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  • Two local municipalities given open space grants

    Towns will receive a total of $700K By:Vanessa S. Holt    Two local municipalities, Bordentown Township and Fieldsboro Borough, will receive a total of $700,000 in county open space grants, county freeholders announced on Sunday.    Freeholders slated a total of $4.6 million for grants to 11 municipalities in the county for 2,429 acres of open space…

  • West Amwell sued for contamination in residents’ wells

    Salt levels high in wells near Public Works Department building By: Concetta Volpe    WEST AMWELL — The township has hired an environmental attorney to defend it against a lawsuit stemming from complaints made by two local property owners.    Special environmental counsel George Tyler from the firm of Tyler and Carmeli in Robbinsville was hired at…

  • ‘My Fair Lady’

    Paper Mill Playhouse stages a lavish production of this Lerner and Loewe favorite. By: Stuart Duncan Left to right: George S. Irving, Glory Crampton and Paul Schoeffler star in My Fair Lady, running through July 21 at Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn.    The word at Paper Mill Playhouse is that Artistic Director Robert Johanson is…

  • Borough wants music toned down

    Complaints filed against Logan Inn for violating state law with amplified music outdoors By: Carl Reader    NEW HOPE — One man’s noise is another man’s music as the Borough Council found out Tuesday night.    The music being played in various clubs, bars and restaurants —especially the establishments with outdoor dining facilities — was a hot…

  • POLICE BEAT 06/13

    From the June 13 edition of the Register-News By: FLORENCE    Renee Luchtman of Medford was issued a summons for careless driving after an accident on Florence-Columbus Road at 1:16 p.m. on June 11 near Route 295, said police.    Police said a 2000 Dodge Ram driven by Timothy Becker of Philadelphia was traveling north on Florence-Columbus…

  • Consultants testify at 129-unit project hearing

    By: Sarah Winkelman    LAMBERTVILLE — The Planning Board decided to hold a special meeting Monday to continue with a presentation by Orleans Homebuilders Inc. after being unable June 6 to finish its business for the night.    Orleans wants to build 129 townhouses on Lambert’s Hill, and the board has been engaged in the long process…

  • Couple expresses joys of foster parenting

    Florence family recognized with special award. By:Vanessa S. Holt    FLORENCE — It’s the story of a family with a mom, a dad and six kids between the ages of 10 and 18.    It’s not a 1970s sit-com, but it is the real-life story of Jean and Ray Fitzgerald, a Florence couple with three children of…

  • Students’ ‘Sharing Day’ has an international flavor

    Long-running district tradition may not be back next year By:David Koch    MANSFIELD — Gifted students at John Hydock Elementary School put on a program with an international flair at last week’s Sharing Day, a long-running district tradition that may not be back next year due to budget cuts. On June 6, 17 third- and fourth-grade…