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West Amwell to study light ordinance from other town
By: Concetta Benuzzi Volpe WEST AMWELL A local resident has persuaded the Township Committee members to review recent research about outdoor lighting gathered by the Union Township’s Environmental Commission. A recent agreement between the township and Oxford Communications has lights dimmed at the advertising firm’s Route 179 location, the site of the former Yellow…
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Lillian Brooks
HAMILTON – Lillian Brooks, 89, died Sunday at Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton. Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident. She was a homemaker. Daughter of the late Albert and Margaret Patterson Bishop, wife of the late Edward H. Brooks and sister of the late Albert, Edward and Earl…
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Phyllis Chrismer to be honored by LHS-SHR Alumni Association
By: Sue Kramer LAMBERTVILLE Phyllis Chrismer has a philosophy she lives by: Your community gives to you while you’re growing up. You should give back to your community when you become an adult. Ms. Chrismer, 68, is one of two recipients of the Lambertville High School-South Hunterdon Regional Alumni Association’s 2002 Distinguished Alumnus Community…
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Haberle won’t seek recount in Stockton
Mayoral hopeful says opposition ‘told some lies’ By: Linda Seida STOCKTON Defeated Democratic mayoral candidate Joan Haberle will not ask for a recount, despite an election that saw Republican Gregg Rackin take the post of mayor of Stockton by six votes. Mr. Rackin triumphed 144 to 138, according to Hunterdon County Clerk Dorothy Tirpok.…
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Nov. 13, 2002
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, Bogdan Bialas, 65 Burnet St, $233,000, 2/28/02 Avenel, Brian Eckerl, 441 Prospect…
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The Great Mandala
Returning to Pebble Hill Interfaith Church in Doylestown, Pa., Tibetan monks share a message of peace, love and compassion. By: Daniel Shearer Monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery draw an outline for a mandala at Hicks Art Center in Newtown, Pa. Photos by Catherine Jansen At left, a monk taps sand from a chakpur. For…
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Plumsted ready to put its history on display
New Egypt Historical Society Museum officially opens its doors at 125 Evergreen Road this weekend. By: Scott Morgan PLUMSTED It has taken more than 150 years, but history has found a permanent home in Plumsted. This weekend, the New Egypt Historical Society Museum officially opens its doors at 125 Evergreen Road. An open house…
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Chit-Chat: The love of a woman saved this man’s life
By: Merle Citron This is the love story of Bruce Blackburn and Marie Izzo of Doylestown. He’s from Virginia. She’s from Brooklyn. They met at the University of South Florida in a photo lab workshop. Both were barely 20 years old. "I saw her and went ‘boinggggg,’" Bruce told me. "I fell madly in love…
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Lambertville not interested in joint court
City agrees unless savings evident, joint court not feasible By: Concetta Benuzzi Volpe Hunterdon County municipalities are scrambling to fill several soon-to-be-vacant positions held by Judge Jeffrey Martin, a 30-year civil service veteran, who is retiring Dec. 31. Judge Martin’s imminent departure prompted officials to consider a joint municipal court system. But all agreed that…
