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Township may reward emergency volunteers
Fire Department asking township to contribute $1,000 a year to active members. By: Cynthia Williamson WEST AMWELL The township may join a growing number of municipalities in the state that have established the Length of Service Awards Program (LOSAP) to reward active emergency services volunteers. West Amwell Volunteer Fire Department member Harry Heller made…
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Officials wait to see if Chesterfield, North Hanover will approve budget
Voters defeated $24.6 NBC budget By:David Koch NORTH HANOVER While the governing bodies of Mansfield and Springfield have approved Northern Burlington’s defeated $24.6 million budget, school officials said they should hear tonight (May 9) whether North Hanover and Chesterfield will approve it. School officials presented the budget to the North Hanover Township Committee May 2,…
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Officials continue to investigate fire
Two funds started for Slater family By:David Koch FLORENCE The community is mourning the death of two boys in a house fire last week as officials continue to look for the cause of the blaze. Da’Shaun Slater, 10, and Damonte Bailey, 8, died April 29 in a house fire on the 300 block of…
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Bordentown prepares itself for annual Iris Day Festival
Fete honors Frank Carr’s botanical accomplishments By:Scott Morgan BORDENTOWN CITY Beauty in nature did not begin with Franklin Carr. But through his hands, the cool blue tones of natural irises evolved into sultry reds and flushed pastel pinks. From a small back yard, the hybrid beauty of Franklin Carr’s irises gained worldwide attention, surviving…
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Coffee shop approved for Kline’s
By: Carl Reader LAMBERTVILLE There won’t be a flap over cappuccino in town. The Planning Board on May 2 granted a site plan waiver and parking variance that allows J.P. Kline and Sons to open a coffee shop and ice cream store at its present location on Bridge Street. Jeff Kline, in partnership with…
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Board: 46-unit project incomplete
Lambertville planners say Academy Hill Inc. needs to do a lot more work on its application for a development on the former Lambertville High School property. By: Carl Reader LAMBERTVILLE The Planning Board again has deemed incomplete an application by Academy Hill Inc. for 46 new houses on the property where the former Lambertville…
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When your child is depressed
Hope and help exist with appropriate intervention By: SALLY FRIEDMAN ‘Fortunately, our awareness of childhood depression and other disorders has increased greatly in the last decade, and kids do improve quickly in therapy.’ Molly Palmer, Trinity Counseling Center PARENTING VIEW THE PRINT ADS Adoptions From The Heart All Bright Country Day School AuPairUSA Cedarville…
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Four mothers to be honored at Eagle firehouse
By: Carl Reader NEW HOPE Since just about everybody wants to honor their mom at this time of the year, the second annual Mother’s Day Awards should have a horde of people in attendance at the Eagle firehouse tonight (Thursday). With Mother’s Day coming up Sunday, this evening’s early event honoring moms should have…
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City adopts $2.8 million budget that cuts tax rate
By: Carl Reader LAMBERTVILLE The City Council has passed a $2.8 million budget that holds the line on spending and offers taxpayers an average $2.53 reduction in their municipal taxes. "We’ve done that without raiding the surplus to a ridiculous level or raising taxes," Mayor David Del Vecchio said. The 2002 budget passed April…
