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  • Obituaries

    George Huber    LAMBERTVILLE — George W. Huber, 75, died Wednesday, May 22, at Praxis Alzheimer’s Facility in Easton, Pa.    Born in Lambertville, he was a lifelong resident.    Mr. Huber retired from the state Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Watershed Management, where he worked in canal maintenance.    He was an Army veteran and a member…

  • Around the World

    The New Jersey International Film Festival offers an alternative to high-flying stunts and high-tech special effects. By: Jim Boyle    If high-flying stunts and high-tech special effects aren’t your thing, look no further than the New Jersey International Film Festival in New Brunswick for alternative entertainment May 31-July 27.    The series is a great chance to…

  • Theater Boot Camp

    Princeton Summer Theater returns with an eclectic line-up for the dog days of June, July and August. By: Matt Smith    While some of their peers are off on European vacations and scuba-diving "internships" in the Caribbean, a select few Princeton University students have enlisted in boot camp — the two-and-a-half-month, dawn-to-dusk human-endurance test that is…

  • Primaries contested in three area towns

    Stockton has mayor race By: Mae Rhine    A mayoral race in Stockton highlights Tuesday’s primary elections in the area.    Longtime Mayor Gigi Celli faces a challenge in the Democratic primary from Joan Haberle, former New Jersey Secretary of State and the first woman ever to serve on the Stockton Borough Council. Mr. Celli has been…

  • Bordentown City’s Environmental Commission ready to make a difference

    Panel wants to protect natural resources By:Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN CITY — Surrounded by three waterways and bordered on several sides by woods and marshlands, Bordentown City is just within reach of a wealth of natural resources.    The newly formed Bordentown City Environmental Commission plans to work to protect those resources and educate the community…

  • Footprints: Recalling a time when the circus came to town

    By: Iris Naylor    Lambertville’s children in the late 1800s could look forward to at least one circus each year and sometimes two. And with the circus came all sorts of strange and exotic wonders.    Colorful posters signaled the arrival when the circus came to town. Children couldn’t wait to see what circus was coming and…

  • Quarry test produces higher decibel readings

    Conclusion reached is New Hope Crushed Stone’s operations are indeed noisy By: Carl Reader    SOLEBURY — The Board of Supervisors reported progress May 23 in its battle with New Hope Crushed Stone over noise at the facility.    "I was there as an observer," Supervisor J. Peter Grover said of a May 16 meeting at the…

  • Mold prompts school shutdown in Roebling

    Parents express disgust to school board. By:David Koch    FLORENCE — Temporary classrooms at the high school and middle school were open on Wednesday for Roebling Elementary School’s 478 students after the building on Hornberger Avenue was closed for the remainder of the school year following additional findings of so-called "toxic mold."    Additional mold was discovered…

  • Washington selects firm to be business coordinator

    Township Committee voted unanimously to pay Eric Bram & Co. $75,000 to find businesses to locate in the township. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — The Township Committee last week selected a firm to be its economic development coordinator.    The committee voted unanimously to pay Eric Bram & Co. $75,000 to find businesses to locate in…