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  • Letters-Aug. 25, 2005

    St. John’s Cemetery in ‘deplorable’ condition To the editor:    I read with interest the letter from Richard J. Mangan in the Aug. 11 issue of The Beacon.    For some time, I, too, have been deeply concerned about the deplorable condition of St. John’s Cemetery. Four generations of my family are buried there, and I often…

  • City creeks toured

    Officials looked at the waterways as one step toward a flood alleviation plan. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — City officials met Monday with a delegation from the Natural Resources Conservation Service in the first step toward investigating possible remedies for the flooding of local creeks, which caused much of the region’s problems during a flood…

  • Residents skeptical flooding can be eased

    The governor’s Flood Mitigation Task Force held a meeting in Lambertville Aug. 17 to discuss residents’ concerns. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Nadia Axakowsky is a self-described "Air Force brat" whose childhood was spent traveling from place to place.    As an adult, she could have chosen anywhere to make her home, but she chose Lambertville.…

  • ‘The Man Who Bought a Country’

    Actors’ NET of Bucks County presents Joe Doyle’s musical about the life and works of Robert Morris. By: Stuart Duncan    Until mid-summer of last year, I had no idea who Robert Morris was.    Oh, I had heard that the town of Morrisville, Pa., had been named for him. That probably meant he was a Pennsylvanian…

  • Police Blotter-Aug. 25, 2005

    Lambertville    Celestino Lara, 21, of New Hope was arrested Saturday after being found in possession of a stolen bicycle, police said.    Police went to the intersection of Bridge and Union streets at around 6 p.m. where a resident noticed his nephew’s bike being ridden by Mr. Lara. The bicycle had been reported stolen Aug. 7…

  • New faces to greet NH-S students

    The district also has a new committee to research whether it is grading accurately and appropriately. By: Linda Seida    NEW HOPE — When almost 1,450 students return to the New Hope-Solebury School District on Aug. 31 for a half-day of instruction, they’ll find a number of new faces among the staff as well as a…

  • LPS may need new superintendent

    Richard Wiener is discussing a move to Delaware Township Elementary School. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Lambertville Public School might have to look for a new superintendent this year.    Superintendent Richard Wiener is talking to the Delaware Township Board of Education about becoming its next superintendent, a member of the Lambertville Public School Board of…

  • Generational Divide

    Age meets youth in Jeff Baron’s play at Off-Broadstreet Theatre. By: Jillian Kalonick    After a 30-year hiatus from acting, George Wolfgang finally had an experience that convinced him he had to get to the theater.    When a comedian brought him onstage during a show, "I was a ham," he says. "I was at home. He…

  • Torricelli won’t appeal appellate court finding

    The Appellate Division of state Superior Court upheld the former U.S. senator’s conviction for leaving the scene of an accident in Lambertville in August 2003. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Former U.S. Sen. Robert Torricelli will not appeal the decision of the Appellate Division of state Superior Court, upholding his conviction for leaving the scene…