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  • Underage drinking measure proposed in Hopewell Borough

    Police Chief George Meyer:"I just think there’s a gap in the law and this ordinance is needed to fill that gap. It’s a tool we need to have" By Aleen Crispino    Hopewell Borough Council voted 5-1 Monday to introduce an ordinance banning underage drinking on private property in the borough without parental presence and permission.…

  • MacFarland speller creates a buzz

    Bordentown boy competes in National Spelling Bee By: Molly Petrilla    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — He knew how to spell macroscian.    And sprachgefuhl. Culottes, zemi, cembalo, Erewhonian. He got them all right.    But it was olio, basmati and succussatory that kept 13-year-old Austin Tamutus of Henry Marshall Drive from reaching the third round at the 2006 Scripps…

  • Sisters go to senior dance in style

    The Perfect Dress owner Steve Citron donated evening dresses to sisters Danyelle and Gabryelle Brooks and Dr. Karen Winterfield-Dodds provided the twins with free dental work. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    From the day Danyelle and Gabryelle Brooks entered Lawrence High School as freshmen, they had looked forward to attending the senior prom.    But the 18-year-old…

  • Annapoorna Venkatram

       Annapoorna Venkatram, 80, of Dayton, died Saturday, June 3, 2006, at home.    She is survived by her son, E.V. Subramanian; two daughters, Lakshmi Murthy and Sita Subramanian; and six grandchildren.    Funeral ceremonies will be conducted Sunday, June 4, at The Hindu Funeral Home, Parlin.

  • Helen Riordan

       BRIDGEWATER — Helen Riordan died May 30 at Bridgeway Care Center in Bridgewater. She was 96.    Born in Nanticoke, Pa., she had been a resident of Glen Lyon, Pa., for 25 years and had lived both in Manville and in Florida with her daughters for many years.    Mrs. Riordan was a seamstress for Terry’s Blouse…

  • Brown offers athletic insight

    Renowned speaker explains parents’ proper role in youth sports. By: Tim Falls    Director of Proactive Coaching Bruce Brown posed some questions to parents of local athletes at the Hopewell Valley Central High School Performing Arts Center last Thursday night.    Brown’s message to about 80 parents, teachers and coaches, dealt with the parent’s role in their…

  • Welcome home

    Local officals salute troops returning from Iraq. By:Jennifer Potash Managing Editor    Amid cheers and applause, 25 New Jersey National Army National Guard members were welcomed home Sunday after a lengthy tour of duty in Iraq.    The citizen-soldiers and their supporters gathered at the 112th Field Artillery armory on Eggerts Crossing Road on Sunday. The soldiers…

  • Health officials fear young raccoon is rabid

    Now they want to make sure the woman who dropped the animal off at the Police Department wasn’t bitten. By: Charlie Olsen    Health officers are hoping to locate an unidentified woman who dropped off a baby raccoon that might have been rabid at police headquarters on Saturday.    According to Deputy Health Officer Siobhan Spano, wild…

  • Masonic Hall purchase suits town’s needs

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse    Monday’s decision to go ahead with the plan to purchase the former Masonic Hall, East Broad Street, for municipal facilities is, we think, a good one for Hopewell Borough officials, fire and first-aid volunteers, taxpayers and possibly the library.    The decision to send a letter of intent to enter into a…