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  • Last chance to own a home at Orleans’ The Woods at Cream Ridge

    The combination of luxury estate-style single family homes, a beautiful country location, and a homebuilder with 86 years of quality homebuilding has lead to brisk sales at Orleans Homebuilders’ The Woods at Cream Ridge in Upper Freehold The opportunity to tour a decorated model also gives homebuyers the opportunity to see the impressive craftsmanship and…

  • Lambertville-New Hope free bridge finally reopens

    City Clerk Mary Elizabeth Sheppard said she was surprised Tuesday morning to see a car roll off the span onto Bridge Street. By Linda Seida    In a huge surprise to city residents and merchants, the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission opened the New Hope-Lambertville bridge to traffic Monday night at 11:30, ending a project…

  • Blood pressure education program slated

    HEALTH NOTES    The Hopewell Township Health Department, the Pennington Quality Market, and Rosedale Mills have joined to create a special blood pressure education program in celebration of Father’s Day.    Why is high blood pressure a problem? Ninety percent of middle-age Americans will develop high blood pressure, also called hypertension, in their lifetime. Over 70 percent…

  • Carney finishes strong second at MOC

    Spring track By: Jim Green    After Hopewell Valley Central High School junior Annie Carney finished fourth in the girls 3,200-meter run at the Group III Championships of outdoor track, it seemed as though she would have to battle just to earn a medal at the Meet of Champions.    Once again, however, the Lady Bulldogs star…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    Police responded to the Defense Logistics Agency depot on Route 206 after Rahim Sargent of Plainfield, a worker on the property, was injured while trying to operate a forklift on the loading zone at 2 p.m. June 3.    The worker was in the process of backing the forklift when it went backward off the…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    Cristin Diglio, 18, of Monmouth Junction was charged with shoplifting processed photos from Wal-Mart on North Main Street at 6:22 p.m. June 6.    The processing was valued at $20.61.    Ms. Diglio was transported to the Somerset County Jail in lieu of $1,000 bail. ***    Three girls were accused of damaging about $100 worth of…

  • Choral Adventure

    The Princeton Singers will present a smart, varied program and revisit its English Cathedral roots with a concert at Trinity Episcopal Church in Princeton June 13. By: Matt Smith Steven Sametz will lead the Princeton Singers in a 20th anniversary concert at Trinity Episcopal Chuch in Princeton June 13.    Under founder John Bertalot, the Princeton…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    By: Mission changed as outlook improves To the editor:    Well over 20 years ago Ron Koes and Ray Walsh began raising money to help children with life-threatening illnesses in need. Over time, more folks became involved with them, and their efforts grew, and the organization became a certified non-profit corporation.    The constitution and bylaws were…

  • Surf and Turf at the mission

    It’s a balmy late spring evening and I’m at an al fresco dinner with a convivial group…We’re dining at the Rescue Mission of Trenton, at a special event to promote the organization and its programs. By: Faith Bahadurian Illustration by Judy Martin    It’s a balmy late spring evening and I’m at an al fresco dinner…