Category: archives
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Mixed Nuts
‘Tis the season: The Roxey, ARB, Princeton Dance and Theater Studio and other ballet companies are ready to delight children of all ages with ‘The Nutcracker.’ By: Jillian Kalonick TIMEOFF PHOTOS/PHIL MCAULIFFE Audra Johnson and Kevin Byrne dance in the dress rehearsal for the Spanish Dance in American Repertory Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ at McCarter Theatre in…
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Mayor second VP of state group
David Del Vecchio is now in line to become president of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities in two years. By: Linda Seida Mayor David Del Vecchio has been sworn in as the second vice president of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities. Traditionally the post leads to the position of first vice…
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Nov. 24, 4:52 p.m.: It’s not just abortion that’s the issue
Federal and state governments’ regulatory powers could be endangered by a Bush court. By: Hank Kalet E.J. Dionne Jr., one of America’s finest newspaper columnists, offers this reminder why it was so important to prevent a second Bush term the courts. And not because of the abortion issue. "The new conservative judicial activism is…
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Plainsboro police slate session for businesses
PLAINSBORO The Plainsboro Police Department will hold its next Plainsboro Business Partnership group meeting 9 a.m. Tuesday in the municipal courtroom. All local businesses are invited to attend. The meeting is a follow-up to its "Business Survivability" seminar, which provided local businesses with the tools to evaluate their risks and a template to plan…
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Community Calendar
Class reunion Saturday, Nov. 27 Florence Township Memorial High School Class of 1979 reunion is slated. Contact Lisa Mazar McCarthy at 499-2645 for details. Fruit sale Sunday, Nov. 28 Deadline for accepting orders for the annual fund-raising fruit sale sponsored by Shiloh Baptist Church, 104 ½ Elizabeth St., Bordentown. Call 298-0574 to order.…
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Warehouse is target of bomb hoax
Bomb threat called in via 911 from pay phone. By: Joseph Harvie A bomb threat made to a warehouse on Commerce Drive on Nov. 18 turned out to be a hoax. Police said they are trying to determine who called in the threat to Market Resource Packaging, which came from a pay phone outside of…
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City supports river protection
The Delaware River would be designated Special Protection Waters to keep the waterway clean. By: Linda Seida LAMBERTVILLE The City Council has agreed unanimously to support a plan by the Delaware River Basin Commission to designate the Lower Delaware River as Special Protection Waters in order the keep the waterway clean. The council passed…
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Sewer odor fix to cost $80,000
The Lambertville Sewerage Authority has authorized the emergency expenditure to construct two carbon air scrubbers for the sludge handling facility. By: Linda Seida LAMBERTVILLE Despite a recent $3.2 million upgrade paid for by state funds, odors from Lambertville’s sewage treatment plant still are annoying residents in the south end of the city. To remedy…
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Keeps On Giving
Bucks County artists and galleries offer unique holiday presents. By: Amy Brummer "Necessary Indulgences," an oil painting by Bonnie Long Each holiday season, there will be gifts given, gifts received. Not all gifts will be loved, or even liked, and while some may be regifted, others will get put in the back of a closet,…
