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  • Lambertville debates emergency access law

    The City Council wants more information before introducing the ordinance. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Members of the City Council Tuesday debated the pros and cons of an emergency access system that would enable firefighters to enter a locked building without having to bust down a door or break a window.    Councilwoman Cynthia Ege compared…

  • Township wants state chief of staff fired

    By: Concetta Benuzzi Volpe    WEST AMWELL — The Township Committee has joined the Hunterdon County freeholders in demanding that Gov. James McGreevey fire his deputy chief of staff, James Gee, for comments it contends insulted local voters.    At the committee meeting held Jan. 15, the Township Committee passed a resolution demanding Mr. Gee’s dismissal. The…

  • Obituaries-Jan. 23

    Esther Claver    Esther Margaret "Connie" Conover Claver, 79, died Monday, Jan. 6, near Nashville, Tenn., at the Mariner Place nursing home.    Born in Lambertville, she was the daughter of the late Wilburt and Mabel Conover.    Ms. Claver grew up in Lambertville and moved to California in 1943. Her first husband, John Obiols, died in 1977.…

  • Leake, Platz soar to win in NJSIAA high jump relay

    Leake clears 5-2. By:Sean Moylan    Latasha Leake and Ashley Platz left fans of the Northern Burlington County Regional High School varsity girls’ track team "jumping" for joy when their combined mark of 10 feet earned them first place in the high jump relay at Saturday’s Group III NJSIAA Relay Championships at Jadwin Gym.    "Technically, Tasha…

  • Letters-Jan. 23

    Thanks for help with SPCA drive To the editor:    I’d like to thank all of my kind friends and neighbors who took the time to drop off supplies and donations to DeAnna’s for my fifth annual Hunterdon County SPCA drive.    It was a very successful and generous year for donations. I’m proud to say that…

  • Editorial: Bill would limit use of names in local newspapers

    Bill could rob community paper of personality. By: >    A new bill pending in the state Legislature has us worried. If truth be told, you should be worried, too.    The bill, if passed, could have an effect on the way newspapers cover local news throughout the state.    It also could drain a community paper, such…

  • Silent killer menacing residents

    Carbon monoxide poisoning has sent at least four Lambertville citizens for medical treatment. By: Sue Kramer    LAMBERTVILLE — There’s a killer on the loose, but it’s not human.    It’s a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas called carbon monoxide. It can kill you before you even know it’s there.    It is the leading cause of accidental poisoning…

  • Fire board OKs $432,167 budget

    By: Sue Kramer    LAMBERTVILLE — The Board of Fire Commissioners unanimously approved its 2003 budget Jan. 14, paving the way for public approval Feb. 15.    The $432,166.63 budget for 2003 reflects a $30,000 increase over last year’s budget of $401,997 due to increased maintenance and equipment costs. Even so, the news for taxpayers is good:…

  • Police Blotter

    New Hope    Jan. 2, Brian McKavanagh, 36, foreman of a construction crew working at the Verizon job site in Fisher’s Alley, called police at 8:30 a.m. to report a criminal mischief incident sometime between New Year’s Eve and Jan. 2.    When Mr. McKavanagh reported for work, police said, he found at least 3 feet of…