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Sunday’s Foodfest to aid Rescue Squad
Fund-raiser features 20 area restaurants By:Emily Craighead Manville residents can treat themselves to an evening of fine dining for a good cause at Foodfest of Manville on Sunday. "It’s a good buy you can sample food from nearly 20 different restaurants and it’s an opportunity to meet your friends," said Betty Cowen of the…
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Step Back in Time
Autumn house tours offer a glimpse of how people lived in Lambertville, Trenton and Princeton long ago. By: Susan Van Dongen TIMEOFF PHOTOS/MARK CZAJKOWSKI Sitting area of the dining room at 89 N. Union St. If the original pre-Civil War-era occupants of 89 N. Union St. in Lambertville came back to visit their former abode,…
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POLICE BEAT
FLORENCE Police charged Peter Modica, 20, of Shaver Drive with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana and possession of drugs in a motor vehicle at 1:05 a.m., Monday. According to police, Mr. Modica was stopped on Bennet Avenue for driving with a headlight out. At the stop, police said, officers smelled marijuana coming…
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LETTERS: Praise for MVC
To the editor: The Motor Vehicle Commission probably receive its share of letters concerning disappointment pertaining to negative experiences at the various state Motor Vehicle Commission offices. I would like to take this opportunity to inform you and the commission of a positive experience I recently had at the East Brunswick MVC office. I…
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Local crime report released
Uniform Crime Report shows 2003 crime statistics for area towns. By: Lauren Burgoon and Dana Lynn Flatekval An increase in aggravated assault incidents caused an overall rise in crime in Washington, Plumsted and Millstone, but reports dropped significantly in almost every other category of violent and nonviolent crime in other towns in The Messenger-Press coverage…
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Thanksgiving effort under way at HVN
Packet Publications is working with HomeFront to ensure Thanksgiving is special for families in Mercer County. The Hopewell Valley News and Packet Publications will team with HomeFront this fall to ensure Thanksgiving is special for families in Mercer County. HomeFront, a nonprofit organization based in Lawrence, is offering its annual Thanksgiving basket drive. Each year,…
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Congressional candidates hold disparate views on Iraq, economy, taxes
Democrat Rush Holt and Republican Bill Spadea comment on issues. By Jennifer Potash U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) and Republican challenger Bill Spadea agree on one thing that they disagree on a great deal, including the war in Iraq, the economy and tax cuts. The candidates met with The Packet’s editorial board Oct. 12.…
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Novak places first in Freedom Division race
By: Sean Moylan Powered by a strange concoction that he lives by, Bordentown resident Rob "Super" Novak ran a 16:06 first-place time to lead his Westampton Tech team to its first ever divisional championship at last Wednesday’s B.C.S.L. Divisional meet at New Egypt. "He has this thing about Gatorade and Rock Star juice," said Beryl,…
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Absentee ballot irks councilman
Miller: Voters may miss municipal question. By: Lea Kahn Township residents who intend to cast an absentee ballot will need to flip it over if they want to vote on the question of whether to change Lawrence Township’s pay-to-play ordinance. The need to turn over the absentee ballot has upset Councilman Rick Miller, who fears…
