• Mercer area bicyclist helps advertise for others

    He was at Pennington Day on his bike with its big advertising sign/trailer attached to the back By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Maybe you’ve seen him on the roads. He’s been on plenty of them in the past year, in Hopewell Township, Hamilton, Lawrence, Ewing and Pennington. He was at Pennington Day, in fact —…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Early starts: Learning gets focused at new businesses

    HILLSBOROUGH: Early starts: Learning gets focused at new businesses

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    Hillsborough resident Gladys Argueta is proud that one of her students can name colors in both English and Spanish, count to 20 in English and count to 10 in Spanish — and he’s only 2 years old.    But for Ms. Argueta, this is expected from the children she works with…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: County sets Jacobs Creek Bridge session

    Time is 7 p.m. June 24 in auditorium of the township Municipal Building, Route 546 and Scotch Road By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Mercer County officials will take questions and comments from residents about a plan to replace the Jacobs Creek Bridge, in western Hopewell Township, at a public meeting set for 7 p.m. June…

  • First Hopewell Valley auto show ‘success’

    Held at CHS Saturday by the school’s Auto Enthusiasts Club By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    A 1934 Ford was there. So were a 1939 Plymouth, plus a World War II Jeep, several Corvettes from the 1950s and scores of other intriguing vehicles.    The scene was Hopewell Valley Central High School’s first annual Auto Show    .…

  • HILLSBOROUGH:Third-graders’ parents seek added class at Woods Road

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    A group of Woods Road Elementary School parents are hoping to add a third-grade class in the fall, after their children experienced a year of disruptions in class during the second grade.    About nine parents took their concerns to the June 8 Board of Education meeting, complaining the disruptions lasted…

  • MANVILLE: Police blotter

       Igor Todorozic, 19, of South 15th Avenue, was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, three Ecstasy pills, at 1:28 p.m. June 8.    According to school administrators, someone reported seeing Mr. Todorozic trying to sell the pills on school grounds. Mr. Todorozic allegedly produced the pills for school administrators when asked about the drugs.…

  • MANVILLE: Traffic police association selects Manville officer for safety award

    MANVILLE: Traffic police association selects Manville officer for safety award

    Manville Police Officer Michael Peterson (center) shows the traffic safety award he received from the Traffic Officers Association of Central/West Jersey. Accompanying Officer Peterson at the luncheon were (left to right) Manville Capt. Mark Sniscak, Lt. Thomas Herbst, Patrolman David Sheffrin and Chief Mark Peltack. Photo coutesy of Sgt. Jeff Petrone

  • MANVILLE: Lifeguards ready for new season

    MANVILLE: Lifeguards ready for new season

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Just in time for Sunday’s pools opening for the season, Manville lifeguards received some training to make sure they’re ready to keep swimmers safe.    Last Sunday, some of the 25 lifeguards took CPR recertification and first aid classes at the new Office of Emergency Management building in Lost Valley.…

  • PRINCETON: Professor is new head of Wilson School

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer     PRINCETON —   Christina Paxson, a longtime Princeton University professor who is chairwoman of the department of economics, has been chosen as the next dean of the university’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.    A faculty member since 1986, Ms. Paxson is the founding director of the Wilson School’s…

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