• ROEBLING: Author discusses ‘Roebling Legacy’

    By Meg Walker, Special Writer    ”It’s not a palace, not a church, not a city hall,” mused Clifford Zink so why is the Brooklyn Bridge one of the best-loved structures in the world?    Members of the Chesterfield Township Historical Society considered this and other questions about the bridge’s designer, John Roebling, when Mr. Zink, author…

  • SPRINGFIELD HAPPENINGS: May 17

    By Michelle Marinello    The Springfield Township zoning board meeting is Monday, May 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the municipal building.    The Affordable Housing Board meeting is Monday, May 28, at 7 p.m. in the municipal building.    The Springfield Fire Company meeting is Thursday, May 28, at 8 p.m. at the Jobstown firehouse.    The Springfield Township…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Hamptons pact with ELSA adds to sewer concerns

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    An intense debate at Monday night’s Hopewell Township Committee meeting on the future of sewer service in the township centered around a local development firm’s securing, on its own, a deal with the Ewing-Lawrence Sewerage Authority (ELSA) for a 19-unit market-rate residential development off Denow Road.    A key element in…

  • BORDENTOWN: Passport applications to be processed during Street Fair

       BORDENTOWN — Passport application services will be available at the Bordentown Street Fair on May 19 and 20, said County Clerk Timothy D. Tyler.    Prepare for the upcoming travel season and apply for a U.S. passport at the county clerk’s table at the fair, located in front of Betty Ann’s Hair Salon.    U.S. citizens planning…

  • Accident gave writer time to reflect

    Michael Mitrano Titusville     About two weeks ago I had an accident that left me out cold on my living room floor with a broken jaw and some other minor injuries. Four days in the hospital and time since then with my jaw wired shut have given me some time to reflect on two things.…

  • Well worth the effort

        I read with interest the Guest Opinion — “Biking In and Out of Pennington” — by Eileen Heinzel and Tom Ogren in the May 10 HVN. Most interesting for me was the Lawrence-Hopewell Trail (LHT) discussion, having often been on it and having seen many other users as I drive by different segments of…

  • Single-patient rooms offer privacy, infection prevention

    By John Tredrea In an effort to reduce the risk of patients and their visitors spreading infection to fellow patients and to protect their privacy, all the rooms in the new hospital will be single-patient rooms.    “We did that because, first and foremost, it reduces the risk of infection,” said CEO Barry Rabner. “It will…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Local towns receive state funds for cleaning up

       HAMILTON — Towns throughout the 14th District will be receiving a total of nearly $350,000 in Clean Communities Grants from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, according to Sen. Linda R. Greenstein, Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo and Assemblyman Dan Benson.    ”Litter and garbage on our public lands can be a health hazard for residents of…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Mayor delivers annual state of EW address

    EAST WINDSOR: Mayor delivers annual state of EW address

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    EAST WINDSOR — Mayor Janice Mironov declared “East Windsor remains relatively strong” and “undaunted in spirit” in her “State of East Windsor Township” address May 10 at the Holiday Inn on Monmouth Street.    She also said her two goals for the year are preserving open space and farmland, which she…

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