbourton-Rocktown Road on Friday morning was killed by injuries sustained in a crash with an oncoming…

  • Missing children

    Police put all hands on deck By: Joseph Harvie    Editor’s note: One in a series of articles focusing on the inner workings of the South Brunswick Police Department.    When 3-year-old Daniel left his backyard through a hole in the fence and went for a walk without his parents knowledge, township police responded in full force.…

  • DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Getting state to ‘Think Equal’

    Gay marriage at the center of commercial campaign By: Hank Kalet    John R. Bohrer wants New Jersey residents to "Think Equal."    The 22-year-old Monroe resident helped write and produce four 30-second television ads designed to show New Jerseyans that civil unions are nothing more than a pale substitute for marriage equality.    Mr. Bohrer helped write…