• ‘Our village rocks!’

    Beth Judge and Will Mooney The Brothers Moon Hopewell     “It takes a village” to more than raise a child. It takes a village to join together to help one another through difficult times. On Sept. 12, our village came together to support a family faced with the challenge of healing from a serious illness.…

  • PARENTING PEARLS: Initiatives that emulate HealthCorps models needed

    By Dr. Mae Sakharov    Many among us are saddened by ethnic and religious wars being fought throughout the world. We also are deeply concerned about our crumbling failing schools and the long-term unemployment experienced by vast segments of the population.    It is not surprising that those imprisoned in poverty and urban decay suffer and this…

  • Repair road now!

    Helen Spencer Hopewell Township     Since I travel Route 518 quite often, especially from Stony Brook Road toward Van Dyke Road, I can’t help notice how awful the road surface is, especially as one nears Van Dyke Road.    No matter how you try to avoid the rough surface, ruts and holes, there is no way…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY FLU SHOTS UPDATE

       Hopewell Township Health Department will be offering flu vaccinations for residents of Hopewell Township.    Flu vaccinations are free for senior residents 65+ and $12 for any resident 18 years of age.    Vaccinations will be given on Oct. 27 at the Hopewell Township municipal building, 201 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville, from 1-3:30 p.m.    Appointments are required.…

  • MONROE: Green Fair honors past, looks ahead

    MONROE: Green Fair honors past, looks ahead

    Children’s Librarian Lynette Fucci holds an eco-friendly storytime at the second annual Green Fair. Photo courtesy of Joe Harvie.

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Two men arrested after shots fired
  • POLICE BLOTTER

       West Amwell Township police reported:    — On Sept. 26 at approximately 4:30 p.m., police stopped a vehicle on Route 31 for having a cracked windshield and unclear license plates — resulting in a warrant arrest on the vehicle’s driver. Patrolman Edward Skillman took Shaheira Wimbush, 25, of Trenton, into custody on an outstanding failure to…

  • CRANBURY: Scout’s firehouse benches more than a resting place

    CRANBURY: Scout’s firehouse benches more than a resting place

    David Kilby, Managing Editor    CRANBURY — It started as a simple Eagle Scout project for Alex Jost of Troop 52 in Cranbury: purchase and install two park benches for the volunteer firefighters of the Cranbury Fire Company by their firehouse front door.    By the time it was finished it became much more than that. The…

  • RETROSPECTIVES: October 7

    Peggy S. and Frank J. Brennan CRANBURY 10 Years Ago — 2001 • The Cranbury school board unanimously approved a school expansion project, set to cost $7.3 million.    The board viewed revised designs by Allan Kehrt of KSS architects and a revised budget by Bovis Lend Lease. Included in the proposed budget are design and construction…

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