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  • Tests taint drinking water

    Drop in water pressure due to fire suppression tests caused contamination of residents’ water. By: Joseph Harvie    Several residents of Davidsons Mill Road were told to use bottled water for two days last week after several fire suppression tests at a nearby warehouse caused a sudden drop in pressure that turned the homeowners’ tap water…

  • Clemens proves ‘Most Valuable’ to Scotties

    By: Sean Moylan    Even if he doesn’t win a match the rest of his career, Brent Clemens would have to be considered one of the finest wrestlers in the history of the Bordentown Regional High School varsity wrestling program. But the senior star plans on winning many more matches.    One of Clemens’ latest and greatest…

  • Former Hopewell mayor dies suddenly in Florida

    A celebration of George Padgett’s life is planned for Feb. 18 at 11 a.m. at the Hopewell Valley Golf Club, located off Route 654 (Pennington-Hopewell Road) in Hopewell Township By Ruth Luse    Former Hopewell Borough Mayor George Arthur Padgett, 73, died unexpectedly on Dec. 29.    A resident of Sarasota, Fla., Mr. Padgett died at Sarasota…

  • Lawrence girls squad shows pride in fourth-quarter comeback attempt

    Lawrence girls basketball By: Jim Green    The Lawrence High School girls basketball team showed what it is capable of during the fourth quarter of its John Molinelli Memorial Holiday Tournament consolation game against Hopewell Valley.    The Cardinals used aggressive offense and stifling defense to go on a 14-0 run and pull within eight points of…

  • South eyes GMC relays

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    This year’s Greater Middlesex Conference Winter Track Relays take place today (Thursday) at the recently refurbished Jersey City Armory.    The South Brunswick High School boys’ and girls’ squads prepared for this week’s meet by attending the Marine Corps Holiday Classic held at the 168th Street Armory in New York City over…

  • TPS girls claw way into final

    Pennington girls basketball By: Jim Green    Considering The Pennington School girls basketball team was playing without three starters, just making the final of the John Molinelli Memorial Holiday Tournament was a fine accomplishment.    The Red Raiders were playing without Ali Kliment, Keri Washington and Kori Washington, all of whom were in Florida for a soccer…

  • EDITORIAL

    Resolved: Let’s become better people.    New Year’s resolutions, as everyone knows, are made to be broken.    Here we are, five days into 2006, and most of us have probably already eaten more than we swore we would eat once we started that diet — the one we were so sure we would stick to this…

  • Lady Raiders recover to finish third in tourney

    Team doesn’t defend War of the Worlds title By: Rudy Brandl        PLAINSBORO — Playing for third place usually isn’t considered important, especially in a holiday basketball tournament, but it certainly meant something to the Hillsborough High girls.    The Lady Raiders were coming off an ugly 50-29 loss to North Hunterdon, a team they had…

  • Township’s newest leader

    John Murphy joins Township Committee John Murphy takes the oath of office as a member of the Hopewell Township Committee from Mike Kahme, township resident. With Committeeman Murphy are his wife Jennifer and his daughter Caelin. Not shown is son Riley.