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  • We must fight again to keep big rigs off local roads

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse    The saga of the big rigs is becoming almost as vexing as the saga of I-95, which played out in this region during the 1960s and 1970s.    I-95 always comes to mind when one discusses area roads, because — had it been built — many of the traffic woes we suffer…

  • Photo contest focuses on Hopewell Valley lore

    HONORING HOPEWELL’S HISTORY    The Hopewell Township Historic Preservation Commission, the Hopewell Valley Regional School District and the Hopewell Valley News (HVN) challenge you to prove your knowledge of the region’s rich historical landscape by entering the "2006 Honoring Hopewell’s History Photo Contest," which begins this week.    Over the next several months, clues to eight historic…

  • Anne Foley

       Anne H. (Carbonel) Foley, 84, of Kendall Park, died Friday, March 3 at McCarrick Care Center in Somerset.    Born in Tunis, Tunisia, she lived in Somerset before moving to Kendall Park 14 years ago. She was a homemaker and a manicurist. She was a communicant of St. Peter’s R.C. Church and a member of the…

  • Property Transfers — March8, 2006 — Part 3

    The Princeton Packet Inc. publishes information on real estate transactions in its core market as a public service because it believes the information is newsworthy and appropriate. The information is all on the public record. In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal location. While the intention is to…

  • Mangini, McLaughlin take golden road to Atlantic City

    Dynamic duo wins Region 5 mat titles By: Rudy Brandl    FLEMINGTON — John Mangini and Frank McLaughlin have been thinking about Atlantic City since long before the 2005-06 wrestling season began. Now, the Hillsborough High junior stars are on their way to Boardwalk Hall for the NJSIAA Championships.    Mangini and McLaughlin will take a first-class…

  • Near-misses cost Lady Mustangs winning record

    Team of newcomers played well By: John E. Powers        Given the circumstances, given the fact that the Manville High School girls’ basketball team came into the 2005-06 season having lost four of their five starters from last year to graduation, a 9-13 season might not have been considered too bad a year.    That’s what…

  • Manga mania

    Northern Burlington’s Anime Manga Club forms to celebrate and share Japanese comics By: Vanessa S. Holt    MANSFIELD — It might have started with Pokémon. Or perhaps it was InuYasha. But something happened, within the past few years, that changed the literary landscape for young people in the U.S., and many readers are embracing the change.…

  • Township, developers reach Brunswick Pike agreement

    The township and its developer partners agreed to redevelop a 2.5-acre site including the former Trent Motel site, with office, retail and senior housing. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    The Brunswick Pike South Redevelopment Area jumped forward Tuesday, as Township Council approved a developer’s agreement that paves the way for construction of affordable senior citizen housing…

  • Wins aren’t only measure of Cards’ success

    Boys hoops team progressed, became cohesive unit. By: John E. Powers    To see how much the Lawrence High School boys basketball team accomplished this winter wouldn’t mean looking at records or statistics or the banners the Cardinals put up on their gym wall.    Maybe the best way to understand how successful the team was is…