Category: archives

  • Chit-Chat: Party poopers put damper on island flight!

    By:Merle Citron    Here is a scintillating saga of girlfriends vacationing together.    Five fearless Lambertville women — Jackie Sneddon, her sister, Marlene Lynch, Claire Jefferis, Janet Nocar and Janet Masterson — decided it would be fun to go away together for a week.    If their departure from Lambertville was any indication of their idea of a…

  • Garden tour to feature residential treasures

    Tour to be held June 22 By:Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN CITY — Garden lovers will take to the streets this Saturday to explore the tranquil shade of their neighbors’ back yards, enjoying the power that flowers have to relax the mind and delight the eye.    The annual Bordentown Historical Society (BHS) Garden Tour runs from…

  • FTMHS students learn to put difficult year behind them

    105 students say goodbye to high school By:Vanessa S. Holt    FLORENCE — It has been a rough year for the Florence High School Class of 2002, but they have managed to persevere.    Unity took center stage Friday as parents and friends crowded into the high school’s auditorium to see the 105 students of the graduating…

  • NH-S reconsiders elementary school plan

    School board passes $20.1 million budget By:Carl Reader    NEW HOPE — The New Hope-Solebury School Board of Directors put some big numbers into play June 12 when it passed a $20.1 million budget for 2002-03, but found it would have some bigger issues to deal with afterward.    The budget raised taxes 16.1 mills, or approximately…

  • ‘Dorian’

    Playhouse 22 in East Brunswick offers a new musical based on Oscar Wilde’s classic novel. By: Stuart Duncan    Something very special is taking place at Playhouse 22, the home of the East Brunswick Community Players. Dorian is a new musical, with book, music and lyrics by Richard Gleaves. The work is based on Oscar Wilde’s…

  • Businessman, zoning board member honored

    By:Carl Reader    NEW HOPE — The Borough Council gave one of the town’s affable icons his just due June 11.    The council honored John Larsen for his service as chairman of the Zoning Hearing Board for the past 12 years. Councilman Randy Flager read a special commendation of Mr. Larsen, and when he was done,…

  • Two part-time officers hired by New Hope

    By:Carl Reader    NEW HOPE — The Borough Council hired two new part-time police officers June 12.    Brought on to the force for a probationary period of 90 days were Kevin Eckenrode of Doylestown and Jeffrey S. Johnston of Lansdale. Each will begin work at $13.05 per hour.    Each was sworn in by Mayor Laurence Keller.…

  • Coaches relfect on record track year

    Track & Field By: Mike Molaro    The bottom line on the Hopewell Valley Central High School boys and girls track teams is that they secured their places in the Bulldog record books. 2002 definitely was their year.    With a record of 9-1, the Bulldog boys placed second behind Ewing in the Valley Division of the…

  • Child to benefit from fund-raiser

    Proceeds to benefit Gabig family By:Vanessa S. Holt    FLORENCE — Wrestlers won’t just be vying for heavyweight and tag team titles this Saturday, but for the future of a local boy with a rare illness.    The "Stars, Stripes and Wrestle" pro wrestling fund-raiser will be held June 22 at Florence Township Memorial High School.    The…