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Turkey Trot kicks off Thanksgiving Day in Hopewell Valley
People of all ages got their Thanksgiving Day off right with a run, walk or jog during the 13th Annual Hopewell 5K Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot. The morning of Thanksgiving people participated in the 5K Cross Country Course at Rosedale Park in Pennington dressed in running gear and some in turkey costumes or Thanksgiving decorations…
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Incumbents, newcomer secure seats on East Windsor school board
Incumbent East Windsor Regional School District school board members Jeanne Bourjolly and Michael John Weeks II will return to the school board, along with newcomer Karen Salter, based on the certified vote tallies following the Nov. 7 general election. Bourjolly and Salter, who will represent East Windsor Township on the nine-member school board, earned 2,533…
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School board elections return incumbents and welcome newcomer
Incumbent school board members – Board President Anita Williams Galiano, Vice President Andrea Driver, and Pamela Lilleston – return to the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education has been certified by the Mercer County Clerk’s Office. When sworn in to start their three-year terms representing Hopewell Township on the school board in January, they will…
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First phase of Watershed’s Wargo Pond restoration complete
After months of construction and repairs, phase one of the Wargo Pond restoration is complete. The necessary repairs to the mechanisms that regulate the water level, the structure of the pond, and the earthen dam are finished and Wargo Pond is holding water again. ‘We are very excited that life can return to Wargo Pond,”…
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Bulk pickup collected once a month in new trash contract
The Lawrence Township Council awarded a one-year contract to trash hauler Interstate Waste Services for residential garbage and bulk item collection, beginning Dec. 1. The Township Council awarded the $1.3 million contract to the Ewing Township-based hauler at its Nov. 9 meeting. Interstate Waste Services was the only bidder for the job. The contract begins…
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Incumbent, newcomer look forward to terms on Lawrence Township Council
The re-election of incumbent Township Councilman John Ryan and the election of two newcomers to the Lawrence Township Council has been confirmed by Mercer County election officials, following the Nov. 7 general election. Ryan and his running mates, Patricia Hendricks Farmer and Olympia I’Liou Perry – all Democrats – were unopposed in their quest for…
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Two incumbents, newcomer secure seats for Lawrence school board
Two incumbent school board members will be joined by a newcomer when the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education reorganizes in January. Incumbent school board member Michele Bowes was the top vote-getter with 4,001 votes, followed by newcomer Diana Pasculli with 3,939 votes. Incumbent school board member Arundel Clarke received 3,745 votes. Candidate Thomas…
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Democrats take seats in Hopewell Borough
Hopewell Borough is set to have a familiar face in the role of mayor after Councilman Ryan Kennedy earned the seat in his mayoral race during the general election Nov. 7. The race for mayor was uncontested. The Mercer County Clerk’s office certified the election results on Nov. 22. Kennedy received 634 votes for the…
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Bordentown artists to showcase at Holiday Art Show
The Artists of Bordentown Holiday Art Show will highlight seven well-known contemporary Bordentown artists and crafts people and Leaping Dog Art Studios. The show will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 2-3 at Old City Hall, 11 Crosswicks St. Admission is free. Since its founding, the Historic City of Bordentown has always been…
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