• REGIONAL: Local Syrian: ‘Military intervention not needed’

    By Charles Kim and Azra Baig, Packet Media Group     As President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress debate using military force in Syria following the alleged chemical attack there on Aug. 21 that may have killed 1,400 people including several hundred children, a local Syrian woman feels the action comes too late, and…

  • HAMILTON: Township offers free paper shredding

    Shredding set for Sept. 21 at Police Dept. parking lot HAMILTON — Township residents are invited to participate in a free paper shredding event Sept. 21.    The event will take place in the Hamilton Township Police Department parking lot located at 1270 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road.    The free event will be offered rain or shine from 8…

  • REGION: Local Syrian: ‘Military intervention not needed’

    REGION: Local Syrian: ‘Military intervention not needed’

    Official White House Photo by Pete Souza President Barack Obama meets with his National Security Staff to discuss the situation in Syria, in the Situation Room of the White House, Aug. 30. From left at the table: National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice; Attorney General Eric Holder; Secretary of State John Kerry; and Vice President…

  • PRINCETON: Health officials vigilant on meningitis at university

    Health officials said this week that they are keeping an eye out to see if more cases of bacterial meningitis develop at Princeton University after there were a handful earlier this year. By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Health officials said this week that they are keeping an eye out to see if more cases…

  • ALLENTOWN: Church to focus on Biblical literacy

    The Allentown Presbyterian Church plans to begin the experience Sept. 8 and continue through June, 2014. ALLENTOWN — The Bible is the best-selling book in history, but how many people actually read it? A Gallup survey reports the average American household has four Bibles. However, research by Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life (2008)…

  • HOPEWELL BOROUGH: On Saturday, a different kind of train left the station

    HOPEWELL BOROUGH: On Saturday, a different kind of train left the station

    Former resident said her marriage vows there Photos by Karin Belgrave Photography 2013    The restored Hopewell Railroad Station (Reading RR station), which many consider to be the centerpiece of Hopewell Borough’s historic district, was put to a unique use on Aug. 31 when Jake Ricci and Amy McCollum exchanged wedding vows there.    Since being restored…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: School union pacts settled

    All five collective bargaining unit contracts expired at the end of the 2010-11 school year By John Tredrea, Special Writer    Now that the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education and the members of the Hopewell Valley Network Administrators Association (HVNAA) have reached agreement on a contract for the HVNAA, contracts with all five bargaining groups…

  • EDITORIAL: Getting to school safely

    It’s back-to-school time again and, in addition to buying new clothes and supplies, it’s a good time to remember safety rules while driving, walking and busing.    It’s back-to-school time again and, in addition to buying new clothes and supplies, it’s a good time to remember safety rules while driving, walking and busing.    Some students are…

  • REGIONAL: Proclamation topic for Holocaust center

        The Mercer County Holocaust-Genocide Resource Center at Mercer County Community College will host a panel discussion offering diverse views and perspectives in recognition of the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.    The discussion will take place from 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at the Holocaust Center, on the college’s West Windsor campus,…

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