Hopewell News Archives

“When taking on a showhouse, you go for the unusually shaped room, or the underdog”

Special to the Times If there is a star player in the Junior League of Greater Princeton's Designer Showhouse & Gardens XV, it is the view. via The Times

“There are people who want to stay with a community bank.”

Roma Bank opened its doors in 1920 as the Roma Building and Loan Association. It did not open a second branch for more than 50 years. via The Times

Amid an explosion of spring color, golfers from Ewing, Nottingham, Hamilton West and Trenton Central high schools prepare for a match Wenesday at Mountain View Golf Course in Hopewell Township. via The Times

“Frankly, they were waiting for the DNA to come back”

A skeletal torso found last month in a Staten Island pond has been identified through DNA analysis as the remains of Amy Giordano, a 27-year-old Hightstown woman whose boyfriend has been charged with her ... via The Jersey Journal

Thomas and Michelle Staskowski of Stroudsburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Maureen Staskowski, to Joshua Flora, son of Thomas and Mary Anne Flora of Flemington, N.J. The bride-elect is a graduate ... via Pocono Record

Merrill Lynch, which has a sizable presence here, reported Thursday morning that it will reduce its total global work force by 10 percent, about 4,000 jobs, as a result of a first-quarter loss tied to $6 ... via The Jersey Journal

“This is the perfect follow-up to our 2008 budget that contained a zero tax increase. We are hopeful that a strategic plan will improve county services and also identify additional efficiencies that can be achieved.”

The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders Thursday hired a company to work on an ambitious government strategic plan, requiring the involvement of approximately 60 department heads. via Asbury Park Press

“His initiative and drive make all of us very proud. With supporters such as Neal and Bristol-Myers Squibb, we know the trail will grow and thrive.”

Boy Scouts from Troop 41 in Pennington recently helped fellow Scout Neal Bakshi complete his Eagle project by building a new information kiosk next to the Lawrence-Hopewell Trail on the campus of the ... via The Times

“He called them for us, and so far this has been really good”

Special to the Times When Clare O'Brien Doyle was looking for in-home health care for her father, she got just what the doctor literally ordered, with help from Greenwood House Community Hospice. via The Times

“It has always been a pedestrian-friendly community.”

Special to the Times Signs are up all over Mercer County for "Homes on Main," a glimpse into 11 houses that line the central artery of quaint Pennington Borough. via The Times

Twin Pine Airport's final flight takeoff has been moved from Saturday to Sunday because of expected rain. via The Times

“I am a third-generation farmer and I, perhaps naively, believed that our state government was committed to preserving our farming heritage”

Gov. Jon Corzine is proposing to make New Jersey the third state without a Department of Agriculture as he looks to slash spending amid chronic state budget problems. via Barking Moonbat Early Warning System

A "Bee-ginner's Beekeeping" course will take place April 10-12 in hopes that more New Jersey residents will help restore the state's ailing bee population. via The Times

“We're trying to save our locally grown agriculture because we need locally grown. It's becoming so expensive to transport all our produce, and we need to keep our tractors and our farming in New Jersey.”

Angry farmers staged a demonstration in Trenton, NJ on Tuesday, using tractors, trucks, and floats to tie up some streets around the state capitol, in protest of the governor's plan to eliminate the state ... via KYW-AM Philadelphia

“We (didn't) find anybody who is actually preparing to install those.”

Energy-hungry India wants to clean up its air, but has a long way to go before it can do its part to combat global warming. via Asbury Park Press