Hopewell News

The children flinched against the splashing as young catfish thrashed their tails in the buckets carried to Bostwick Lake on Thursday.

With a quick glance out the window as you drive along any of our highways and side streets, you could easily be misled into thinking how great the trees and woods look along the drive.

When it comes to being a professional musician, there are plenty of challenges, especially when it comes to marriage.

HIT: Jerry Iacona's 35 years of Rocket Days at William A. Robinson Elementary School in Hamilton.

Randy Forrester of Hopewell has been chosen as the amateur chef for the 2009 Chef's Challenge, a cook-off event happening 5:30 p.m. June 25 with three professional chefs, Jason Hensle of Salt Creek Grill, Eben Copple of the Yardley Inn and Peter Nowakoski of Rat's. The event, hosted by Mrs.

The district was honored yesterday with the 2008 N.J. Clean Energy Educator Award by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, the agency that regulates natural gas, electricity, water, wastewater, telecommunications and cable television.

The East Coast Food & Wine Festival , produced by Slow Food Central Jersey and the Estate Wine Growers of New Jersey, will be held on Saturday & Sunday, June 27th & 28th, 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m., at Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, New Jersey.

The need for less state spending is the central issue in the upcoming Republican primary in the 3rd Legislative District with the candidates calling for additional fiscal control.

This item comes courtesy of fellow Anchor House rider Mike Smith, who received it in a HoVal School District communication.

As we enter the summer fun flying season, there might be a time when someone suggests you try some spur-of-the-moment formation flying.

The Hopewell Valley Veterans Association is hosting a ceremony Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Alliger Park, 203 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road in Titusville.

The Hopewell Public Library Book Sale will be held during the traditional Hopewell Borough community-wide yard sale weekend June 6 and 7 indoors in the spacious, future new home of the Hopewell Borough Municipal Building.

For Immediate Release: May 17, 2009 Contact: Lynne Richmond 633-2954 - " New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher today sampled Jersey Fresh asparagus from Sheppard Farms of Cedarville, eggs from Fralinger's Egg Farm in Hopewell, and baked goods from the residents of Greenwich Township during the 19th annual Greenwich Fire Department ...

It was unclear yesterday how the General Motors dealers in this area would be impacted by a potential round of closings.

The 2009 edition of the Kelly Miller Circus, sponsored by Bridgeton Breakfast Rotary Club, is coming to Dutch Neck Village on Tuesday, June 9. Two performances will take place at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. This year's show features elephants, horses and a cast of international circus stars under a beautiful circus big top.

On Earth Day 2009, Senator Jack Reed and Congressman John Sarbanes introduced the Senate and House versions of the historic No Child Left Inside A ct.

May 13, 1932 - Readers learn that the body of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of aviators Charles and Anne Lindbergh, had been found in a wooded area near Hopewell, N.J. The toddler had been kidnapped March 1 in what was called "The Crime of the Century." A German carpenter named Bruno Hauptmann was later arrested and convicted of ...

After a morning drizzle, New Jersey will get a relatively calm and dry -- if cloudy -- day before yet another period of rain that will last until Mother's Day, according to the National Weather Service.

As I attend meetings and functions all over town, one of the most frequently asked questions is: "When will the Lawrence Hopewell Trail be finished and, specifically, the section through Carson Road?" It has been six years since the Lawrence Hopewell Trail, a 20-plus-mile loop that will run through Lawrence and Hopewell, began.

Anders Bluestone, a New Jersey-sired son of Yankee Glide, and Keystone Activator each won a $30,228 elimination on Saturday, May 2 and will advance to the $181,369 Dexter Cup Final for three-year-old trotters on May 9 at Freehold Raceway.