• HOPEWELL VALLEY: Timberlane school supply lists available

    Parents from local schools, including Timberlane Middle School, have a new tool in their back-to-school bag of tricks this year as all of their schools supply lists are posted on TeacherLists.com. With just one or two clicks, parents can find all of their 2015 lists and get a head start on this annual back-to-school chore.…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Pennington Players to hold auditions for fall musical, ‘Violet’

     The Pennington Players will hold open auditions for a fall production of the musical, “Violet,” by Brian Crawley and Jeanine Tesori. The show will be performed at Kelsey Theatre on campus at Mercer County Community College in West Windsor from Nov. 6 to 8 and 13 to 15 with Friday and Saturday night performances…

  • WATERSHED NOTES: Aug. 6

    WATERSHED NOTES: Aug. 6

    “Come Fly With Us” will be held in celebration of the new Watershed Center for Environmental Advocacy, Science and Education and the Kate Gorrie Butterfly House at the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association’s 15th annual Butterfly Festival. The event will be held Saturday, Aug. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Attendees can explore the new…

  • NATURE CENTER NOTES: Aug. 6

     The following is a list of activities being offered through the Nature Center at Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville. Some programs are offered without registration requirements; some will require advanced registration as indicated below. A fee of $5 per car ($7 for out of state) will be charged to motor vehicles entering the park…

  • SENIOR CORNER: Aug. 6

     The Let’s Chat group with Vivian Greenberg is on break. For more information, contact Senior Services at 737-0605, ext. 692, or [email protected]. The Hopewell Valley Senior Book Group is on break. For more information, contact Hopewell Valley Senior Services at 609-737-0605, ext. 692, or [email protected]. For those who have thought about writing a memoir…

  • SOURLAND CONSERVANCY NOTES: Aug. 6

    SOURLAND CONSERVANCY NOTES: Aug. 6

    How Can We Save the Sourlands from White-tailed Deer? Will be held Thursday, Aug. 13. Learn about viable solutions to the problem of deer overpopulation in the Sourlands. Stewardship Director for Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space Mike Van Clef, Sourland Conservancy Vice President, Cliff Wilson and naturalist and owner of Wild Ridge Plants Jared…

  • AT THE LIBRARIES: Aug. 6

     Upcoming events at the Hopewell Public Library include: Every Hero Has a Story! is the summer theme at the Hopewell Public Library. The library staff has coordinated summer activities for the community and family. Through August — Collecting school supplies to donate to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen. Book Club — Meets the first…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Citizens can stop the PennEast pipeline

    Patty Cronheim, Hopewell Township We wish to commend the Hopewell Township officials for again demonstrating great leadership Tuesday night when the Board of Health passed a resolution declaring that the PennEast pipeline would adversely affect the health of the citizens of Hopewell Township. This was in addition to the resolution passed by the Township Committee…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Thank you to those for column on Tyler Christensen

    Mary Rabbitt, Hopewell Thank you, Michele Byers, for your July 30 column highlighting the important work of Tyler Christensen with New Jersey’s threatened and endangered species. I had the privilege of meeting Tyler three years ago when he and I both stopped for a very large snapping turtle heading for certain death on Route 654,…

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