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  • Police charge teens at weekend party

    Thirteen youngsters were charged with violations related to alcohol, while two others were charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana. By: Melissa Edmond    Hillsborough police charged 15 teenagers with violation of various drinking and drug laws at a party at a Sunnymead Road residence at approximately 10:50 p.m. Jan. 28.    The teenagers…

  • HVN is 50 years old today

    On Feb. 9, 1956, the new HVN began to fill the void left by the absence of the Hopewell Herald By Ruth Luse    On Feb. 9, 1956, the Hopewell Valley News hit the newsstands for the first time.    The local paper, which cost 5 cents a week and $2 a year, filled the void left…

  • Editorial for the week of Feb. 9

    FFA program gets wider recognition By: Rob Heyman    It’s about that time when The Messenger-Press circulates its annual magazine saluting the hardworking students of the Allentown High School FFA program. We’re planning another informative supplement this year but our readers will notice a few changes that we hope will improve what has become an annual…

  • Letters for the week of Feb. 9

    Hospital will be a headache To the editor:     I would like to respond to the article I read titled "Capital Health awaits decision on new Princess Road hospital" (The Ledger, Feb. 2). After reading the article and comments by Dennis Dooley, CHS vice president for planning and development, my concerns over the new proposed…

  • Florence, NBC girls’ basketball make states

    By: Sean Moylan    As expected, the Florence Township Memorial High School girls’ varsity basketball team qualified for the NJSIAA state tournament with a 71-36 victory at Burlington City last Thursday.    Nevertheless, Florence is still looking to take its game to the next level.    "We haven’t proven too much this year except that we qualified for…

  • Property Transfers — February 8, 2006 — Part 1

    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…

  • Hopewell area businesses helped make HVN possible

    Business people in the Hopewell area were the ones who, in late 1955 and early 1956, made it possible for Harry Richard to create the HVN and keep it going strong for 31 years By Ruth Luse    Anyone who knew Harry A. Richard well knew he loved to go out and "call on the trade."…

  • Sheryl Lee Terppe

       Sheryl Lee (Warburton) Terppe, 59, of Kendall Park, and Cape Coral, Fla., died Saturday, Jan. 28, at her home in Florida.    She was employed in the banking industry as vice president of marketing until her retirement. She was born in Somerville.    Her parents, Walter and Marion Lee Warburton, are deceased. She is survived by her…

  • Obituaries for the week of Feb. 9

    Priscilla Snyder, Wilma S. Lovell, Fred W. Keeler, Jospeh N. Timko, Frances Leverett, Robert A. Ference Sr. Joseph Jacobs Priscilla Snyder    BEAR, Del. — Priscilla Snyder, 95, died Jan. 29 at home.    Born in Pooridge, Pa., Ms. Snyder lived in Trenton and Robbinsville before moving to Bear, Del., with her daughter and son-in-law about eight…