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HOPEWELL BOROUGH: BRUSH AND LEAF COLLECTION
Seasonal brush collection will conclude on Sept. 21 and equipment will be changed over for leaf collection purposes. In an effort to keep our town tidy throughout the seasons, we ask for cooperation in adhering to this deadline. Brush pickup will resume in mid-January with the pickup of holiday trees and continue until the fall…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Open space measures get approvals
By John Tredrea, Special Writer The Hopewell Township Committee voted Monday night to adopt two ordinances needed to move forward with a 143-acre open space preservation project on which the township is working with Mercer County. The property, known locally as the Hunter tract, is near Pleasant Valley Road and the Ted Stiles Preserve, also…
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Memorials: They are built for those who come later
Mike Chipowsky The following was taken from the opening remarks made Sept. 8 by former Hopewell Township police Chief Michael A. Chipowsky, today’s chairman of the Hopewell Valley Sept. 11th and Emergency Services Memorial Committee. His comments were made at the memorial ceremony at Alliger Park, Hopewell Township. “I would like to welcome you…
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Wine Tasting to benefit fire company
Preparing for the event are (left to right) Julia Grecco of the Stockton Fire Company, Greg Vaccarino, Christian Gilbreath, Dick Phillips, and Steve Skolits.
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WEST AMWELL: State OKs voting on regionalization of local schools
By John Tredrea, Special Writer WEST AMWELL — The state Department of Education’s Board of Review decided on Sept. 5 to OK a ballot question that could — if ultimately OK’d — result in the dissolution of the South Hunterdon Regional School District and the eventual regionalization of the four local school districts. ”The board…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Vikings maul EB Bears 34-0
By Ed Birch, Special Writer The 2012 South Brunswick Vikings opened its season last Friday on the road by tearing up the East Brunswick Bears 34-0. The game was never in doubt, as the high powered Vikings turned its offense on and never stopped the attack. The Vikings scoring started with just 9:36 remaining in…
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HOPEWELL BOROUGH: No way to save ‘beautiful tree’
Workers are in the process of removing an over-100-year-old tree from the property at 10 E. Broad St., Hopewell.
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Flemer family recieves D&R conservation award
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The Flemer family was known worldwide for the Princeton Nurseries it ran for nearly 100 years. On Sunday, the same family that shied away from publicity was recognized and honored for deciding to preserve more than 1,900 acres of its land forever. D&R Greenway Land Trust presented the family…
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IN THE KITCHEN: Foods symbolize holiday’s traditions
By pat Tanner, Special Writer When my editor asked me to devote this column to Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year celebration that begins at sundown on Sunday, Sept. 16, my thoughts turned to the current turmoil in Syria. There are very few Jews left in Syria itself some estimates are as low as…
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