• MONROE: Fire District 1 faces heat despite steady budget

    MONROE: Fire District 1 faces heat despite steady budget

    Incumbents Vincent DiLieto (left), Mike Costello (center) and Robert LeBrun are being challenged for seats on the Monroe Fire District 1 Board of Fire Commissioners. Staff photo by David Kilby.

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Sewer bond vote slated for May 8

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    A referendum on a controversial Hopewell Township bond ordinance will be held May 8, the Township Committee decided Tuesday night.    In November, the Township Committee, with Vanessa Sandom dissenting, voted 4-1 to adopt a $4.1 million bond ordinance to reserve 267,000 gallons of daily sewerage treatment capacity from the Ewing-Lawrence…

  • Outstanding Women to be Honored March 23

    By Somerset County Board of Freeholders FRANKLIN – Tickets are on sale for the 20th annual Outstanding Women in Somerset County awards dinner sponsored by the county Commission on the Status of Women. This year’s program will be held Friday, March 23, at The Imperia at 1714 Easton Ave., Somerset. A cash bar at 6:30 p.m.…

  • MONROE: District 3 tax rate still a major concern

    MONROE: District 3 tax rate still a major concern

    David Kilby, Managing Editor    MONROE — Two open seats on the Monroe Fire District 3 Board of Commissioners and the tentative budget of $4.6 million go before voters Saturday.    The incumbent candidates are Joel Kaplan and Gerald Kaplan, no relation, and their challengers are Benjamin Vivona and returning candidate Michael Konowicz.    The total operating budget…

  • Fire districts elections readied for Saturday

    By Birgitta Wolfe, Managing Editor    Fire District elections will be held Saturday from 2 to 9 p.m. at local firehouses. District residents will vote on fire department budgets and members to the local fire commissions.    In Bordentown Township’s Fire District 2 (Derby Fire Company), voting will take place the firehouse at 262 Crosswicks Road.    The…

  • PRINCETON: State board wants more information on university plan

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Princeton University’s plan to build a $300 million arts complex and move the Dinky station will chug along while the Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Environmental Protection gathers more information about the project.    During a hearing on Feb. 16 in Trenton before the state Historic Sites Council, a…

  • Can still have November election

    Daniel J. O’Connor Pennington Borough     This letter contains my views as a private citizen on the topic of moving the annual school election from April to the General Election in November. This letter is not authorized or written on behalf of the Hopewell Valley Regional School Board, on which I serve as the Pennington…

  • HVEF E-Squared nominees sought

       Nominations are requested for the annual E-Squared Awards sponsored by the Hopewell Valley Education Foundation (HVEF).    The awards recognize an individual and an organization/business for their support and contributions to the Hopewell Valley schools.    Established in 1993, the Hopewell Valley Education Foundation is a not-for-profit organization serving the needs of the public schools that make…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Jiggetts runs wild at CJ I meet

    RHS senior is triple winner By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Julian Jiggetts is looking to enjoy his senior year before heading to Brown University, where he will compete for the Bears men’s track and field team.    If along the way, Jiggetts can pick up some championships in his final scholastic year, that would make…

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