To the Editor: I have been reviewing local school funding and recent budget trends, and I believe there is a structural issue that deserves more attention in our community discussion.…
Hopewell Valley
-
-
With the sun shining over the stone walls of the historic Hopewell Quarry on Saturday morning, stepping into 43-degree water somehow felt like the right thing to do. Over the…
-
“Did French and Americans laugh at the same parts of the movie?” That question, posed by an audience member during a post-screening discussion, set the tone for opening night of…
-
With a crowded field of candidates and a key ballot-access deadline looming, the race to succeed longtime U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman is beginning to take shape as Democratic hopefuls…
-
Announcements
It’s Never Too Late: New Musical by 95-Year-Old Local Writer Takes the Stage in West Windsor
A new musical exploring themes of hope, reinvention, and second chances will make its world premiere next month at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre. Theatre To Go will present…
-
Gilbert “Gil” Lugossy, a figure in Mercer County public life whose decades of service spanned law enforcement, firefighting, and local government leadership, died Sunday, March 15. He was 90. A…
-
News
Not All Fire Is Destructive: Why Prescribed Burns Are Returning to Hopewell’s Landscapes
by Jenn Rogersby Jenn RogersLast year, in early 2025, a wildfire scorched woodlands along Woosamonsa Road in Hopewell Township, leaving many residents shaken and reminded of how quickly fire can threaten homes, habitats, and…
-
Pennington Borough Council used its March 2 meeting to finalize key pieces of the borough’s affordable housing plan, review the developing 2026 municipal budget, and approve a resolution supporting a…
-
The L.O.V.E. Jazz Orchestra, a large jazz ensemble featuring many of Philadelphia’s most in-demand musicians, will present a spring concert on Sunday, March 29 at 12 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington…
-
Montgomery Township officials are moving ahead with plans to acquire roughly 400 acres of state-owned land, with the majority of the property targeted for permanent open-space preservation. At its March…