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Officer Kevin Tatur has taken a job in Huntersville, N.C. By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Pennington has received about 60 applications for a vacant patrolman’s position following the departure of Officer Kevin Tatur.    The resignation of Officer Tatur, who was on the Pennington police force for 13 years, was formally noted at Monday night’s Borough…

   HOPEWELL BOROUGH COUNCIL: July 10, 7 p.m., special meeting, public hearing/adoption of 2008 municipal budget, lower meeting room 4, Borough Hall.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD: July 10 and 24, 7:30 p.m., Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES: July 10, 7:30 p.m., 13 E. Broad St., Hopewell.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE: July 14…

Becky Taylor: ‘We are on track to open over 50 percent of the trail to the public by the end of this year and complete the entire length by 2012’    The Lawrence Hopewell Trail (LHT) will hold its 2008 Stakeholders Task Force meeting from 7-9 p.m. July 17 at the Bristol-Myers Squibb campus, Route 206…

Titusville’s Miss 4th of July, Rosie Rarich (second from right), poses with her court, including (from left) Jessie Lindenberger, Kristen Birdsey, Victoria Potucek and Arielle Wolfe.

On July 4, Titusville area residents held their annual celebration. Results of various contests are listed    On July 4, Titusville area residents held their annual celebration. Results of various contests are listed below:    The Baby Parade:    Historic — Little George Washington, Zachary Winkel, second; Reflections of the Crossing, Liam and Trevor Sirak, first.    Nursery Rhyme…

Rockwell Automation has no immediate plans to sell Somerset properties and is unconcerned about possible rezoning in the area By Aleen Crispino, Special Writer    Representatives of Rockwell Automation — owner of at least four and possibly seven vacant residential properties on the south side of Somerset Street in Hopewell Borough — say the company has…

Traffic Calming group has been focusing on four streets: King George Road, Burd Street, Abey Drive and Franklin Avenue, all used by commuters By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Curbing, sidewalks and bicycle lanes are among possible improvements to a section of King George Road that could be funded by a state grant for which Pennington…

But the color line stood between him and the Dodgers By John Tredrea     Several years before Jackie Robinson broke the color line in major league baseball, a Pennington baseball player was so good that he was approached by a scout from the Brooklyn Dodgers, the team Robinson joined in 1947.     “The Brooklyn scout…

His "Twisted Logic" takes honors at New York City festival By John Tredrea     How’s this for a full life?     Thirty-seven years riding an ambulance as a volunteer emergency medical technician.     Teaching high school for 33 years.     Being a member of your town’s governing body for 12 years.     Being an ace…