• REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: Traffic: Using cut-through streets instead of main streets

    By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    During a discussion about traffic at the Hopewell Valley League of Women Voters’ Candidates Night, something Sean Jackson said struck me as making a lot of sense.    Mr. Jackson is a Hopewell Borough councilman. Like David Mackie, Mr. Jackson is running unopposed to keep his seat on council.    Mr. Jackson…

  • Seventh-graders to hear anti-bullying program

    By: centraljersey.com On Wednesday, Hillsborough Middle School’s seventh-graders will attend Rachel’s Challenge, an assembly program aimed at bullying and violence abatement. Rachel Joy Scott was the first person killed at Columbine High school on April 20, 1999. Rachel’s acts of kindness and compassion, coupled with the content of her six diaries are the foundation for…

  • NJ CHARITY FOR THE BLIND CELEBRATES A CENTURY OF SERVICE: All are Invited to 100th Birthday Bash

    NJ CHARITY FOR THE BLIND CELEBRATES A CENTURY OF SERVICE: All are Invited to 100th Birthday Bash

    By Marisa Media, NJBCA Director of Development Leonardo, NJ | Sea Bright, NJ | October 21, 2010 – The New Jersey Blind Citizens Association (NJBCA) at Camp Happiness will commemorate 100 years of unlocking opportunities for the blind and visually impaired this November, and everyone is invited to join the celebration. NJBCA will kick off a…

  • Linda Seida

    By: centraljersey.com WEST AMWELL – Mayor Thomas Molnar said the purchase of a used garbage truck could eventually save the township about $50,000 by allowing West Amwell to eliminate its garbage-hauling contract with Central Jersey Waste. Even more could have been saved if a deal to purchase a used truck for recycling had gone through.…

  • Sipprelle, not Holt!

    George Helmstetter, Hopewell Township     As the longest recession in my lifetime carries on now for over two years, the people in power make no attempt to stifle it or reverse its course. Why do I remind you of this disaster in progress? Rush Holt has rubber-stamped this agenda the entire way through. He’s voted…

  • Township plans lack vision for agriculture

    Jim DiCorcia, Montgomery Road    Hillsborough will continue to be attractive to land developers based on our amount of available land, good schools and above average income levels in the township. As a result, we can expect a corresponding loss of farmland and other rural community assets unless we take action to create new opportunities that…

  • MANVILLE: Weston classes hit the streets to stay cool

    MANVILLE: Weston classes hit the streets to stay cool

    Weston students walk around the school Friday during a project raising money to buy air conditioning units. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Best feet forward

    HILLSBOROUGH: Best feet forward

    The Jr. Raiders Div. II Nebraska Huskers are helping show their support for breast cancer awareness month — and the memory of Sunnymead teacher Lisa Nowratzki — by wearing pink laces in their shoes.

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Raven boys run to Patriot title

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Andrew Kurzeja has been there for every step of the growth of the Robbinsville High School boys cross country team.    The senior enjoyed another step for the Ravens as they captured their first Patriot Division championship in the Colonial Valley Conference with a sweep last week of Hopewell Valley,…

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