Samantha Brandbergh, Correspondent

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Hopewell Valley Central High School teacher named county Teacher of the Year

Nicholas Johnson, a chemistry teacher at Hopewell Valley Central High School, has recently been selected as Mercer County Teacher of the Year by the...

Local club celebrates two decades of Scrabble games, tournaments

Looking up at his Scrabble opponent, Judy Cole realized that her next word, "opalize," was not actually a valid word in the now 80-year-old...

Summer program gives high schoolers hands-on experience with artificial intelligence

Over the course of human history, certain technologies have changed the way we live our lives: movable type led to widespread literacy; the steam...

Man’s best friend: Local animal shelter puts pets first

Clutching kittens as they answer calls, the receptionists at the Small Animal Veterinary Endowment (SAVE) animal shelter in Skillman work as the de facto starting...

Activists call for global denuclearization on 73rd anniversary of atomic bomb attacks

Messages of peace, love and unity echoed through Hinds Plaza last Sunday, as attendees remembered how history was changed forever the moment American forces...

HOPEWELL: Non-profit shares story, Icelandic adventure through film premiere

On a night in December 2016, Jodi O’Donnell-Ames —  Hopewell resident and founder and president of non-profit Hope Loves Company (HLC)  — decided to...