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Kalmia Club to rpesent HIdden Gardens
There will be 10 private gardens on the self-guided tour in Lambertville. By: Linda Seida LAMBERTVILLE Ten private gardens will welcome visitors Saturday as the Kalmia Club holds its annual Hidden Gardens of Lambertville tour. At each stop on the self-guided tour, visitors will see how the gardeners made their plots unique. For instance,…
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Jazz Noir
Susan Wheeler recollects an era through its music. By: Ilene Dube TIMEOFF/FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI Susan Wheeler In her green Indian silk blouse, jeans and sandals, Susan Wheeler looks to be 32, max. So how, then, in such a short life could she have acquired the art collection that snugly fills the walls of her Rocky Hill…
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NH-S rejects slots revenue
The Board of Directors opted out of the Homeowner Property Tax Relief Act, also known as Act 72. By: Linda Seida NEW HOPE The New Hope-Solebury Board of Directors voted unanimously to reject the Homeowner Property Tax Relief Act, which is also known as Act 72. "We opted out for a variety of reasons,"…
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Every Little Thing They Do is Magic
Key of She releases a new CD with a party at Orpha’s Coffee Shop. By: Susan Van Dongen TIMEOFF/FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI The all-female a cappella group Key of She, from left: Pat Stearman, Debbie Nutt, Dyann Mazzeo, Sue Jaques, Lisa Ernst and Amy Raditz. Altos rejoice. There is a place for you sultry- voiced gals in…
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South wants $20.3 million for repairs and construction
A new auditorium will be included in the referendum, which may be put to voters as early as September. By: Linda Seida WEST AMWELL Voters will be asked to approve more than $20 million in new construction and renovations at South Hunterdon Regional High School, and may have to decide the referendum question as…
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Hunt beats Palladino in primary
Ron Shapella, a former Township Committee member, will square off against Betty Jane Hunt in the November election. By: Linda Seida Former West Amwell Township Clerk Betty Jane Hunt defeated incumbent Mayor Nance Palladino in the primary Tuesday, earning the Republican nomination for a seat on the Township Committee by a vote of 271 to…
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Flood task force to have public forums
There will be four meetings, one each in the counties of Hunterdon, Mercer, Warren and Sussex, for citizens to offer input on how to alleviate flooding. By: Linda Seida The region’s new Flood Mitigation Task Force will schedule a series of four public meetings in the coming months, one each in the counties of Hunterdon,…
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Front Porch Tales
Bucks County quartet Lazlo brings its laid-back sound to The Fire and Havana. By: Matt Smith Bucks County band Lazlo (from left, J.P. Wasicko, Keith Snyder, Andy Keenan and Jon Thompson) will celebrate the release of Old Steel Company at The Fire in Philadelphia June 10. Old Steel Company, the title of the latest CD…
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Pretty in Pink Polka Dots
Lynn Sulpy’s newest paintings hark back to fashions of the ’50s. By: Susan Van Dongen Lynn Sulpy has fun with vintage dresses in a show at Small World Coffee. Fondues, martinis and madras prints are back in style throwbacks to the 1960s, but the pre-hippie, pre-Beatles early 1960s. You know, the days of June…
