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Race is on in Hopewell Borough
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Passion play Buchert’s drive leads to buckets of goals for HoVal soccer
3 candidates for 2 seats on borough council
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By Joe Emanski
There is more to being a goal scorer than just having ability. A hunger to find the back of the net is paramount for a striker. Not everyone wants the responsibility and not everyone can handle it. And then there is Elizabeth Buchert. “A hundred percent I want to score,” the Hopewell Valley Central High freshman said. “I’ve always had that drive. The second I get on the field my goal is to score, because that’s what helps my team win. I just have that passion for it, that’s what I like to do – get the ball in the net. That’s my job.” And she does it well. As of Oct. 15 Buchert led the Bulldogs with 16 goals, which put her third in the Colonial Valley Conference. Her three assists helped place her third in points with 35. It has been quite a debut for See BUCHERT, Page 14
Hopewell Borough will have a new political leader in 2024, as long-time mayor Paul Anzano has optied not to run for another term. Democratic council member Ryan Kennedy is running unopposed for the office, and is expected to be the borough’s next mayor starting in January. Two seats on council are also available this November, with three candidates in the running: Democrats Heidi Wilenius and Sheri Hook, and Republican Charles Schuyler “Sky” Morhouse, the council’s current president. In Pennington, James M. Davy is running unopposed to continue as mayor, with current council members Catherine “Kit” Chandler and John Valenza running unopposed for new terms. For interviews with this year’s Hopewell Borough candidates, turn to page 9.
Hopewell Valley Central High School students rehearse for “Peter and the Starcatcher,” a play about an orphaned boy who became Peter Pan. Live on stage in the Performing Arts Center at Hopewell Valley Central High School Friday, Nov. 3 and Saturday, Nov. 4. at 7 p.m. For tickets, visit showtix4u.com/event-details/77347.
Rainbow girls mark 100 years of community service By Joe Emanski
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