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At the start of ninth grade at Hopewell Valley Central High School,  Olivia Obst was too shy to raise her hand in class. Then, on a whim at age 16, she…

On July 3, 20176, the Pennington Borough Council presented a proclamation by the Mayor Anthony Persichilli and Borough Council honoring local resident Lawrence Allen Mansier for his service and accomplishments in this…

Creative Marketing Alliance, a full-service, award-winning, strategic marketing and integrated communications firm, announced today that its Brand Ambassador Jude Martin-Cianfano has been appointed to the Hopewell Valley YMCA’s board of…

The Beatles sang “Yellow Submarine,” Lyndon Johnson was President, and 16-year-old John Novak signed up as a Hopewell Fire Department volunteer. Wednesday, Dec. 20 marks Novak’s 50th anniversary of service…

Peering over a very satisfyingly buttery croissant at my favorite bake shop, I saw a curious man enter quite purposefully, carrying a jug filled with an amber liquid. Something about…

If their pagers signal that someone needs firefighters or EMTs that day, some Hopewell Valley sons and daughters will abandon their families’ Father’s Day festivities to provide that help. For the…

To the Editor– My name is Michael Ruger and I am the Democratic candidate for Hopewell Township Committee. I have lived in Hopewell Township since 1998 with my wife, Tracy…

This year, the Taste Chase is branching out a bit by exploring what our readers are cooking up in their kitchens. The plan is that every month or so, we…

For two evenings this month, two well-known Hopewell Borough couples will be performing A.R. Gurney’s show Love Letters at the Off-Broadstreet Theatre in Hopewell Borough. The sensational script shares letters between two star…

The greater Trenton area has its own connection to China: 100 years ago, on March 25, 1916, Bella Applebaum was born in Har Bin China, the fifth child to Jacob…