Category: archives
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‘Hello, Dolly!’
Bucks County Playhouse aims to prove that this is more than a one-hit musical. By: Stuart Duncan Most people think Hello, Dolly! started as a play by Thornton Wilder. It actually began as an English play, A Day Well Spent, written by John Oxenford more than a century earlier, in 1835. Seven years after that…
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Police Blotter-Sept. 23, 2004
Lambertville Police were kept busy during the flooding Saturday and Sunday. Several cars were towed from the Lambertville Station parking lot Saturday night as waters rose. As streets and the free bridge were shut down, police remained on duty to make sure sightseers stayed out of the flooded areas. At 6 a.m., police were notified…
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Floodwaters wreak havoc in river towns
Hundreds of residents were evacuated in the Lambertville, New Hope and Stockton area. By: Linda Seida Lambertville, Stockton and other river towns hustled this week to bring life back to normal after the Delaware River overflowed its banks last weekend and caused flooding in low-lying streets, the evacuation of hundreds of area residents, the closing…
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Fresh Start
Bucks County residents Michael Leary and Jonathan Rola persevered for three years to finish their debut film. By: Amy Brummer Michael Leary and Jonathan Rola used Bucks County landmarks as backdrops for their film safe as milk, including the tunnel at the Yardley train station. When Hollywood celebrities back out of a movie at the…
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Letters-Sept. 23, 2004
Jim McCue better choice To the editor: The people of Delaware Township this election have an incredibly clear choice for Township Committee. Jim McCue is, by far, the better person due in large part to his years of community service. Nonpartisan in outlook, Mr. McCue is known in this community as a fair-minded, conscientious citizen…
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Senior Menus-Sept. 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, Sept. 23 Chicken orzo soup, veal…
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Obituaries-Sept. 23, 2004
Edward Carmody LAMBERTVILLE Edward "Bud" Carmody, 85, died Sunday, Sept. 19, at home. Mr. Carmody was a lifelong resident of Lambertville. He attended Lambertville Public School. He worked for General Motors in Ewing, retiring after 47 years. He served in the Army during World War II. He was a member of St. John’s Roman…
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Disaster relief meeting set for Thursday
Residents of Lambertville, Stockton, Kingwood, Delaware Township, West Amwell, Hopewell and Ewing are invited to attend. By: Linda Seida LAMBERTVILLE Federal, state and local officials will host a meeting tonight (Thursday, Sept. 23) to share information and answer questions about disaster relief for area residents who are dealing with the aftermath of flooding generated…
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Greater control over zoning cited
The new ordinance passed by the New Hope Borough Council will give officials more authority over zoning. By: Linda Seida NEW HOPE A new ordinance passed Sept. 14 will give officials greater control over zoning matters earlier in the approval process, according to Borough Manager John Burke. It is an early implementation of a…
