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  • Fire lane measure introduced

    Proposal gives Hopewell Township police and fire officials the power to have a violating vehicle towed from a fire lane By John Tredrea    The Hopewell Township fire official will have the authority to establish fire lanes if a proposed ordinance introduced by the Township Committee on Monday night is adopted as expected Oct. 9.    The…

  • Eugenia Fetchko

    By:    MANVILLE — Eugenia (Lebedz) Fetchko died Sept. 20 at Integrated Health Services of New Jersey at Somerset Valley in Bridgewater. She was 82.    Born in Manville, she was a lifelong resident.    Mrs. Fetchko worked for Johns-Manville formerly of Manville and the RCA Corporation formerly located in Bridgewater. She also worked as a cook in…

  • Post Forum

    Do you think there is a gang problem in South Brunswick? Do you think there is a gang problem in South Brunswick?

  • Spence’s scoring touch on display in great week

    By: Sean Moylan    Over the last few years, the potential has always been there for the Florence Township Memorial High School girls’ varsity soccer team to develop into a great soccer squad. However, the reason this year’s group has been so successful is the Flashes are coming up with one big play after another. In…

  • HOPEWELL HARVEST FAIR HIGHLIGHTS

    Fair set Sept. 30 with Oct. 1 rain date    The 20th annual Hopewell Harvest Fair will be held on Hopewell Elementary School grounds on Sept. 30, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., with a rain date of Oct. 1.    The annual fair benefits nonprofit groups in the community. Since 1991, over $135,000 has been donated to over…

  • St. Michael’s Preservation Project needs another $3 million

    GUEST COLUMN By Leslie Davis Potter    Surrounding the Borough of Hopewell to the south and east are 337 acres of farm fields and woodlands that provide a direct link to Hopewell’s agricultural history – and a beautiful view-scape that adds to the charm and character of Hopewell today. Owned by the Dioceses of Trenton, these…

  • Rt. 1 talks on agenda

    Officials to meet to discuss Rt. 1 expansion By: Joseph Harvie    Township officials will meet with the state Department of Transportation and representatives of surrounding townships Tuesday in the Plainsboro municipal building to discuss a study to widen Route 1 in South Brunswick.    Township Public Affairs Coordinator Ron Schmalz said the meeting is not open…

  • Raiders come back to win first for Coviello

    McGavisk dives in for winning points By: Rudy Brandl        SOMERSET — Most heavyweight boxers wouldn’t get up after taking two huge blows in the first minute of a fight. The Hillsborough High football team proved it could survive an early flurry by refusing to give up for the rest of Sunday’s game at Franklin.…

  • Safety concerns temporarily close Montgomery baseball complex

    Paving material dangers must be corrected By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — Township officials closed the McKnight Baseball Complex on Reading Boulevard after concerns were raised at the Sept. 21 Township Committee meeting about potentially hazardous millings — or chunks of recycled asphalt — that were laid unsealed on driving surfaces at the complex’s parking lots.…