• HOPEWELL VALLEY: RELIEF EFFORTS FOR HAITI

    Hopewell Valley Youth Chorale and The Pennington School    — The Hopewell Valley Youth Chorale will present its winter concert, “Gifts,” to benefit the children of Haiti, on Jan. 24 at 4 p.m. at the Pennington Presbyterian Church. The program is a collection of pieces that speak to the diverse gifts that each of us experience…

  • YOUR VIEWS: NJ’s wage laws hamper our economy

    Robert M. Brown of West Collingswood Heights     I own a small business in New Jersey that performs asphalt paving of public streets. When I am able to ask other non-industry people what they think would be a fair wage and benefit package to pay someone to sweep the gutters of their street with a…

  • Senior corner

       The Manville Senior Citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. every second Thursday of the month at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2290 located on Washington Avenue. The club is open to new members who are residents of Manville, age 60 and older, and age 55 if disabled.    Canned goods or non-perishable food items will continue…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Home for disabled is coming

    Group residence will be on 1-acre tract on the western side of Harbourton-Rocktown Road By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    A four-bedroom group home for the developmentally disabled is being built in a scenic, rural corner of Hopewell Township with the help of two nonprofit organizations — one that helps the disabled and one that preserves…

  • HOPEWELL: Mercer County woman still missing in Haiti

    By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP — The family of Christine Gianacaci, a Hopewell Township woman who was still missing in Haiti as of 3 p.m. Monday, thinks there is good reason to believe she will be found.    Ms. Gianacaci, 22, is the daughter of John and Jean Hall Gianacaci, of Hopewell Township, and…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Warner joins City Council

    New member had to resign from school board, of which she was vice president, to accept the seat By Linda Seida, Statt Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — The City Council on Monday appointed Elaine Warner to fill the open council seat created by Ron Pittore’s resignation.    Ms. Warner has served on the Lambertville Public School Board of…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Effort to save historic house gains traction

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    One of the township’s oldest and most historic houses may be getting a lifeline to save it from the possibility of demolition.    The Revolutionary War-era house located at 8 Stevens Road in Kendall Park is expected to be added to South Brunswick’s historic site registry at the next Township Council…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: New warehouse tenant could bring 300 jobs

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    A large clothing marketer and manufacturer has signed a lease to move into the township.    G-III Apparel Group Ltd., which has licensing agreements with fashion giants Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, will be moving into a 600,000-square-foot warehouse on Docks Corner Road, according to Mayor Frank Gambatese.    ”This is certainly…

  • MANVILLE: Police blotter

       At 11:38 a.m. Jan. 12, a police patrol reported being flagged down for a water main break on South Main Street. After investigating the leak, police determined the leak was coming from an apartment above Drewby’s Grill Pub.    The building owner and the borough’s building inspector were notified of the leak.    A North Fourth Avenue…

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