Category: archives
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March 17, 8:55 p.m.: An unhappy anniversary
Iraq, one year later. By: Hank Kalet Russ Baker offers a rather pointed look back at our year in Iraq in this piece from New York Newsday. Jonathan Schell offers this in The Nation.
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Letters-March 18, 2004
Attend dinner-dance to support firefighters To the editor: Another year has passed us by, and under the direction of Chief Robert Hayes, the Lambertville Fire Department continues to progress with the ever-changing times. The few dedicated members of this great department have spent numerous hours attending classes to both expand their knowledge and to keep…
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Obituaries-March 18, 2004
Ruth Gang DELAWARE Ruth Jacoby Gang, 77, of Delaware Township died Monday, March 8, at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township. Born in South Orange, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Sylvia Leon Jacoby. She lived in Montclair, N.J., and Shelter, N.Y., for 25 years before moving to Delaware Township 20 years…
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Police Blotter
Lambertville A Bristol, Pa., man made the wrong decision when he chose Lambertville as the place to teach his girlfriend how to drive. Police came across the couple about 7:30 p.m. March 7 when they spotted their pickup truck parked in a desolate, muddy area off Canal Street. Both the vehicle’s owner, Jesse Lee Ashford,…
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LBA Highlights
By: Karen Scheetz With only one week remaining in the season, the Lambertville Basketball Association is down to the final round of the playoffs. This past week, each team played and the winners advanced to the final round of the playoffs. They will be held Saturday, March 20, at South Hunterdon Regional High School in…
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Bucks rejects gay couple’s marriage license request
Stephen Stahl and Robert Seneca want "what is owed to us as human beings, as citizens of the United States of America." By: Linda Seida NEW HOPE Stephen Stahl and Robert Seneca knew going into Doylestown their trip would not yield the results they wanted. The two men, residents of New Hope, have had…
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To Your Health-March 18, 2004
Informed patients make better decisions By: Dr. Terry Shlimbaum The key to getting the best care is to be fully prepared when you arrive for your appointment. Here are some suggestions to help you make the most of those few short minutes. Know your history. It helps to be able to provide background on the…
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South budget would raise taxes in two districts
The high school is proposing spending $7.4 million for the 2004-05 school year. By: Linda Seida WEST AMWELL If the preliminary $7.4 million budget proposed last week by the South Hunterdon Regional School District is approved by voters next month, homeowners in Stockton will see a drop in the regional school taxes, while those…
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WW church gets board’s blessing for expansion
Princeton Presbyterian will nearly quadruple in size. By: Shanay Cadette WEST WINDSOR Princeton Presbyterian Church will nearly quadruple in size and feature an eye-catching 100-foot steeple. The Meadow Road church was granted preliminary and final major site plan approval Wednesday by the Planning Board to expand its building. The current 11,211-square-foot church will be…
