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The proposed ordinance focuses on practice that already exists By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    All restaurants in central Pennington — including non-full service restaurants —would be allowed to have tables for outdoor dining under a proposed ordinance introduced by a unanimous Pennington Borough Council vote Monday night.    Full-service restaurants, which employ waiters and waitresses, already…

Cardboard caught fire in a kiln at company’s corporate headquarters By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Cardboard that caught fire in a kiln at Kooltronic Inc.’s corporate headquarters in Hopewell Township Tuesday morning was put out by a worker with an extinguisher after 911 had been called.    No one was injured, and there was no damage…

In addition to candidates for local offices, voters will pick party candidates for November ballots on the county and state levels Tuesday By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    In Hopewell Valley, there will be no contested primary election races for municipal government posts on Tuesday.    However, there will be races in November in Pennington and Hopewell…

Spotted several times from Sunday to Tuesday By Ruth Luse and Lea Kahn    A small black bear has been criss-crossing Lawrence and Hopewell townships since Sunday afternoon, according to the Lawrence and Hopewell Township police departments.    The bear was first sighted on Route 29 on Sunday and then on Dublin Road Monday, Hopewell Township police…

Two meetings, one involving Brandon Farms, and the other, street connections in southern Hopewell Township, are slated for next week By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Two meetings, one involving Brandon Farms, and the other, street connections in southern Hopewell Township, are slated for next week:    — A presentation by NJ American Water on its acquisition…

Municipal, school board and other meetings    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD: May 29, 7:30 p.m., special meeting, BPG’s application (continued from May 22), Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE: June 2, 7:30 p.m., NJ American presentation on proposed purchase of Trenton Water Works, HVCHS auditorium; June 3, 7 p.m., public information session on Crest, Plymouth, Denow…

Group probably will be appointed and begin holding meetings by September By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    The future of the Mount Rose intersection in eastern Hopewell Township has been one of the most contentious issues of the prolonged hearings on BPG’s development application before the township Planning Board.    Those hearings will continue tonight (see story…

Becky Taylor of Bristol-Myers Squibb: ”We expect to make 50 percent or more of the trail accessible this year.” By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    The Lawrence-Hopewell Trail (LHT) — a 20-mile loop-shaped pathway for pedestrians and cyclists connecting Lawrence and Hopewell townships — is expected to be at least 50 percent complete by the end…

Eight 42-minute periods would become six 58-minute periods By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    A new daily scheduling system with six 58-minute periods has been recommended for Central High School (CHS).    CHS Principal Michael Daher said the system — which could be in place for the 2009-2010 school year — would decrease students’ scheduling conflicts, increase…