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  • Breakfast with Santa

    Stockton Fire Company hosts a happy meal Emilie Mausser, 7, of Sergeantsville talks with Santa while waiting to be seated during the Stockton Fire Company’s Breakfast with Santa Sunday.

  • Municipal league picks Mayor Cantu for second vice president post

    By: Gwen Runkle    PLAINSBORO — Mayor Peter Cantu was elected to serve as the second vice president of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities at the League’s conference in Atlantic City on Friday.    As second vice president, Mayor Cantu is expected to help lead the League by representing the needs and interests of New…

  • Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002

    James E. Johnson    James E. Johnson, 68, died Sunday at Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia.    Born in South Plainfield, he had lived in Hopewell Township for 56 years.    Mr. Johnson retired in 1999 as the certified animal control officer of Hopewell Township, Hopewell Borough, Pennington Borough and East Amwell Township. He was a special police officer for…

  • Supervisors’ budget would not increase tax rate

    Surplus offsets increase in fire tax By: Linda Seida    SOLEBURY — Residents will not face an increase in the property tax rate in 2003 if the proposed budget of $4.5 million is passed next month.    A surplus of $800,000 enabled the township to avert an increase in the property tax, despite voter-approved referendums that call…

  • Police Blotter

    Lambertville    Thanksgiving is one of the most dangerous holidays to be on the road, according to police.    City police will be out in force during the holiday, cracking down on seat belt violators. That means, they will be writing plenty of tickets.    Police are launching their second major seat belt enforcement initiative of the year…

  • Florence band takes second honors in tri-state competition

    Students practiced hard for five months By:Vanessa S. Holt    FLORENCE — Florence Township Memorial High School’s marching band topped off five months of hard work and practice last week with a second-place award in a major competition against eight other bands in its division.    One of the largest marching band competitions on the East Coast,…

  • Heavenly Sounds

    In two holiday concerts, Renaissance songstress Annie Haslam brings her ethereal voice to her adopted home of Bucks County, Pa. By: Susan Van Dongen    An angel has landed in Bucks County. Well, a mortal with the voice of an angel, anyway.    About 15 years ago, Annie Haslam — whose soaring soprano was the signature of…

  • PU men start positive

    Tigers split at Oklahoma By: Justin Feil    The Princeton University men’s basketball team came out of this weekend’s Sooner Invitational 1-1, but feeling good about how they’ve started the season.    "Last year, we went down to the Cal tournament and we didn’t feel like we played to the best of our ability," said PU’s Judson…

  • A Savory Transition

    The Yardley Inn in Bucks County has brought in chef David Cunningham to revamp the menu and update its culinary reputation. By: Amy Brummer TimeOFF/Mark Czajkowski David Cunningham, the new chef at the Yardley Inn, honed his skills at some of Manhattan’s top restaurants.    The great flood of 1955 forced the White Swan Tavern to…