• Religious services

      Christ the King Roman Catholic Church — Located on North Second Avenue, Manville. Daily Masses – Monday, noon; Tuesday through Friday, 7 a.m.; Saturdays, 4:30 p.m.; Sundays, 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Confessions: Tuesday, 7 to 7:30 p.m.; Saturday 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. and before every weekday Mass. Rectory, located at 211 Louis St., is open…

  • Hopewell Valley Green Market will be held April 17, 18

    Hopewell’s Economic Development Committee helps    A commitment of $500 by the Economic Development Committee of Hopewell Borough will maintain the earth-friendliness of the upcoming Hopewell Valley Green Market.    The chairman of the Green Market, Tom Adelman, expressed “immense gratitude” for the borough’s sponsorship. “This is a hard time to put on a community event,” said…

  • PLAINSBORO: Groups will evaluate intersections

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — With the help of volunteers, two community groups are embarking on a project to evaluate the safety of 770 intersections and pedestrian crossings in the township.    The West Windsor Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance is working with the GREEN Community Problem Solving Team, made up of students from West…

  • PRINCETON: Westerly Road Church planning for new home

    PRINCETON: Westerly Road Church planning for new home

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    The Westerly Road Church in Princeton Township is moving forward with plans to relocate to a Bunn Drive property in mid-2011, while subdividing and eventually selling off its current 5-acre property for development.    The congregation plans on building a 44,400-square-foot sanctuary on an 18.2-acre Bunn Drive property on the Princeton…

  • PENNINGTON: Council hires officer, promotes another one

    Steve Friedman was promoted from patrol officer to acting sergeant By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Joseph J. Maccaquano took the oath of office as a Pennington Borough police officer at Monday night’s Borough Council meeting.    Mr. Maccaquano, 21, from Tom’s River, will be paid $44,100 annually. He has been on duty in the borough since…

  • Complimentary vs. complementary

    Richard Hunter, Hopewell Township     In contrast to some of our very vocal school board candidates, let’s hope our school district’s language arts faculty can distinguish appropriately between “compliment” and “complement.”    Last week’s complement of Campaign Corner missives in the Hopewell Valley News included one promotional, or rather self-promotional, candidate’s offering that paid compliments to…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Tax appeals skyrocket in township

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    The number of property tax appeals has skyrocketed in East Windsor this year, mimicking a trend seen throughout Mercer County.    There were 104 appeals filed by property owners in the township before the April 1 deadline; a stark increase from the 15 appeals filed in 2008, according to information supplied…

  • MONROE: All that jazz

    MONROE: All that jazz

    Staff photo by John Keating. Eileen Soffer applauds the performance.

  • MANVILLE: MYAL readies for April 19 opening day

    BY Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    Despite a steadily decreasing roster, the Manville Youth Athletic League (MYAL) is preparing for its opening day April 19 when it will celebrate the start of another season.    ”The numbers have been dropping over the years and we don’t know why,” said Gregg Snyder, president of MYAL. “But we have…

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