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  • Edition of Dec. 23, 2004

    Donald N. Timbie Sr.    Donald N. Timbie Sr., 87, of Pennington, died Dec. 19.    Born in Pittsfield, Mass., he had been a resident of Pennington for the past 38 years.    He was the U.S. Naval radar officer on the U.S.S. Shangri-La and the U.S.S. Monterey during World War II. A graduate of Andover, M.I.T. and…

  • Accident kills man during vehicle stop

    A Hamilton man was hit and killed by a tractor-trailer on Saturday morning. By: William Wichert    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — After being pulled over for suspected drunken driving early Saturday morning, a Hamilton Township man was instantly killed in a hit-and-run accident by a tractor-trailer driver who had also been drinking alcohol that night, police said.…

  • LETTERS: Iraq opinion offers biased view

    To the editor:    I must comment about your totally biased view and reporting on the war in Iraq and President Bush’s foreign policy in general. You comment that the president and the secretary of defense portray the situation in glowing terms while it is a long-simmering disaster.    This is not a disaster. Yes, 1,293 brave…

  • Senior Menus-Dec. 23, 2004

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    The value of each meal is $4.35. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine.    The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted.    Thursday, Dec. 23 — Apple juice, cheese lasagna…

  • A recipe for the true meaning of Christmas

    By: Breanna Fulper    I am sure all of you are cramming in that last-minute Christmas shopping, adding to the hustle and bustle of the holiday season.    I can relate to that because just last Saturday I took my annual trip to the mall to buy presents for family and friends. My dad had finally paid…

  • Smarty Art

    The Bucks County Visitor Center is offering two celebrations of everyone’s favorite race horse. By: Matt Smith /local/Z/ZWIRE1091/zwire/images/ "Weltpolitik; Opus 43" by Ray Faunce 3 is part of an equine art show at the Bucks County Visitor Center on display in conjunction with a Smarty Jones memorabilia exhibit (below).    Smarty Jones may have fallen short…

  • City reaches compromise on false alarm fines

    The revised ordinance allows for a warning and no fine for a first offense with a provision to waive the fine for a second offense if a malfunction is verified and a plan approved to prevent a reoccurrence. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — City officials and business leaders have reached a compromise over a proposed…

  • Obituaries-Dec. 23, 2004

    Lillian Schultz    ERWINNA, Pa. — Lillian M. Schultz, 97, of Erwinna, Pa., died Friday, Dec. 17, at Lakeview-Pine Run Residence in Doylestown, Pa.    Born in Lambertville, Mrs. Schultz lived in Milford, N.J., before coming to Erwinna 50 years ago.    She was a member of the Friends of the Delaware Canal and the Tinicum Conservancy.    She…

  • The Twelve Days of Christmas

    TimeOFF’s theater reviewer selects a dozen of his favorite 2004 productions. By: Stuart Duncan (Graham Winton (left) as George and Mark Mineart as Lennie in ‘Of Mice and Men’ at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison.) (Timothy Walton and Heather Diaforli in ‘Hot ‘n Cole’ at Off-Broadstreet Theatre in Hopewell.)    It’s that time…