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  • $200K trimmed from budget

    Board of Ed. comes to agreement with Township Council By: Cara Latham    FLORENCE — After coming to an agreement with the Township Council, the Board of Education has cut $200,000 from its original proposed 2006-07 school budget, bringing the budget to $23.6 million.    The budget carries a tax rate of $2.439 per $100 for an…

  • No local surprises in Tuesday primary

    Races in Hopewell Township and Pennington in November By John Tredrea    There were no primary election contests for seats on governing bodies in Hopewell Valley in Tuesday’s primary.    There will be races in Hopewell Township and Pennington on Nov. 7. Hopewell Township’s race will involve one open seat (three-year term) on the Hopewell Township Committee.…

  • HHS athletes qualify for Meet of Champs

    Six girls, one boy advance By: Nick Vaccaro        Seven individuals from the Hillsborough High track and field program qualified for the NJSIAA Meet of Champions, which was held at South Plainfield High School June 7.    The Raiders qualified for the M of C at last weekend’s State Group 4 Championships in Egg Harbor. This…

  • McGranaghan reaches round of 32

    Hopewell’s senior first singles player falls in the third round of the state singles tournament to end the season. By: Mike Molaro    All season long, Matt McGranaghan was one of the key performers for the Hopewell Valley Central High School boys’ tennis squad.    His outstanding play at first singles helped the Bulldogs to a 13-4…

  • Pedals for Progress bike collection June 17

    Collection is part of celebration of new section of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail on the Educational Testing Service campus    Lawrence Hopewell Trail is hosting a Pedals for Progress used-bike collection on June 17.    The bike collection is part of the celebration of a new section of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail on the Educational Testing Service…

  • On Point

    Lilliput Revisited By: Linda McCarthy    Did you ever watch the animated adaptation of "Gulliver’s Travels" by Jonathan Swift? Shipped-wrecked Gulliver washes up on the shore of Lilliput and the night patrolman alerts the town by screaming, "There’s a giant on the beach! There’s a giant on the beach!"    As bathing suit season approaches I keep…

  • Amsterdam’s big hairy deal

    School haircutting at Amsterdam Elementary helps cancer victims while reinforcing classroom lessons. By: John Patten    A character education project at Amsterdam Elementary School turned into a real hair-raising ordeal on Friday.    With 26 students at the school contributing hair for the Locks of Love program, the Florida-based charity that collects, assembles and donates wigs for…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    Two 12-year-old boys were taken into custody following a complaint of two juveniles spray-painting vehicles on Gemini Drive at 9:45 p.m. May 12.    The responding officer observed two boys running south across Capricorn Drive and approached them.    They were transported to the station for their parents to pick them up. According to the officer,…

  • Yang, Binder get their revenge

    By: Rich Fisher    HAMILTON — It hardly mattered to Shuang Yang and Brian Binder that they dropped a two-set match to Moorestown’s second-seeded, second doubles team Monday in the NJSIAA state tournament.    The South Brunswick High duo got what it wanted the day before.    After dropping two matches to J.P. Stevens’ Steve Baum and Josh…