• Government is out of control

    Glenn S. Gabai, Hopewell Township     In January 2008 we decided to renovate our office located at the Pennington Circle. This office had satisfied our needs for nearly 30 years so it had aged, but was also in need of a new roof and parking lot. In dealing with Hopewell Township zoning, planning, engineering, health,…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Raider swimmers hope for big year

    By John Beisser, The Packet Group    Under the direction of 10th-year head coach Todd Sudol, the Hillsborough High swim program has developed into one of the state’s very best.    A highly-accomplished swimmer during his days at Bridgewater-Raritan High School and at The College of New Jersey, Sudol’s teams generally reload every year. The Raider swim…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Animal shelter support voiced Monday

    Facility would go on 46 acres of vacant land east of Reed Road in southern Hopewell Township By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Nearly a dozen area residents, several of them members of volunteer groups that work to save and place homeless animals, voiced strong support for a proposed regional animal shelter at Monday night’s Township…

  • MANVILLE: Mustang girls have new coach

    Rampel has solid nucleus By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group    Melissa Rampel has a lot to be excited about as a first-year head coach for the Manville High girls basketball team.    While the Mustangs are coming off a season in which they won just one game, there is a solid nucleus returning and plenty of…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Township swears in new police officers

    By John Saccenti, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The township swore in four new police officers and three supervisors to new positions on Dec. 7.    Brian Melnick was sworn in as a lieutenant and Thomas Moody and Matthew Kemp were sworn in as patrol sergeants.    According to Chief Joe Pica, the department has 47 officers…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Residents can get road closure alerts

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    With the arrival of the winter months, and continued threats of snow and heavy rains, the township has set up several methods to inform drivers about road closures.    Township Clerk Kevin Davis said the township has several Internet-based methods for informing residents of problems, including its Twitter account, e-newsletter and…

  • Mercer County Community College Bonner Leaders Tutor/Mentor HomeFront Teens

    Mercer County Community College Bonner Leaders Tutor/Mentor HomeFront Teens

    By Saveria Symons West Windsor, N.J. — Mercer County Community College (MCCC) students who participate in the Bonner Leader program are helping local teens served by HomeFront, tutoring and mentoring them in a program called "Triumphant Teens." The purpose of the program is to give at-risk teens a vision of a life that includes college and mainstream…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Kerr Ridge barn is leveled by blaze

    “Firefighters were hampered in their efforts by the lack of a water supply as there are no fire hydrants on the road,” Chief George Meyer said By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    A 40-foot by 80-foot barn on the Kerr Ridge Farm on Bear Tavern Road in Hopewell Township was destroyed by fire Friday night, Hopewell…

  • PENNINGTON: Judith Persichilli gets posts at Catholic Health

    She "has devoted her professional career to the Catholic health care ministry,” said Robert V. Stanek, CHE president and chief executive officer, CHE By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Pennington resident Judith Persichilli has been named the new executive vice president and chief operating officer and CEO “designate,” effective immediately, by Catholic Health East (CHE).    The…

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