Papers

Landmark Robbinsville Town Center building takes on new role as town hall

Robbinsville has moved into a new municipal building, marking the transformation of one of the most prominent structures in Robbinsville Town Center into the center of township government. ...

Community turns out for Allentown Spring Stroll

Area visitors turned out in force to brave the cooler-than-usual weather on Sunday, April 26, 2026 to attend...

Dr. Auntie mixes flavor, fundraising and community ties

One of Ewing Township’s most colorful new businesses in recent years is Dr. Auntie’s Gourmet Popcorn — an...

Bringing the Messenger-Press back home

Dear Allentown, Upper Freehold and Millstone residents and business owners, ...

Monks to transform former first aid building into meditation center

The quiet hum of meditation will soon replace the sound of emergency sirens in a former first aid...

Classmates remember Joey Thorn 55 years after his death in Vietnam

On March 21st, Pfc. Joseph Thorn of Bordentown should be turning 73 years old. Instead, Thorn is forever 18, and never far from the...

Bordentown Bulldogs win another youth football championship

It marked the end of one outstanding era; but another great one may be on the way at the high school level. ...

Girls’ wrestling on the rise in Hopewell Valley

The end of February may signal the end of wresting’s regular season, but one coach in Hopewell Valley says that in some ways, March...

Hopewell Township mayor Michael Ruger eyes 2023’s big issues

At this year’s annual township reorganization meeting in January, two-term committee member Michael Ruger took the reins as mayor of Hopewell for the first...

Nature in the Valley: Clean Communities Day a legacy worth maintaining

In the fall of 1991, FoHVOS implemented the first Clean Communities Day throughout Hopewell Valley. On Saturday, April 15, 2023, FoHVOS will administer its...

Hamilton West senior writes and illustrates 2 books

Just about everyone had a lot of time on their hands during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic. Not everybody used that time...