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  • Senior Menus

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    The value of each meal is $3.13. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine.    The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted.    Thursday, Aug. 28 — Apple juice, stuffed cabbage…

  • Artists to work with students

    Art will play an important role this year at Stockton Public School. By: Mae Rhine    STOCKTON — The arts will play heavily in the curriculum for the 59 students returning to the state’s tiniest K-6 school Sept. 3.    The PTO will sponsor a type of artists-in-residence program with the goal being a book made of…

  • ‘My Boss’s Daughter’

    If you can hang in there for the crude and politically incorrect humor, you’ll laugh your head off. By: Bob Brown    Divinely silly movies should have no socially redeeming content. They should be stupid, crude and politically incorrect lest their humor be dulled. Words like "flatulence" or "differently abled" or "mentally challenged" never appear, although…

  • Strom wrecks havoc on area

    BREAKING NEWS: A severe thunderstorm brought damaging winds to the region Wednesday afternoon, leaving roads blocked with downed trees and some residents without power. By: Scott Morgan    A violent storm hammered parts of northern Burlington County on Wednesday afternoon, knocking out clumps of trees, downing power lines and canceling a municipal meeting.    According to the…

  • Good attendance, good grades could help employment

    South Hunterdon Regional High School has joined School Counts, a program that could mean an "in" with potential employers for students who show up for school and work hard. By: Mae Rhine    WEST AMWELL — Showing up and working hard at school may mean more than just a good attendance record and good grades to…

  • Identity theft investigated in Solebury

    Police say personal information was stolen from victims’ mailboxes. They are asking residents to hand carry mail to the post office. By: G. Natasha Zoe    Mailboxes, trash and recycling bins are easy targets for identity theft criminals to steal personal information in order to get fraudulent credit cards.    The Solebury Township Police Department determined in…

  • Stockton voters to decide whether to reward volunteers

    The program gives rescue and fire company personnel "points" that could translate into as much as $400 annually to a deferred income account similar to a 401(k). By: Brooke Olster    STOCKTON — As sirens sounded throughout Monday’s council meeting, those present could not forget the importance of rescue workers.    The Borough Council unanimously approved an…

  • School bells to ring next week

    There will be lots of new things for students to see. By: Mae Rhine    There will be lots of new things for students to see when school reopens Sept. 3.    There is a new elementary school and track under construction at New Hope-Solebury High School.    There is a new special education preschool class at Lambertville…

  • Student pickup policy worries South bus drivers

    The new policy permits drivers to pick up and drop off students only at bus stops located on the side of the road that faces the door of the bus. By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — When school starts next week, many of the students who ride a school bus to South Hunterdon Regional High…