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Police to get 10.5% raises over three years
New contract retroactive only to May 1 of this year By:Carl Reader LAMBERTVILLE The City Council approved a new contract with its police officers June 24 that gives them a 10.5 percent raise over three years. "It was unanimously approved by the council and the police," Mayor David Del Vecchio said. While the figure…
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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 and include milk and margarine. The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted. Thursday, July 4 Closed for holiday. Friday,…
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Seminars, Meetings and Events
TUESDAY, JULY 2 Business Network International, Princeton Chapter networking breakfast, 7-8:30 a.m. at Merrill Lynch, 4th floor, 7 Roszel Road (off Alexander Rd.) Information: (609) 371-2580. Le Tip of Princeton, networking breakfast, 7-8:30 a.m., New York Deli Restaurant, Route 1 South (near Mercer Mall) in Lawrence. Information: (609) 396-2480. Professional and Business Singles Network, after…
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A special gift of life
Susan Ayala of Roebling to donate kidney to Home Depot co-worker By:David Koch ROEBLING The odds of Terry Douglass finding a suitable kidney donor from a nonfamily member were 1 in 30,000. The odds that the suitable donor would be a co-worker were even longer. However, when 27-year-old Susan Ayala, a resident of the…
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Superfund cuts delay work at two local sites
Work on contaminated ground water in Rocky Hill and Montgomery affected. By: Steve Rauscher Funding for a pair of Superfund sites in Montgomery Township and Rocky Hill will not be available this year, after the Environmental Protection Agency announced it was cutting Superfund expenditures by more than $200 million. The Superfund program was launched in…
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July 4th celebration set at battlefield
A celebration of the 226th anniversary of America’s independence will be held Thursday at Princeton Battlefield State Park. Revolutionary War re-enactors from groups including Motts Artillery, 6th Company/2nd Continental Artillery will be on hand to demonstrate military drill, cannon fire and flintlock musketry. The Thomas Clarke House Museum and the Arms of the Revolution exhibit…
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On its 50th anniversary, the Forrestal legacy is preserved
New book traces history of complex that helped build hydrogen bomb and develop a source of fusion energy. PLAINSBORO On its grounds, scientists did important aeronautical research, helped build the first hydrogen bomb and are working on ways to develop a source of fusion energy. Scientists there also worked on the first lunar lander…
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C-P softball accomplishes goals in opening win
West Windsor wins opener; Princeton girls drop first two By: Justin Feil James Faraci came into the District 12 softball tournament looking for three things out of his team. "We wanted to make it through six innings," the Cranbury-Plainsboro manager began, "we wanted to be competitive; and, we wanted to be close. We got all…
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First Knight comes to Sunshine Classic
WW-P North’s Glover will play wideout for Mercer stars tonight By: Justin Feil Mealtime is getting to be one of Eric Glover’s favorite times. It was a December lunch period when West Windsor-Plainsboro High North head football coach Kevin Kehoe informed the senior that he’d made the Mercer County all-stars roster for the Sunshine Classic.…
