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  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Gene Ramsey loves to study the night sky

    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Gene Ramsey loves to study the night sky

    AAAP’s Simpson Observatory, in a remote wooded section of Washington Crossing Park, is open to the public every Friday night — April through October By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    A magnified witnessing of the stark, strange beauty of the cosmos and its mind-humbling vastness can bring one perspective and the peace of mind and knowledge…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Officials OK purchase of Pennytown Shopping Village

    Plans are to use the property for COAH units By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Hopewell Township officials have voted to buy the Pennytown Shopping Village for $6.65 million and use the land on which the center is located for affordable housing.    The unanimous vote on the enabling bond ordinance came at Monday’s meeting of the…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Stony Brook Elementary School gets highfalutin art

    Award of 40 reproductions was made by Picturing America, a project of the National Endowment for the Humanities By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Stony Brook Elementary School has been given 40 high-quality reproductions of important American works of art, school district spokeswoman JoAnn Meyer said.    The reproductions will be used in the study of American…

  • PENNINGTON: Valley students do well in standardized tests

    Well over 90 percent of district’s elementary and middle school students demonstrated a mastery of literacy and math skills By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Students in the Hopewell Valley Regional School District are continuing their longstanding pattern of performing well above state averages in standardized tests, school officials said.    ”Despite new state benchmarks which significantly…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Officials designate five historic sites

    Five ordinances, one for each site, were adopted By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Five sites were officially designated as historic by the Hopewell Township Committee on Monday night.    Five ordinances, one for each site, were adopted by unanimous vote.    All five ordinances were backed by the township’s Historic Preservation Commission and Planning Board, which reviewed…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Gene Ramsey loves to study the night sky

    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Gene Ramsey loves to study the night sky

    Gene Ramsey is shown with one of the Amateur Astronomy Association of Princeton’s two telescopes at an observatory in Washington Crossing State Park.

  • PENNINGTON: Say hello to school board

    Valley board holds reception    Meet members of the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education in an informal setting.    Board members will gather 30 minutes before their regular business meeting on Dec. 15 in a special reception for parents and interested community members. The event starts at 7 p.m. in the Administration Building, 425 S. Main…

  • EWING: Scudder Falls Bridge closures slated

    For week of Dec. 8-12    The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission has announced that the southbound right-hand lane of the Scudder Falls (I-95) Bridge is scheduled to be closed from 9 p.m. -5 a.m. Dec. 8-12.    The lane closure is required to accommodate contractors that are performing work in the vicinity of the bridge.…

  • PENNINGTON: Internet safety advice given by local officials

    Chief George Meyer: ‘Keeping our children safe in this digital age requires work on the part of all of us’ Bu John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Become part of your child’s online experience. If your child has a Web page or MySpace page, ask to see it. Have them show you what they find interesting on…