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  • Woman to hold outdoor party to thank Bordentown residents

    Party in honor of Catherine Johnson’s 78th birthday By:Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN CITY — Every morning, Catherine Johnson greets the day by sweeping the sidewalk up and down her block on Thompson Street and watering the 200 flowers she has planted along the street.    She cooks for her neighbors when their schedules are busy and…

  • Quarry noise still unacceptable to Solebury

    Board of Supervisors also fret about dust and effect on aquifer By:Carl Reader    SOLEBURY — The issue hasn’t quieted down.    New Hope Crushed Stone is still making a lot of noise.    At least that’s what Township Solicitor Stephen Harris reported to the Board of Supervisors on July 2. Along with other concerns, such as the…

  • Ground broken for new school

    New middle school expected to be finished by fall of 2003 By:David Koch    MANSFIELD — The long process of turning an empty field into a state-of-the-art school began this week with a groundbreaking ceremony for the Northern Burlington County Regional School District’s new middle school.    School officials and local municipal officials watched as school board…

  • Editorial: For those who can’t swim, don’t go in

    By:Mae Rhine    It’s cool.    It’s beautiful.    And it’s inviting.    But it’s also deadly.    The Delaware River contributes to the beauty of our area. It also claims its share of victims.    A 21-year-old man died last week. He was planning to be married soon, and his fiancée was expecting his child.    It was tragic. The couple…

  • Detective retires after 25 years of service

    Grant Valente remembers helping people the most By:Vanessa S. Holt    FLORENCE — After more than 25 years of police work, recently retired Detective Grant Valente said the best part of his job was helping people, whether it meant tracking down stolen property or keeping drugs off the streets.    Detective Valente, a resident of Burlington Township,…

  • Man, 21, drowns in Delaware River

    Julio O. Garcia of Trenton planned to be married this week By:Carl Reader    WEST AMWELL — A Trenton man drowned in the Delaware River July 4 after he and his fiancée waded into its waters to escape the day’s heat.    The couple had planned to be married this week.    Julio O. Garcia, 21, was pulled…

  • Stockton to rebid cell tower

    By:Carl Reader    STOCKTON — The bid to erect a cellphone tower in town could go out again in the next couple of weeks, according to Borough Manager Kim Franklin.    Ms. Franklin reported to the Borough Council on Monday night that both Sprint and Verizon have been calling on a regular basis to see if Stockton…

  • ‘Jekyll & Hyde’

    Plays-in-the-Park offers a solid production of this revamped Broadway musical. By: Stuart Duncan    You have to give Plays-in-the-Park credit for sheer guts. On the hottest evening of the summer, with the temperature on stage under the lights reaching for the boiling point, Gary Cohen and his troupe of more than two-dozen hearties opened the season…

  • New business keeps its customers cool

    Gelato’s make a home behind Russ Ayres’ Hot Dogs By:David Koch    A new business in the township offers local residents a respite from the heat and humidity of the summer months.    Since May, Gelato’s Italian Ice on Route 206 has been selling fresh, homemade frozen treats to the hot and the thirsty.    Business has been…