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  • Dems call GOP signs misleading

    Party files misconduct complaint By:Roger Alvarado    Democrats are crying foul because a Republican candidate for the Manville Borough Council has dropped her married name from campaign literature and signs.    Ida Corradino, president of the Manville Democratic Club and co-campaign manager for the Democratic candidates, filed an official complaint on behalf of her party against the…

  • Mediterranean Café

    A mock streetscape, complete with a cobblestone floor, establishes the atmosphere at this Italian restaurant in Langhorne, Pa. By: Richard Burns Mediterranean Café The Shoppes at Flowers Mill Road 144 N. Flowers Mill Road Langhorne (215) 752-7800 Food: Very good to excellent Service: Good Prices: Moderate Cuisine: Italian Ambiance: Italian street Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-10…

  • Ex-committeeman one of ‘them’

    To the editor    Having recently received what looked like a home-printed flier from former Township Committeeman Bill Gold and his running mate, which leads off with the phrase, "Don’t Let Them Tax Us Out," I simply have to ask the question, "Who exactly are ‘them’?"    "Them" certainly can’t be the Republican candidates, since both Bob…

  • Pennington Council OKs 4 percent raise for all nonunionized employees

    PENNINGTON COUNCIL UPDATE By John Tredrea    A 4 percent raise for the year 2003 for all nonunionized borough employees was approved by the Pennington Borough Council Monday night via a unanimous vote to adopt a salary ordinance.    The pay increase, which is retroactive to Jan. 1, does not cover the police or public works departments,…

  • 6 candidates vie for seats

    Candidates prepare for Nov. 4 elections for three positions on the Allentown Borough Council. By: Cynthia Koons    ALLENTOWN — Three seats on the Borough Council, including the mayor’s, are up for grabs in next month’s elections. All the Republican incumbents are running and a slate of three Democrats is opposing them.    No strangers to political…

  • Conformity in the eyes of beholder

    Battle brewing between developerand planners over impact of project By:John Patten    A developer’s claim of providing a conforming application failed to impress members of the Planning Board at the Oct. 2 introduction of Northeast Developers’ plan for four houses off of South Branch Road.    Speaking for the developer, engineer Lawrence Lopresti of EPK Consulting in…

  • Oct. 9, 4:57 p.m.: Musical immemorium

    Strummer, Zevon and Cash. By: Hank Kalet    Eric Alterman honors the dead in this week’s issue of The Nation, the dead being Joe Strummer, Warren Zevon and Johnny Cash.    The music world — and the world more generally — is a far less gracious place this year with their losses, though we are very lucky…

  • To build schools … or not to build

    Population shifts mean relief in still-growing Hillsborough By: Beth Kressel    To build, or not to build? That is the question facing the Hillsborough School District as the Board of Education decides whether constructing a new school building is necessary to accommodate children whose families might move to future township housing developments.    Two New Jersey demographers…

  • Voters to decide fire consolidation

    Florence Township Fire Chief defends plan to centralize station. By: Scott Morgan    The week before its special election, the Florence Township Fire District is fending off an anonymous campaign aimed at swaying voters from approving a $4.2 million bond plan to purchase land for a new, centralizing station building.    Over the past week, a string…