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  • Lawrence boys win two in a row after facing St. Anthony

    Boys basketball By: Jim Green    It isn’t often that a high school basketball coach considers a 30-point loss a good thing. But that is exactly how Lawrence boys basketball coach Pat Tarrant felt about his team’s 64-34 defeat Jan. 8 at the hands of nationally ranked St. Anthony of Jersey City.    "I think the St.…

  • Pennington tops Hopewell again

    Ice hockey By: Mike Molaro    The Hopewell Valley Central High School ice hockey team has addressed one of its major early-season challenges by tightening its defensive strategies.    Now, the Bulldogs have to focus on scoring goals.    HoVal (6-4-1) came up with two strong defensive efforts but fell to Chatham 4-1 Friday and cross-town rival Pennington…

  • Call of the Wild

    Bucks County Audubon Society’s winter camping program teaches skills for viewing wildlife during the coldest season. By: Daniel Shearer Staff photos by Daniel Shearer Doylestown resident Ed Carroll will bring his gear for a workshop designed to introduce beginners to the joys of cold-weather camping.    Even on a summer day, an attempt to climb the…

  • Good night — it’s time to go to school

    Weston School’s annual slumber party celebrates tenth anniversary By:Mary Ellen Zangara    For one winter night each of the past 10 years, Weston School students and their families have been coming to school dressed in their pajamas with their blankets, pillows and books.    They weren’t sleeping at the school, but were instead spending time reading together.…

  • Stockton starts checks of meters, sump pumps

    The borough is conducting the inspections to help residents make sure their equipment is not malfunctioning. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — The borough has begun conducting inspections of all water meters and sump pumps to ensure the town’s sewer system is functioning at top performance and to help residents make sure their equipment is not…

  • Residents ante up for illegal bike crackdown

    Some people are going to their wallets to help pay for decimeters to measure the noise level of the motorcyles with illegal mufflers. By: Linda Seida    NEW HOPE — You’ve heard the expression: "Put your money where your mouth is."    That’s exactly what people in the borough are doing in the ongoing battle against illegal…

  • Mystical Nomads

    Cirque Éloize’s mystical show, ‘Nomade – At Night, the Sky is Endless,’ invites audiences on a surreal journey of the imagination. By: Susan Van Dongen Cirque Éloize will perform Nomade – At Night, the Sky is Endless at McCarter Theatre Jan. 16-18.    It takes more than practice, physical dexterity and guts to be an acrobat…

  • Obituaries-Jan. 15, 2004

    Fredrick C. Trautz Jr.    LAMBERTVILLE — Fredrick C. Trautz Jr., 78, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, at home.    Born in Lambertville, he was a lifelong resident.    He was a member of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, Lambertville.    Mr. Trautz retired from the Lambertville Sewage Authority in the maintenance department.    Son of the late Fredrick…

  • Bridge worker falls in Delaware River

    The man fell 15 feet as renovations and repairs to the free bridge got under way last week. By: Linda Seida    A worker doing renovations on the New Hope-Lambertville free bridge fell 15 feet into the freezing waters of the Delaware River the morning of Jan. 7, but was able to swim to safety on…