• County college planetarium offers variety of star shows

    By: centraljersey.com BRANCHBURG – The Planetarium at Raritan Valley Community College is offering a variety of star shows and laser concerts for all ages in February. The following shows will be presented: SETI – The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence: Saturdays, Feb. 5, 12, 19 and 26 at 3 p.m. The prospect humans may not be…

  • PRINCETON: Graves brings design talents to health care field

    PRINCETON: Graves brings design talents to health care field

    By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer    Michael Graves’ Princeton-based firm has expanded into yet another arena for the famed architect and designer — health care design.    ”Since my paralysis eight years ago,” Mr. Graves said, “we’re really committed to this area of design, along with other things we’re doing. We haven’t given them up, but we’re…

  • RVCC planetarium announces February shows

    By: centraljersey.com BRANCHBURG – The planetarium at Raritan Valley Community College is offering a variety of star shows and laser concerts for all ages in February. The following shows will be presented: SETI – The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence: Saturdays, Feb. 5, 12, 19 and 26 at 3 p.m. The prospect humans may not be…

  • THE STATE WE’RE IN

    By: centraljersey.com New Jersey rocks! And I’m not talking about Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, the Smithereens or even the Fugees. I’m talking about the bedrock that forms the foundation of this state we’re in. A recent study found that New Jersey’s rocks are older than previously thought. The new knowledge gives us ever more reason…

  • Andrew Corselli

    By: centraljersey.com Jorden Schiff took part in his first Board of Education meeting as superintendent of the Hillsborough School District on Monday night. He began by thanking each of the members and speaking of what an honor it is to be in his position. "First of all, I would like to say that is an…

  • SUNSHINE LIST

    Municipal, school board and other meetings    Editor’s note: Representatives of municipal governments, boards, committees and commissions doing business in Hopewell Valley are requested to e-mail or fax (609-924-3842) lists of meeting dates for 2011 as soon as they are available for use in this column and in order to comply with the state’s Open Public…

  • Rich Fisher

    By: centraljersey.com The Hopewell Valley High wrestling team has opened the season by taking its lumps against its usual gauntlet of outstanding non-conference foes; and administering the lumps to Colonial Valley Conference opponents. As always, coach "Super" Mario Harpel has provided the Bulldogs with a formidable early-season schedule against state powers Delaware Valley, Hunterdon Central…

  • ’Offensive and unconstitutional’

    Ken Hansen, Hopewell Township     In a recent edition of the Hopewell Valley News there was a front-page story with the headline, “School district could pick up $179,872 in prep tuition fees.” I don’t see this ever happening.    The article mentions two bills, one in the state Senate (S-426) and one in the state Assembly…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: McGinty named council leader

    By Doug Carman, Staff Writer     HIGHTSTOWN — No-nonsense Councilwoman Isabel McGinty was elected the Borough Council president at the annual reorganization meeting Jan. 1, representing yet another major change for the new-look governing body.     Earlier this month, new Mayor Steve Kirson was sworn in, as well as two rookie councilwomen in Selena Bibens…

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