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  • David Rhea, Part 3

    HISTORICALLY SPEAKING    The following is a draft of an article written by John Fabiano titled "Commanding the High Ground" and subtitled "How a New Jersey Lieutenant Colonel’s Familiarity with the Battlefield Helped Turn the Tide at Monmouth" and was recently featured in the New Jersey Heritage magazine dedicated to the 225th anniversary of the Battle…

  • Letters-Aug. 14

    Helpline needs help To the editor:    Hunterdon Helpline has been serving Hunterdon County for 34 years, and its services and programs continue to grow to meet the needs of the community.    Services provided include information and referral, suicide prevention, listening, shelter arrangements after hours, Senior Assurance Calling, Friendly Visiting Program, LINK contact and data base…

  • Traffic from proposed CVS worries city

    The pharmacy, which would be at the former Ben Franklin store off Cherry Lane, was the subject of debate over drive-through pickup lanes and truck entrances at a recent Planning Board meeting. By: Brooke Olster and Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — A routine subdivision and site plan review of a proposed CVS Pharmacy has resulted in…

  • Senior Menus-Aug. 14

       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. 14 — Apple juice, sweet Italian…

  • Stockton eyes 1 percent hotel tax

    The Borough Council also voted to accept a $5,000 grant that would create a visitors center at the Prallsville Mills complex. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — Officials agreed Monday to pursue several routes to bring more money into the borough, a move that represents a 180-degree turnaround from their position in recent weeks.    Members of…

  • August 12, 2003

    By: infoUSA/Donnelley Marketing of Ames, Iowa In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal location. While the intention is to include all reported transactions, Packet Online does not guarantee its completeness or independently verify its contents. Avenel, Timothy McKinney, 60 Yale Ave, $248,000, 6/3/03 Avenel, Gautham Mangari, 205 Madaline…

  • Editorial-Aug. 14

    Help county ease threat of West Nile virus By: Mae Rhine    The potential for West Nile virus cases has increased dramatically this year with a surge in the number of mosquitoes buzzing around.    The Hunterdon County Health Department is asking residents for their help in stopping the spread of this disease, which is transmitted through…

  • ‘Dirty Pretty Things’

    Director Stephen Frears crafts an unusual work, with hints of film noir, social commentary, comedy and romance. By: Bob Brown    There’s more to England than the bucolic pastures and burnished interiors of Merchant-Ivory. Lately, we have begun to see more of the subterranean, gritty side. In Dirty Pretty Things, the white Anglo-Saxons are a thin…

  • Police Blotter-Aug. 14

    Lambertville    A Jericho, N.Y., man, who stopped to ask police if any of his relatives had been injured in a nearby motor vehicle accident, wound up being arrested and charged with drunken driving.    About 4 a.m. Saturday morning, a car flipped over on Route 29 just south of Lambertville. Police blocked the two southbound lanes…