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Found at consignment auction house in South Jersey By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    A piece of artwork reported stolen on May 21-22 from the yard of a River Road, Hopewell Township, home was recovered on June 3.        According to Chief George Meyer, the bronze sculpture, which is abstract art in the shape of a…

National Weather Service is predicting prolonged hot and humid weather on the East Coast that will begin Saturday and last through midweek    With the season’s first heat wave expected to arrive this weekend, the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services urges residents to take steps to avoid heat exhaustion and heat stroke.    ”Heat…

He is Pennington Borough’s new school board member By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Daniel O’Connor, Pennington Borough’s new school board member, will meet with residents at an informal reception at Toll Gate Grammar School on June 11 from 7-8:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria.    Toll Gate is on South Main Street at East Curlis Avenue…

Paul Chalupa charged with aggravated assault, resisting arrest, possessing a weapon for an unlawful purpose and disorderly conduct By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    A 70-year-old resident of Aunt Molly Road, who was upset about the way his section of the road was being graded, allegedly threatened a road worker with a knife and then threatened…

Thirty-two conditions were attached to the approval By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Berwind Property Group (BPG) got preliminary site plan approval to build 800,000 square feet of office space off Carter Road from the Hopewell Township Planning Board just before 2 a.m. Friday.    The 8-1 board vote, with Mayor Vanessa Sandom dissenting, came at the…

The program is called “The Next Step” By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association (SB-MWA) has offered Pennington Borough a program of assistance in developing goals and local ordinances that the association says would protect the environment and historic character of the borough.    The program is called “The Next Step,” and it…

There were no contested primary races for municipal governing body posts Tuesday By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    In Hopewell Valley, there were no contested primary races for municipal governing body posts on Tuesday.    As a possible result, voter turnout in the Valley was not impressive, particularly in Hopewell Township, where 1,195 out of 11,771 registered…

Municipal, school board and other meetings    HOPEWELL BOROUGH COUNCIL: June 5, 7 p.m., Borough Hall. HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE: Minnietown Lane Neighborhood Meeting, June 5, 7 p.m., (proposal for use of property at 197 Hopewell-Wertsville Road), Municipal Building. HOPEWELL VALLEY REGIONAL BOARD OF EDUCATION: June 9, 7:30 p.m., agenda meeting, 425 S. Main St.,…

Robert Hage of Burd Street asked officials to restrict canine attendance at the event By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    At the urging of a borough resident, Pennington Borough Council is considering banning dogs from Pennington Day in the future.    An incident that took place at the annual street fair on May 17 spurred Robert Hage…