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  • Firm picked for Route 206 ‘farm belt’ study

    Morris County group paid $87,000 for project By:Michael Maugeri    MOUNT HOLLY — A Morris County firm was hired by the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders to conduct a study on how to keep the "farm belt" area along Route 206 economically viable.    Mark Remsa, director of the county’s Department of Economic Development and Regional…

  • Public to discuss speeding troubles

    Two sessions with community will help gauge traffic problems By:Eve Collins        CHESTERFIELD — The Township Committee is mulling its options on what to do about speeding throughout the township, and has set up a series of meetings to discuss traffic with residents in those areas.    The committee, along with the Chesterfield Police Department, will…

  • Many see mayor, council sworn in Stockton

    By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — Residents of all ages filled borough hall’s small meeting room to see the new mayor and members of council sworn in during the reorganization meeting Jan. 6.    The turnout reflected "the diversity of Stockton," Mayor Gregg Rackin said. "All were represented. We’re a very strong and vibrant community, and we’re…

  • Chit-Chat: Ssshh! And get over to the nearest library!

    By: Merle Citron    The times, they are a changing at our libraries, and we are lucky to have two very active and important small town libraries located on both sides of the river — the New Hope-Solebury Library and the Lambertville Public Library.    Unlike newly constructed libraries, ours are located in former homes and are…

  • Hofflinger stays council president

    Fratinardo remains vice president By:Eve Collins        FLORENCE — The Township Council decided to keep John Hofflinger as its president and John Fratinardo as vice president at its Jan. 8 reorganization meeting. Unlike other local reorganization meetings, no new members were sworn in.    Mr. Hofflinger received a nomination and a second, but Councilman Bruce Garganio…

  • Inn expansion gets preliminary approval

    As a condition, the owners of the Inn at Lambertville Station have agreed to test the soil for any fuel contamination. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — The Inn at Lambertville Station has won preliminary Planning Board approval of its expansion plans after agreeing to perform soil testing to determine if there is any fuel contamination…

  • Seniors’ safety concerns residents

    High Point is a proposed age-restricted independent living facility for low- and moderate-income seniors on Route 518 in Lambertville. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Neighbors of a proposed senior housing center for on Brunswick Pike (Route 518) turned out last week to voice their concerns over the potential for increased traffic problems, light pollution and…

  • Obituaries-Jan. 16

    Jean Colton    BORDENTOWN — Jean Elizabeth Colton, 77, died Thursday, Jan. 9.    Born in Trenton, Mrs. Colton was a Hamilton area resident for most of her life before moving to Bordentown 10 years ago.    She was a member of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Bordentown. She was a volunteer at Robert Wood Johnson University…

  • ‘The Lion in Winter’

    The Circle Players take a snapshot of the original Plantagenet family. By: Stuart Duncan    Long before it became popular to refer to families as "dysfunctional," playwright James Goldman offered the theater public The Lion In Winter, a snapshot taken in 1287 of England’s original Plantagenet family — King Henry II, his estranged wife, Eleanor of…