Category: archives
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No wedding crasher
Hightstown official often makes it official. By: Kip Berman HIGHTSTOWN Upon winning an election, a series of congratulatory phone calls are to be expected. But when Bob Patten was elected mayor of Hightstown in 2000, he received a call the next day requesting him to use his new mayoral powers in a manner he…
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LETTERS
Vote ‘yes’ for children To the editor: I was on the Monroe Board of Education for 18 years and was involved in many urgently needed referendums, such as the Richard P. Marasco Performing Arts Center, additions to Brookside School, and a new Mill Lake School to name just a few. None of these, however,…
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Mosque plan irks neighbors in South Brunswick
Neighbors claim the Islamic Society of Central Jersey’s expansion plans are too large. By:Joseph Harvie Residents of Richard Road and Princeton Gate say plans to expand the Islamic Society of Central Jersey on its 16.3-acre parcel could mean increased traffic, a decrease in property values and a negative effect on the environment. The society is…
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Friends of former UPS driver say farewell
Pennington-area friends gather to give Dave Jackson a send-off By John Tredrea Dave Jackson made a lot of friends during his 22 years as a UPS driver in Pennington Borough and surrounding sections of Hopewell Township. Many of them stopped by at Wildflower’s, a restaurant/ tavern located on the Pennington Circle, Friday night to give…
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Man to be lauded for saving two lives
Chief Michael Chipowsky will present Kevin Phillips with a resolution recognizing his "heroic act of valor" By John Tredrea Kevin Phillips, the 36-year-old Pennsylvania man credited by local police with saving the lives of a drowning man and dog last month in Titusville, is scheduled to be honored at Monday’s Hopewell Township Committee meeting. Mr.…
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Booster Club gets OK to raise money for turf on football field
School district would have to get go-ahead on the feasibility of the project from its architect before proceeding By John Tredrea The Hopewell Valley school board has endorsed the Hopewell Valley Booster Club’s wish to run a fundraiser to replace the grass on the football field at Timberlane Middle School with synthetic turf. The recommendation…
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What Hopewell Valley property owners should know about revaluation
GUEST COLUMN By David Sandahl Taxpayers in Hopewell Valley are beginning to see the results of a "revaluation" ordered by the Mercer County Board of Taxation. Some residents in Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township and Pennington Borough are expressing concern about the effect the revaluation will have on the property taxes they pay. What is a…
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Kathryn M. Kintner
Kathryn M. Kintner, 92, died Tuesday at Merwick Rehab Hospital & Nursing Care, Princeton. Born in Pennington, Mrs. Kintner has been a resident of Hopewell for over 70 years. She was a homemaker and friend to many people. Preceded in death by her parents Russell and Lilly Drake, her husband William Kintner Sr. and her…
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More Hopewell Valley students would be walkers under board policy
According to Superintendent Judith Ferguson, about 220 students live within state-mandated limits for busing and would not qualify for hazardous busing under an amended board transportation policy By John Tredrea The school board plans to implement busing changes that would require close to 220 students who now are bused to walk to school in the…
