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  • HHS girls stunned in SCT lacrosse semifinals

    Defending champs lose first game of season By: Rudy Brandl        It looked like another routine day for the Hillsborough High girls’ lacrosse team in the opening moments of Monday’s Somerset County Tournament semifinal game vs. Bridgewater-Raritan.    The Lady Raiders stormed down the field, scored two early goals and appeared poised to continue their undefeated…

  • Democratic mayoral candidates talk open space, budget

    Township Democrats will choose a mayoral candidate June 6. By: Joseph Harvie    The two township Democratic mayoral candidates have different plans to preserve more open space and control township spending.    Mayor Frank Gambatese is seeking re-election and is backed by the South Brunswick Democratic Municipal Organization. He is running against former Mayor Debra Johnson, who…

  • Softball teams anxious to learn playoff seedings

    Central Jersey Group III playoff seedings will be announced Thursday By: Sean Moylan    The Northern Burlington County High School softball team just doesn’t possess the same offensive firepower that it had last season. Yet when they field well, the Greyhounds are still a very, very dangerous team. In fact, NBC played outstanding defense to help…

  • There is still time to get absentee ballots for June primary

    Mailed absentee ballot applications must be received by Mercer County clerk by May 30    The League of Women Voters of Hopewell Valley reminds voters that there is still time to get an absentee ballot for the upcoming June 6 primary election. Polls will be open from 6 a.m.-8 p.m.    Mailed absentee ballot applications must be…

  • Route 1 traffic circles may be eliminated

    The state Department of Transportation is considering replacing the Brunswick Pike and Whitehead Road traffic circles with roundabouts. By: Lea Kahn Staff Writer    The state Department of Transportation is considering eliminating the Brunswick Circle and replacing it with a roundabout — but no timetable has been set, according to DOT spokeswoman Erin Phalon.    The DOT…

  • Pennington Day needs community support Saturday

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse    Much-needed rain has come to the area this week, and for that, we are glad, because it was getting pretty dry.    We hope, of course, that the recent wet spell will end by Friday, in time for Hopewell Valley Historical Society’s Spring Social at Hopewell Valley Vineyards. This event will serve…

  • Hillsborough golfers capture sectional crown

    Team set to compete in state finals By: John Beisser        The storybook season the Hillsborough High golf team has been authoring all spring has added another important chapter. On Monday, the Raiders captured the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1-2,Group 4 Sectional Championship, out-distancing second place Ridgewood by 14 strokes at the demanding Alpine Country…

  • Suspension of belief

    Artist’s award-winning pieces are truly off the wall By: Erica Hammond    HIGHTSTOWN — Take one step into Juanita Yoder’s studio at the Art Station on Monmouth Street and it’s hard to believe that her large-scale, abstract paintings on silk suspended in space are completed in the somewhat tight quarters.    "The nature of the medium takes…

  • Council to hold hearing on Lawrence-Hopewell Trail

    The 6:45 p.m. public hearing on the proposed 900-foot-long trail extension will be held in the Township Council meeting room at the Municipal Building. The trail is intended for bicyclists and pedestrians. By: Lea Kahn Staff Writer    Township residents may weigh in on a proposal to extend a portion of the Lawrence-Hopewell Trail from its…