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All Aboard
The New Hope & Ivyland Railroad offers fall foliage vistas in the heart of Bucks County. By: Amy Brummer Staff photo by Daniel Shearer The steam train pulls out of the station in New Hope, Pa., taking passengers on round-trip sight-seeing tours. Train tracks give me wanderlust. I conjure up images of bustling metropolitan stations,…
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Orleans to donate Ely Field pavilion
The developer of a 129-unit townhouse project on Lambert’s Hill wants to build one for the field next to Lambertville Public School. By: Linda Seida LAMBERTVILLE Orleans Homebuilders is donating a community pavilion to Ely Field, which is planned as part of the recreation area’s second phase of development, it was announced Monday during…
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West Amwell candidates want open space preserved
Incumbent Peter Buchsbaum, an attorney, is being challenged by longtime township historian Ruth J. Hall. By: Linda Seida WEST AMWELL Township Committee hopeful Ruth J. Hall and incumbent Peter Buchsbaum both say they want to maintain the rural character of the township and preserve open space. Both are vying for the one available three-year…
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Letters-Oct. 23, 2003
Holcombe House needs more ‘friends’ To the editor: Lambertville City Hall occupies the former residence of A.H. Holcombe, a wealthy Lambertville businessman and attorney. The house was constructed in 1870 as a wedding present for his new wife in the fashionable Third French Empire Victorian style. The front porch now documented by a 1912 Sanborn…
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Obituaries-Oct. 23, 2003
Peter Johnson LAMBERTVILLE Peter J. Johnson, 67, of Lambertville died Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township. Born in Elizabeth, Mr., Johnson lived in Watchung, N.J., before coming to Lambertville in 1991. He was a highway inspector with the New Jersey Department of Transportation for 17 years before retiring in 1990.…
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Tax rate could decline in Solebury
Revenues from the earned income tax and the transfer tax totaled more than expected this year. By: Linda Seida SOLEBURY Residents could end up paying less in property taxes next year if a projected surplus in the township’s current budget materializes, supervisors were told Tuesday. If the projection becomes fact, 2004 will mark the…
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New Hope candidates want history preserved
Running for three seats on the Borough Council are incumbents Richard Hirschfield and Geri Delevich and challengers Rey Velasco, Claire Shaw and Michael McManus. By: Linda Seida NEW HOPE Three seats are open on Borough Council, and four of the five candidates vying for a spot all proclaim their love for the unique river…
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Mayoral challenger calls Lambertville ‘unaffordable’
Incumbent David Del Vecchio points to his record of stable taxes and improvements. By: Linda Seida LAMBERTVILLE In the race for the mayor’s office, Chris Gazzillo is challenging incumbent David Del Vecchio and questioning city and school taxes and the reasons for "closed door" sessions of the City Council. Mr. Gazzillo, 40, a Republican,…
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Stockton council hopefuls deplore road conditions
Incumbents Chris Smith and Stephen Giocondo are facing off against challengers Nicolo Messina and Jeff Kreider. By: Linda Seida STOCKTON Ask anybody here to name one of the main issues faced by the borough, and invariably they’ll say the deteriorating roads. It’s no different with the four candidates running for two three-year seats on…
