Category: archives

  • June 18, 27 p.m.: Conservatives’ hypocritical oath

    When is dissent treason, anyway? By: Hank Kalet    Doctors take the Hypocratic Oath. Apparently, conservative pundits like Rush Limbaugh take the hypocritical oath.    How else to explain their about-face on the issue of dissent in a time of war. As Steve Rendall writes in the May/June issue of Extra!, the magazine produced by Fairness and…

  • Letters-June 19

    Create U.S. Department of Peace To the editor:    Some ideas are so good that it’s a wonder no one thought of them sooner.    That’s the way I feel about the Department of Peace.    The Department of Peace would be a Cabinet-level department, which advocates peaceful, non-violent conflict resolution for both domestic and international concerns.    Our…

  • Chit-Chat-June 19

    Merle’s loaded for Bear! By: Merle CItron    There I was out on the streets, affably pounding the pavement for items for Chit-Chat.    I walked into Ennis’ and attempted to start a conversation with Steve Farmer Williamson, who owns the Standin Room Only pub.    So, how’re doin’?" I asked, not thinking this was a tough question.…

  • Editorial-June 19

    Relive area’s history at walk, picnic By: Mae Rhine    Residents of the Lambertville, New Hope and West Amwell area will have a history lesson brought to them this weekend, and no one should pass up the opportunity to participate.    Our area is rich in history. Among our legacies is being a "crossroads" of the Revolutionary…

  • ‘Backdoor road’ to be Hardy Bush Way

    The New Hope Borough Council wants to honor the former school board president. By: Linda Seida    NEW HOPE — The Borough Council will honor the late Hardy Bush by renaming the "backdoor road" after the former school board president who devoted much of his life to serving the community.    Mr. Bush, 48, died at his…

  • Obituaries-June 19

    Rose Ziolkowski    WEST AMWELL — Rose M. Ziolkowski, 75, of West Amwell died Monday at home.    Born in Jersey City, Mrs. Ziolkowski had lived in West Amwell since 1958.    She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, Lambertville, a former member of the South Hunterdon Regional High School Booster Club, West…

  • Stop and smell the flowers!

    Ten gardens will be on display during the Kalmia Club’s "Hidden Gardens of Lambertville" tour. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Master gardeners and enthusiastic amateurs alike can enjoy the 10 private gardens open to the public Saturday on the "Hidden Gardens of Lambertville" tour, sponsored by the Kalmia Club.    There is something for everyone, according…

  • New Hope OKs police pact

    The five-year agreement is designed to add full-timers and rely less on part-timers in order to retain employees. By: Linda Seida    NEW HOPE — The Borough Council unanimously approved a new contract with the Police Department June 10, one that will provide more stability for the department as it moves to become a force of…

  • Dairy Princess crown is family affair

    Amy Cooper will be the last of her family to wear the tiara. By: Concetta Benuzzi Volpe    DELAWARE — Hunterdon County has a new Dairy Princess.    Hunterdon Central High School junior Amy Cooper, 17, is the county’s newly crowned Dairy Princess and will serve as local goodwill ambassador for the dairy industry during her one-year…