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  • School board seems divided on staff plan

    Members debate questioning leadership and changes. By: Lea Kahn    The Board of Education appeared split June 16 over a plan that called for the layoffs of five teachers and the elimination of the director of guidance and four other curriculum supervisor positions.    Ultimately, the board opted to send the plan crafted by Schools Superintendent Max…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    Robert L. Gavett, 45, of Steinmetz Road was charged with obstruction of the law at 4:28 p.m. June 9.    According to the police report, police were traveling north on Steinmetz Road when they noticed a Ford landscaping truck being driven by a man who police knew had his license suspended.    Police issued a complaint…

  • Zoning changed for Federal City Road site

    Ordinance finalizes Professional Office designation. By: Allison Busacca    Township Council decided to rezone the Assemblies of God property at 88 Federal City Road from Education, Government and Institution to Professional Office.    "We can’t ignore the fact that there is an office building on EGI property," said Municipal Manager William Guhl.    Overall, the council apparently agreed,…

  • Town wants to silence noisy trucks

    Upper Freehold residents urge Township Committee to seek solution to noise caused by trucks traveling on township roads. By: Dana Lynn Flatekval    UPPER FREEHOLD — Residents told the Township Committee last week that they want noisy diesel trucks traveling on township roads to quiet down, and quickly.    Several residents voiced their opinions on the loud…

  • Neighbors oppose bleachers proposal

    Planners being review of school district’s plan By: John Tredrea    The Hopewell Township Planning Board’s courtesy review of the school district’s plan to build bleachers for 520 people on the south side of a multi-purpose field at Timberlane Middle School got under way Tuesday night and will be continued June 30. About 20 residents attended.…

  • White Elephants and Pink Flamingos

    At Rice’s Market and the Golden Nugget, find everything from ‘Louis Vuitton’ bags to pinball machines.Related Story: Treasures Abound By: Amy Brummer TIMEOFF PHOTOS/AMY BRUMMER Flags for sale at Rice’s Market in New Hope.    At a dollar apiece, the rubber-ducky set, nee dle-nosed pliers and steel barbecue brush begin to seem less like mere bargains…

  • School board accepts synthetic field donation

    BREAKING NEWS By:Allison Busacca    Hillsborough High School’s athletic teams will be playing on an artificial turf field, thanks to a donation to the Board of Education from the Hillsborough Education Foundation and the Hillsborough Athletic Foundation.    With eight yeses and one "absolutely" from board member Lou Possemato, the board unanimously accepted the gift of more…

  • Police Blotter-June 24, 2004

    Lambertville    Police are investigating a North Union Street burglary and theft that occurred at a property under renovation June 18.    Police met with John J. Crider, the onsite general manager of the property, at 7:26 a.m., who reported a basement window had been forced open. Taken from the first floor of the residence were several…

  • Treasures Abound

    From 18th-century fine American furniture to the Arts and Crafts Movement, Bucks County antique shops offer something for everyone.Related Story: White Elephants and Pink Flamingos By: Amy Brummer TIMEOFF PHOTOS/AMY BRUMMER Mission-style furniture at A Stage in Time in New Hope.    With its Colonial history and rolling hills, idyllic Bucks County is the perfect spot…