Category: archives

  • Residents find silver lining in rain clouds

    EDITORIAL: Somehow, it’s fitting that it rained on the anniversary parade    We don’t know what the weather was like on April 18, 1929 — the date of the special election in which residents of the Manville area voted to secede from Hillsborough Township and form their own municipality — but it probably rained.    And it…

  • Earthbound Fantasy

    The Solowey Studio exhibits the work of Carversville, Pa., painter Charles Ward. By: Amy Brummer "Cotton Picking" by Charles Ward    With a blaze of crimson hair, matched by a sweetly puckered smile, Angelica’s wide, almond eyes are shadowed in golden green, accenting her emerald gaze. She is a careful balance of elegance and electricity, demurely…

  • Splashdown!

    Lambertville Regatta The boat of Shannon Bowman of Upper Black Eddy, Pa., slaps against the water as he races during the Lambertville Regatta on the Delaware River Saturday.

  • June 9, 8:53 p.m.: Back again after a short hiatus

    Oops. Channel Surfing returns after an unfortunate absence. By: Hank Kalet    Sorry about the little hiatus, but several things came up. We’re now back and ready to roll for a while — though it is summer and, well, the living will hopefully be easy.

  • ‘Farmingville’

    A PBS documentary examines the influx of migrant workers on Long Island in the early ’90s. By: Elise Nakhnikian    The undocumented workers who made their way here from Mexico and Central American used to stay pretty close to the border. In recent years, they’ve also clustered in cities and towns deep in our country’s interior,…

  • City OKS appeal of truck ban repeal

    Lambertville supports Gov. James McGreevey’s decision to appeal the federal court decision that struck down the state ban on heavy trucks using local roads such as Route 29. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Mayor David Del Vecchio and the City Council recently passed a resolution supporting Gov. James McGreevey’s decision to appeal a federal court…

  • Kalmia Club to have annual garden tour

    The Hidden Gardens of Lambertville tour will be held Saturday. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — You might think you know Lambertville from one end to the other: the antique shops, the Victorian architecture, its Federal-style roots and the Delaware river that became the city’s life blood for hundreds of years.    But if you haven’t peeked…

  • To Your Health-June 10, 2004

    Watch out for bug bites during summer! By: Dr. Terry Shlimbaum    Summer means plenty of outdoor activity, fun and sports, picnics and fireworks.    However, all of those activities that define summer for us here in New Jersey also can mean insects — so many varieties there is probably a bug bite for every activity.    And…

  • Editorial-June 10, 2004

    City working to create shared loading zone By: Mae Rhine    The city’s decision to create a shared loading zone for some businesses in the central business district was inspired.    It certainly shows us how responsive Lambertville officials can be to the needs of its residents, once people let their wishes be known.    Ferry Street residents…