• PENNINGTON: 125th anniversary celebration continues

    PENNINGTON: 125th anniversary celebration continues

    Pennington Borough’s 125th anniversary celebration continues with a number of borough-wide events taking place throughout the summer. “Pennington Comes of Age” photographs by George H. Frisbie from the collection of the Hopewell Valley Historical Society are on exhibit on a rotating basis at the Pennington Borough Library. Pennington Borough Library has summer programming for children…

  • PRINCETON: Housing board recommends phasing out middle-income program

    PRINCETON: Housing board recommends phasing out middle-income program

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer A 22-year-old program that provides housing opportunities in Princeton to middle-income earners should be phased out, the Princeton Affordable Housing Board recommended Tuesday. Started in the former borough, the program involves 17 condominiums that are owned and occupied by people who meet income guidelines. “We’re trying to make sure…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Student art sale to benefit Hopewell-Keroka Alliance

    HOPEWELL VALLEY: Student art sale to benefit Hopewell-Keroka Alliance

    Community members will have the opportunity to view and purchase limited-edition prints of personal artworks created by art students, alumni and associates of Hopewell Valley Central High School in Pennington during a first-ever jointly sponsored art sale through Friday, June 19. All net proceeds from this art sale — “Sharing Visions: Art Students for Kenya”…

  • HOPEWELL BOROUGH: Budget calls for 3.5-cent local tax increase

    HOPEWELL BOROUGH: Budget calls for 3.5-cent local tax increase

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer A Hopewell Borough budget for 2015 that will bring a municipal tax rate increase of 3½ cents per $100 of assessed property value was adopted by the Borough Council on June 4. The budget’s bottom line of $2,698,713 is down slightly from last year’s total of $2,699,706. It’s because the…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Police officers, fire chief praised for man’s rescue

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer Two Hopewell Township police officers and the chief of the Hopewell Fire Company were honored at Monday night’s Hopewell Township Committee meeting for saving the life of a 29-year old man at the scene of a recent motor vehicle accident. Receiving the township Police Department’s Life Saving Award were Lt.…

  • PRINCETON: University Place to be closed for crosswalk repairs

    PRINCETON – University Place from the traffic circle to College Road will be closed for three to four weeks starting Saturday for crosswalk repair. The crosswalk adjacent to Berlind Theatre needs to be fixed again because the pavers are not settling evenly, according to Princeton University. There will be a temporary traffic light at Alexander…

  • PRINCETON: Eight unlocked vehicles burglarized

    PRINCETON: Eight unlocked vehicles burglarized

    PRINCETON – Police said Wednesday that eight unlocked eight motor vehicles were burglarized last night in the southeastern section of town. The impacted neighborhoods included Riverside Drive, Adams Drive, Vernon Circle and Prospect Avenue, said Police, who are investigating. Loose change and other personal items were taken from the cars. Police reminded residents to lock…

  • Raiders grow from MOC experience

    Raiders grow from MOC experience

    By Justin Feil, Packet Media Group The trio of Hillsborough High School juniors Kelsey Vieira, Lauren Smith and Brandon Tubby came up shy of their loftiest goals, but had plenty to build on after competing at the Meet of Champions last Wednesday. Vieira medaled in both the long and triple jumps and is looking forward…

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