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  • Panel to consider development ban

    If approved, ordinance would temporarily stop residential development By:Lauren Davis    NORTH HANOVER — An ordinance that would put a temporary moratorium on residential development is expected to be reviewed by the Township Committee at a workshop meeting tonight (Thursday).    The ordinance, introduced two weeks after the Joint Land Use Board denied a controversial dormitory proposal,…

  • Area activities set for National Fire Prevention Week

    Open houses, demonstrations teach families about fire safety By:Lauren Davis and Vanessa S. Holt    As National Fire Prevention Week begins Sunday, local fire companies will become more visible in their communities, traveling to schools and hosting open houses to increase fire prevention awareness and inform the public of the services they offer.    On Sunday, Mansfield…

  • 2002 Listings

    2002 BEST OF CENTRAL JERSEY VIEW THE PRINT ADS Amalfi’s Cuisine color="#333333" face=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif size=2>Big Fish Restaurant Blue Point Grill Edith’s Exquisite Lingerie Hamilton Jewelers Hazel & Hannah’s Pawtisserie Holday 2002 Gift Catalog Jeanne Michel Salon & Spa Main Street Bistro & Bar size=2>Mediterra Restaurant Metropolis Spa & Salon OM System Solutions BEST…

  • Tykot trial set for September

    Tykot, 36, charged with three counts of capital murder By:Lauren Davis    MOUNT HOLLY — The trial date for a man accused of murdering three people in a North Hanover trailer park in January has been set for Sept.15, 2003.    Superior Court Judge John Almeida set the trial date for Brian Tykot of Monroe Township on…

  • 10/03 OBITUARIES, pt. 2

    From Oct. 3 By: Robert P. Sheppard    HAMILTON — Robert P. Sheppard, 75, died Sept. 30 at Compassionate Care Hospice unit at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton.    Born in Trenton, he lived in Hamilton most of his life.    Mr. Sheppard was a monument engraver and salesman with Joseph M. Bowker & Son of Bordentown, retiring…

  • ‘On Golden Pond’ celebrates couple’s autumnal years

    Play debuts Oct. 11 at Crosswicks Community House By:Michael Maugeri    CHESTERFIELD — Fall is here, bringing with it changing leaves, pumpkins and a respite from the hot and hectic summer months.    It is the perfect time to present the play, "On Golden Pond," the story of a couple in their autumnal years who look back…

  • Judge affirms halt on animal sanctuary

    Facility could have housed over 450 animals. By:Vanessa S. Holt    MOUNT HOLLY — A Superior Court judge this week affirmed the Chesterfield Township Planning Board’s July 2001 decision that prevented an animal rescue group from building a dog and cat sanctuary on agriculturally zoned property in the township.    The proposed $450,000 animal sanctuary would have…

  • Senior Menus

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    The value of each meal is $3.13. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change.    The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted.    Thursday, Oct. 3 — Chicken noodle soup, Salisbury steak with gravy, mashed potatoes,…

  • Chit-Chat:: Chemist’s experiment with ‘nerd’ fares well!

    By: Merle Citron    Stephen Croce sat in the back of my junior honors English class in 1986.    Now Steve and his wife, Susan, who are expecting their first child, live at Raritan Pointe.    When Steve and I spoke, I asked him how he met Susan.    "We met for the first time ‘squooshed’ on a bus…