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By RiCH FisHeR Back in 2013, as Aimee Turnbull was completing her successful 10-year run as Steinert girls soccer coach, there was always a young presence at the game, rooting on the Spartans. That would be her son Chris, who was in second grade at the time. He didn’t know a whole lot Riders take part in the Sourland Spectacular bike ride on Sept. 9, 2023, an annual fundraiser about what was going on, but intended to benefit the Sourland Conservancy. (Photo by Michelle Baker.) was still aware enough to bleed Green and White in support of mom. Flash forward a decade, and Steinert is the enemy; and has been for a while now. Turnbull has become a key member of the Hopewell Valley Central High team, but admits ster Edgerly (1852 to 1926), around his castle-like mansion those early days in Hamilton By Dan AUbRey a self-appointed 19th-century in Hopewell. Square helped fuel his desire to James Betz is the Pennington- health guru who advocated Ralbe on the pitch. Betz, who says in a state“I’ve heard a lot of stories,” raised author of the 2020 novel stonism — an acronym based ment that he works full-time in he said. “A lot of it was before Ralston Heights, a book that the on the words “regime, activity, the cannabis industry, recently I remember, but I’ve heard sto- now-Princeton Junction resident light, strength, temperation, announced the publication of A ries of me with the team and calls a “hybrid of supernatural oxygen and nature.” Party on Redd Street, again mixWhat is missing from the ing regional history and fiction. going to all these games. That’s horror and historical fiction.” That history deals with the name is the racist beliefs that another reason I got so into This time around, Betz has Welcome tonitely Capital Health. Edgerly supported and his written a story of Cold War soccer. I think it defi got stranger-and-creepier-than-ficSee REDD, Page 21 See TURNBULL, Page 22 tion regional presence of Web- desire to create a utopian colony When someone you care about is sick, you’ll do whatever it takes to make sure they get the best care. And so do we.
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The Hopewell Express continues its annual local election coverage with two Q&As in this issue: one with candidates for Hopewell Township Committee, and one with candidates for the Hopewell Valley school board. In the township, Democratic incumbents Kevin D. Kuchinski and Michael Ruger are running for re-election. They are challenged by GOP candidates Jennifer DiDonato and Daniel J. Hanley, Jr. Seven candidates are running for school board: Anita Williams Galiano, Andrea Driver and Pamela Lilleston, Aileen Matticoli, John Slotman, Dhruv Kapadia and Mark Austin. In Hopewell Borough, Democrat Ryan Kennedy is running unopposed for mayor. Three candidates are running for two seats on Hopewell Borough Council: Schuyler Morehouse, Sheri Hook and Heidi Wilenius. The Express plans to cover Hopewell Borough next month. In Pennington, Democratic mayoral candidate James M. Davy and council candidates Kit Chandler and John J. Valenza II are running unopposed. This month’s election coverage begins on page 7.
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