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  • Recreation fees may increase in 2006

    Township Council introduced an ordiance on Tuesday that, if approved, would raise fees for 11 adult and youth programs sponsored by the township Recreation Department. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer It will cost township residents and their children a few dollars more to play tennis or volleyball and to participate in travel camp or sports clinics,…

  • Hopewell Township revaluation behind schedule

    Question-and-answer session, featuring Martin Guhl, will be broadcast on local cable channel shortly By John Tredrea    Property revaluations in Hopewell Township are taking longer than expected, according to Deputy Mayor David Sandahl and Tax Assessor Toni Sost, who gave an update on the timeline for the ongoing project Monday.    Ms. Sost said Monday at the…

  • Board corrects inequities in busing policy

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse    Courtesy busing cuts — almost a sure thing next September for over 200 Hopewell Valley elementary school students who take buses to school this year— should have been expected.    Courtesy busing has been a luxury provided to some students who live within what state law considers areas from which children should…

  • Raiders stay hot on ice

    Lysyj, Janos key second win over B-R By: John Beisser        The beat goes on for the Hillsborough High ice hockey team.    Against excellent opponents, the Raiders piece together solid victories, such as the 4-1 decision over Bridgewater Raritan on Jan. 18. If the Panthers did not have Hillsborough on their schedule, they would be…

  • Letters to the Editor for the week of Jan. 26

    Parent: diocese should tell the truth To the editor:    I am very disappointed with the Diocese of Trenton and the Office of Catholic Education for closing Holy Assumption School — I am truly saddened by this news. My faith and trust has been deeply shaken.    The diocese should have invested money on the "at risk"…

  • Mother sentenced in daughter’s death

    Wife of on an Air Force serviceman living on Mcguire Air Force Base sentenced to nine years in prison By: Scott Morgan    A federal court Wednesday sentenced a military wife to nine years in federal prison in connection with the beating death of her 4-year-old daughter in May 2004.    April Williams, 24, who pleaded guilty…

  • Lady Bulldogs topple Trenton

    Hopewell Valley girls basketball By: Jim Green    The Hopewell Valley Central High School girls basketball team knew the odds were stacked against it heading into Tuesday night.    The Lady Bulldogs had lost four of five to drop to 4-8 on the season leading into their home game against state powerhouse Trenton. In order to give…

  • Property Transfers — January 25, 2006 — Part 2

    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…

  • Bus system, widening on tap

    Township meets with NJ Transit to discuss spending $4 million on buses and $6.8 million to widen Route 1. By: Joseph Harvie    The township has begun the planning phase of a bus system that will run throughout the township.    It has been meeting with NJ Transit, discussing the $4 million in federal transportation money to…