• HILLSBOROUGH: Somerset YMCA set to honor nine-year-old for his projects

       Nine-year-old Eric Booth, son of Pam and Galen Booth of Hillsborough, will be honored as the Somerset Valley YMCA’s 2009 Youth Volunteer at the New Jersey YMCA State Alliance (NJYMCA) annual dinner today (Thursday) at the Forsgate Country Club in Jamesburg.    The event brings together local legislators, community members, and YMCA staff to recognize the…

  • NEW HOPE: Toll bridge lanes set to reopen Oct. 3

    The bridge’s right-hand lanes in both directions have been closed since November 2007    NEW HOPE — The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission has announced that it expects to once again allow travel on all four lanes of the New Hope-Lambertville (Route 202) Toll Bridge beginning this Saturday.    The bridge’s right-hand lanes in both directions…

  • SUNSHINE LIST

    Municipal, school board and other meetings    HOPEWELL BOROUGH COUNCIL: Oct. 1 (changed from Oct. 5), 7 p.m., Borough Hall.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE: Oct. 5, 7 p.m., agenda; Oct. 13, 7 p.m., regular, Municipal Building.     PENNINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL: Oct. 5, 7 p.m., Borough Hall.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m.,…

  • Physician opposes ‘socialized medicine’

    Marc I. Malberg, MD, of Princeton     There has been an unending stream of articles and opinions about the current debate over “health care reform,” which is, in reality, health insurance reform. In her letter to the editor (The Princeton Packet, Sept. 22), Anne Waldron Neuman uses the letters forum to propagandize for Rep. Rush…

  • MANVILLE: Community celebration draws thousands to park
  • MONROE: James Monroe Park is expanding

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    MONROE — Hardhats have replaced baseball caps at the James Monroe Park, as construction crews spend their days expanding and improving the parcel’s existing fields and facilities.    In the coming months, crews from Monroe-based Big Daddy Construction will increase the number of little league fields from two to four, replace…

  • SOMERSET VALLEY YMCA SUMMER CAMP MORE THAN JUST FOND MEMORIES

    SOMERSET VALLEY YMCA SUMMER CAMP MORE THAN JUST FOND MEMORIES

    Jim Vaccarella and Hillsborough camp counselor, Lois Bennett

  • BORDENTOWN: Girls soccer at its best in shutting down Delran, 1-0

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     The Bordentown High School girls’ soccer team defeated Delran, 1-0, on Friday.     Alexis McTamney, assisted by Lindsey Johnson, scored the lone goal of the match.     Jess Dixon made four saves to record the shutout in goal for Bordentown.     “That was probably the first time all year…

  • MONROE: Community Center addition almost done

    Renovations to start soon on older section By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    MONROE — Township officials will be opening up the newly constructed area of the township’s Community Center within the month and closing the older section off for renovations as construction crews enter the second phase of the project.    The $5.5 million project began…

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