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  • Scientist’s liftoff watched by city man

    Frank Henschel of Lambertville went on a American Museum of Natural History Discovery Tour and watched millionaire Gregory Olsen lift off for the international space station. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — As millionaire scientist Gregory Olsen came home Monday from his $20 million trip to the international space station, Frank Henschel of Lambertville recalled his…

  • Officials divided on how best to repair Mill Street

    The borough isn’t sure whether to do the work in one or three phases. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — Everyone agrees a fix is needed for flood-prone Mill Street, but how to pay for a remedy that might involve a tax increase and could cost almost twice as much as the town’s annual budget is…

  • One of a Kind

    The Fall State Craft Festival at Tyler State Park in Richboro, Pa., shows off the work of local artisans.RELATED STORY: Family Affair By: Megan Sullivan    When buying a handmade craft, you form a connection with the artist behind it. A story lies within every ceramic bowl, tiny woodcarving or piece of pottery.    "There’s a whole…

  • Fourth-grader’s essay wins school $5,000

    Amy Dupuis of West Amwell Elementary School got the prize from the Nickelodeon children’s cable network to promote physical fitness. By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — Nine-year-old Amy Dupuis wrote an essay that won her school, West Amwell Elementary, a $5,000 grant from the Nickelodeon children’s cable network to promote physical fitness.    The fourth-grader didn’t…

  • Harvest Fair Update

    By:    The following are the results of the 2005 Chili Contest, Salsa Contest, Bake-Off, Homegrown Competition, Lego & K’Nex Contest and Photo Contest:    Chili Contest — Dot Smith, of Hopewell, placed first in the Anything Goes category. For Spiciest, Thomas Lowe, of Princeton, came in first; Jay Petrillo, of Princeton, came in second. For Traditional,…

  • Pet Masquerage to be held

    The event will benefit a group dedicated to rescuing animals in disaster areas. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — A pet masquerade will be held Sunday to benefit Noah’s Wish, an organization dedicated solely to the rescue of animals in disaster areas such as those affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the Gulf Coast.    Even…

  • Drink and Be Merry

    With a variety of domestic and imported brews, Bucks County, Pa., has become a beer paradise. By: Amy Brummer    I like to think of October air as being crisp like a Belgian wheat brew, steeped in the aroma of peaty Scotch ale, as it dries the foliage to the color of a Vienna-style lager. The…

  • LPS may hire interim superintendent

    The board is expected to hire retired East Amwell chief Madeline Gavin at $500 a day. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — The Lambertville Public School Board of Education is expected Tuesday, Oct. 18, to hire retired East Amwell Township School District superintendent Madeline Gavin as an interim replacement for Superintendent Richard Wiener, who resigned.    The…

  • To Your Health-Oct. 13, 2005

    Make early detection a habit for life By: Dr. Terry Shlimbaum    Of all our promises we make to ourselves, the one to obtain a yearly mammogram can be our most important.    Mammograms can detect abnormal breast tissue and lumps up to two full years before they can be felt.    Women over 50 years of age…