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  • Piano store hits the right note in downtown Bordentown

    New store opens on Farnsworth Avenue By:Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN CITY – Many people wonder if there is a key to success; the Mozart Piano Company believes there are 88.    The new store at 144 Farnsworth Ave. specializes in used pianos, which owner Al Kotsch rebuilds or repairs and resells.    Previously located in Hamilton Township,…

  • Families must yield some property for bridge replacement

    Bridge has been subject of debate for years By:Vanessa S. Holt    CHESTERFIELD — Two families upset that they may lose some of their property to a bridge replacement project were told by township officials last week that there is no way to avoid encroachment on their properties.    However, officials said the impact should be minimal…

  • ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

    Princeton Summer Theater’s combination of youth, energy and talent makes this production a winner. By: Stuart Duncan    Shakespeare lovers will have a full plate this summer. In a fortnight, Othello, As You Like It and Pericles will all be playing at a theater near you — all opening the same week. Later, we will have…

  • LPS to have no place for recess

    Work delayed on Ely Field renovations By:Carl Reader    LAMBERTVILLE — It looks as though there will be no place for recess for Lambertville Public School students for the first two months of the school year since reconstruction work on Ely Memorial Field again has been delayed.    The City Council introduced an ordinance June 24 to…

  • Letters

    Rush Holt votes to repeal estate tax To the editor:    Farmers and small business owners in central New Jersey have worked hard to build profitable enterprises that they hope one day to pass on to their children.    I have heard from many central New Jersyeans who worry that the federal government may take away what…

  • Teen center gets OK to lease space

    By: Jennifer Potash    HiTOPS, the teen health center, received permission Thursday from the Princeton Borough Zoning Board of Adjustment to lease some of its office space on Wiggins Street .    HiTOPS will lease the office space to Music Together, a music-education organization based on Witherspoon Street.    In May, a "for lease" sign on the Wiggins…

  • ‘The Music Man’

    Bucks County Playhouse revives this classic Broadway musical with all the energy of the original. By: Stuart Duncan    Broadway critics were seriously divided when it came to choosing 1952’s "best musical." Those from the city preferred West Side Story; those from the suburbs favored The Music Man.    The latter had a lot going for it:…

  • Buon giorno, Pettoranello!

    Princeton welcomes visiting delegation from a sister city in Italy. The spirit of good will and friendship crossed the Atlantic as a 30-member delegation from Pettoranello, Italy visited Princeton Township for a week of festivities celebrating a 10-year relationship as sister cities. On Monday, Pettoranello Mayor Antonio Paolino presented photos to Princeton Township Mayor Phyllis…

  • Bulder needs data for zoning board

    By:Carl Reader    LAMBERTVILLE — The Board of Adjustment June 27 accepted an application from Rolf Van Ishem to build a house at 10 Alexander Ave., but Mr. Van Ishem still must supply the board with several items at the public hearing July 25 before any work can be done on the home.    Mr. Van Ishem…