Category: archives
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Task force nixes ideaof closing Dublin Road
The task force says township should continue to prohibit left turns onto Dublin Road during weekday rush-hour periods By: John Tredrea The written report of a task force of Hopewell Township officials and residents who live on or near Dublin Road says the road should remain open to through traffic. The group prefers that option…
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TOWN TALK: Plumsted buys open space
Township completes purchase of 80 wooded acres. By: Ron Dancer On June 4, our township completed the purchase of 80 wooded acres that were under the imminent threat of development and now the land will remain in its natural state forever. The certified appraised value of the 80 acres was $1.36 million and the township…
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HHS seniors face charges, suspension
By:Alec Moore Hillsborough High School students Andre Dennis and Daniel Phillips have been suspended for the remainder of the school year as a result of being charged with robbery last week. The two 18-year-olds, who reside on the Duke Estate in Hillsborough and Second Street in Somerville, respectively, will be forced to forgo the June…
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Post 339 relies on arms
Post 339 By: Steve Feitl The young Hopewell Post 339 baseball squad will lean heavily on an inexperienced pitching staff in search of improvement and success in the 2002 Mercer County American Legion League season, according to its manager Bruce Nocar. The Hopewell squad enters the summer season with just one pitcher on its staff…
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Escape from L.A.
Teddy Thompson performs at Princeton Community Church in Pennington June 16. By: Matt Smith While a majority of Americans probably haven’t been losing much sleep over the World Cup, most self-respecting Europeans are passionate enough about "football" to re-arrange their schedules for a few weeks every four years to catch every minute of the game’s…
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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. Regular menu Thursday, June 13 Grape juice,…
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Editorial: Lambertville must keep ‘the look’
By: Mae Rhine Part of the charm of this area is the many historical houses lining the streets of both Lambertville and New Hope. New Hope already has an historic preservation panel its Historic Architectural Review Board in place to ensure changes are in keeping with "the look" the borough wants to maintain.…
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Write-in Democrats eligible to be on ballot in November
Camarda, Housell get 20, 17 votes, resepctively By:David Koch BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIPTownship Republicans now will have competition in the November elections from Democrats for the two three-year seats available on the Township Committee. While no Democrats filed to run in last week’s primary, two candidates received enough write-in votes on June 4 to run in November’s…
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Irked seniors protest water, sewer rate hikes
Speakers cite challenges of fixed incomes By:Vanessa S. Holt FLORENCE Several senior citizens spoke out against a 10 percent increase in township water and sewer rates at the June 5 Township Council meeting, describing the challenges of living on fixed incomes amid constant cost-of-living increases. The water and sewer fee increase was approved by…
