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  • Four injured in accident

    Three passengers trapped for 45 minutes when dump truck flips on top of their car. By: Joseph Harvie    A three-car accident at the intersection of New Road and Route 522, involving a dump truck and two cars, injured four people Tuesday and closed a portion of Route 522 for more than an hour.    The dump…

  • Volunteers honored

    Local volunteers were honored at the Florence Township Chapter of Deborah’s annual holiday dinner for raising funds to benefit the Deborah Heart & Lung Center in Browns Mills. By: Scott Morgan    ROEBLING — If you’ve been to the Bordentown Acme, or maybe the Burlington Wal-Mart, or even the Columbus Farmers Market this past year, you…

  • Editor: Yes Santa Claus is real

    EDITORIAL: 1897 New York Sun editorial has assistant editor explaining to an eight-year-old girl that Santa is real.    The following was published Sept. 21, 1897 in The New York Sun. The editorial was written by the newspaper’s assistant editor, Francis P. Church.    Is There a Santa Claus?    We take pleasure in answering thus prominently the…

  • Balancing the message of Christmas

    Local Christain leaders compare the commercialazation of Christmas to the birth of Jesus. By: Sharlee Joy Dimenichi    Santa, Rudolph and Mrs. Claus might be the Christmas trio appearing most often in store windows and children’s dreams, but Christian clergy say the icons have not replaced the traditional threesome of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.    "They seem…

  • Muppets help tell story of Hanukkah

    Cast of Sesame Street relate the story of Hanukkah to the childrens lives of today. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Oscar the Grouch left his trash can and traveled back in time to tell the story of Hanukkah to children at Congregation B’nai Tikvah, Friday.    The green puppet with the crabby personality joined a cast of…

  • Our favorite Christmas toys: dolls, games, empty boxes

    REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK    ‘Tis the season for snow, shopping and, best of all, toys!    Whether you’re buying the hottest new Elmo doll for little ones or the really cool PlayStation 2 game for someone a little older, chances are you are recalling favorite toys you played with as a tot, and even some you’re longing for…

  • Giving shouldn’t end on Christmas Day

    DISPATCHES BY HANK KALET: Even in troubled economic times the food pantry needs help and this need does not end when the holiday season ends. By: Hank Kalet    The public room at the Senior Center looked a little like a department store after a one-day sale last week.    There were toys and gifts everywhere, wrapped…

  • Available Light

    Artist Valerie Von Betzen’s oil paintings, on view at the Coryell gallery, explore the more tranquil end of the light spectrum with scenes captured at twilight and the evening. By: Susan Van Dongen "Best Steaks in Town," by Valerie Von Betzen.    There is an epidemic of bad lighting in the United States, at least according…

  • Solebury budget to lower taxes

    The spending plan calls for an average decrease of $55 in property taxes. By: Linda Seida    SOLEBURY — The Board of Supervisors has unanimously passed a budget that will lower property taxes next year by an average $55.    The $15.2 million budget passed with no comment from the public.    A homeowner with the average assessment…