• HILLSBOROUGH: HHS swimmers impress at county

    Girls second, boys are third By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    When Rachel Stoddard and Emma Kohlenstein went 1-3 in the 100-yard breaststroke, it gave the Hillsborough High School girls swim team a chance at their first Somerset County Championship title since 2000.    The inspired Raiders instead had to settle for their second straight runner-up…

  • SENIOR CORNER: February-March, 2012

       The following programs are offered in the Monroe Township Senior Center in the Municipal Building on Perrineville Road.    The name has changed officially to the Monroe Township Office of Senior Services with the Senior Center housing activities and special events.    The walk-in option was eliminated as a result of its complications. Admission will be denied…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: RHS girls hoops qualifies for states

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Allison Guido and the Robbinsville High School girls basketball team are just starting to get used to winning.    Guido, a Ravens senior, has seen a lot of losses in her career, but this year she’s adjusting to a new side, which explains why they have been slow to celebrate…

  • Thanks for the help!

    Wyatt and Vivian Pratt Hopewell Borough     We would like to thank the Hopewell Township Committee for helping the school district by aiding in the baseball field relocation at the high school and better placement of the turf field.    It is great for the school, students and the wider Hopewell Valley community with an additional…

  • CRANBURY: Local screenwriter pens first novel

    CRANBURY: Local screenwriter pens first novel

    Kevin Fox’s first novel comes out on Tuesday. Photo by Marjorie Jones.

  • Hopewell Senior Advisory Board begins year with eye on the prize

    Hopewell Senior Advisory Board begins year with eye on the prize

    These members of the 2012 Hopewell Valley Senior Advisory Board have big hopes for the future. Shown from left are: (seated) Anne Bolick (co-secretary), Abigail Waugh (Hopewell Valley Senior Services coordinator), Larry Mansier (chairman), Jean Harrington, Rosaline Fleming; (standing) Nils Stout, Burt Sutker (chairman, Mercer County Council on Aging), Weed Tucker (Pennington liaison), Noel Goeke,…

  • Video promotes baseball, softball registration

    Video promotes baseball, softball registration

       A new video — featuring a pint-size radio announcer with big league dreams — is being used to promote registration for the 2012 Lambertville-West Amwell Youth Baseball Association.    The video depicts Lambertville resident and youth player, Sam Weber, as John Sterling, the voice of the New York Yankees, calling a game at Ely Field on…

  • HVCBank announces record earnings for 2011

       The Board of Directors of Hopewell Valley Community Bank (PinkSheets: HWDY) has announced that 2011 ended with record annual earnings.    The board also increased the semi -annual cash dividend by 11.1 percent, moving it from $.045 to $.05. The cash dividend will be payable on March 9, 2012, to shareholders of record on Feb. 13,2012.…

  • ALLENTOWN: On a wing and a dare

    ALLENTOWN: On a wing and a dare

    By Jenna Kunze, Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — You can’t be a chicken to participate in Allentown High School’s annual gastronomic spectacle: The Wing Bowl Competition. The buffalo wing-eating contest involving students and staff risks indigestion for glory and a good cause. All money raised goes to Operation Redbirds, which collects care package donations for Allentown…

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