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  • Quiet Elegance

    Artist Margaret Johnson opens the window between artist and viewer with ink, paper and rusted wire expressions at Pennswood Village Art Gallery. By: Pat Summers    I like to think of a work of art as a window between the artist and the viewer."    "The artist does the work based on her or his experience, and…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    A North Fifth Avenue resident reported at 8:36 p.m. Aug. 15 that someone damaged a battery-operated rodent deterrent device in her garden.    Police said it was damaged sometime during that day between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Approximate value was $100. ***    Morristown resident Salvatore R. Cirrincione, 44, was charged with disorderly conduct while…

  • Timberlane, Central High principals look at year ahead

    BACK-TO-SCHOOL PREVIEW By Ruth Luse    When the 2006-2007 school year begins for Timberlane Middle School and Central High School on Sept. 7, one of the things to which students will have to become accustomed is the change in late bus service.    Formerly available four days a week for students staying after hours for homework help,…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    Dmitry O. Zagoruyko, 18, of Jamestown Commons, was charged with driving while intoxicated after an officer observed his 1997 gray Lexus 300 run a stop sign at 2:25 a.m. Aug. 8.    The officer was at the Town Centre Complex on Route 206 when he observed a group of people standing near a Lexus in…

  • 125-pounders have talent for a successful season

    By: Sean Moylan    The Bordentown Bulldogs 125-pounders played some impressive football last season despite posting a 3-5 overall record. Nevertheless, Mike Denelsbeck is such a good and pragmatic head coach he would never bog his club down with any unreasonable predictions or expectations.    "I would like for us to be a playoff push team. A…

  • Florence Pop Warner preps for year

    By: Sean Moylan    Joe Difilippo has a large roster of 39 kids on his Florence Flashes 90-pound Pop Warner Football squad but his club lacks the experience its had in previous years.    "We’re really young but we’ll see what we can do," said Florence head coach Joe Difilippo. "A lot of these guys were playing…

  • Lambertville firm to replace drain at Public Works building

    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP UPDATE By John Tredrea    The Lambertville-based construction firm of Jonico Inc. will replace a trench drain behind the Hopewell Township Public Works building, off Pennington-Washington Crossing Road, about a half-mile west of Scotch Road.    The Township Committee voted 4-0 Monday night to award Joncio a contract for the job, the maximum amount of…

  • School officials set up rate schedule for facilities use

    SCHOOL BOARD UPDATE By Ruth Luse    On Monday, the school board OK’d rates for building and grounds usage and for use of the Hopewell Valley Performing Arts Center at the high school.    Rates for use of the Performing Arts Center differ from those being charged for use of other facilities.    The following rates apply to…

  • Obituaries

    Daniel Anthony Petrow    Daniel Anthony Petrow died Tuesday at St. Barnabus Medical Center, West Long Branch. Born in Perth Amboy, he moved to Morganville 15 years ago.    A U.S. Navy veteran, Mr. Petrow was a machinist at Permacell Industries in New Brunswick, from which he retired. He was also the owner of Subs and Stuff…