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Obituaries
Jack Venettone Sr. WEST AMWELL Jack M. Venettone Sr., 65, died Tuesday, April 9, at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township. Born in Lambertville, he was a lifelong area resident. Mr. Venettone was an officer with the Lambertville Police Department for 32 years and had been chief of police 15 years, retiring in 1996. He…
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Chit-Chat: New Hope couple right on the button!
By: Merle Citron In America we apparently have a society for everything. Did you know there exists an organization called the National Button Society, and it’s got more than 4,000 members, two of whom are Annie and Johnson Frazier of New Hope? Together, this husband and wife team, buys, sells and collects buttons, thousands and…
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School Menus
Delaware A la carte items, bagel bag, chef salad and fruit choice available daily. All meals served with choice of white, 2-percent or low-fat chocolate milk. Monday, April 22 Cheeseburger on bun, French fries, pickles, hot vegetable and fruit choice. Tuesday, April 23 Grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup, crackers, Jell-O and fruit juice.…
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‘King Lear’
Actors’ NET of Bucks County presents Shakespeare’s tragedy with all its intrigue and gore. By: Stuart Duncan Actors’ NET of Bucks County in Morrisville, Pa. is offer King Lear through April 28. It’s absolutely astonishing how, time after time, Actors’ NET of Bucks County can take the most intricate of shows, adapt them to its…
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Ex-city police chief remembered
Jack Venettone Sr. was "like a son" to former police chief Frank Masterson. By: Cynthia Williamson LAMBERTVILLE As a blue sea of law enforcement saluted the casket outside St. John the Evangelist Church Saturday, an onlooker watching the funeral procession from across Bridge Street wondered aloud if the deceased was "anyone important." Jack M.…
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‘Pageant’
The Forum Theatre in Metuchen offers this wonderfully silly and howlingly funny show. By: Stuart Duncan Pageant, a musical comedy, has been around for a few weeks; in fact it’s making a triumphant return to the Forum Theatre in Metuchen. I missed it on its first visit my loss, as it turns out. The…
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City mulls adding alternates to sewer board
By: Carl Reader LAMBERTVILLE The City Council introduced an ordinance Monday night to add two alternates to the Lambertville Sewerage Authority. "Often we end up with only three members and sometimes only two members, and we can’t take action with that," said Councilwoman Cindy Ege, who’s also a member of the authority. "This would…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR 04/18
From the April 18 edition of the Register-News By: Church sale The Trinity United Methodist Church will hold its monthly sale from 9 until noon, April 19-20 located at 339 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown. Fabric, men’s long sleeve shirts for 25 cents, and half price on all coats and jackets. Art auction The Bordentown Historical Society…
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One budget, three incumbents defeated in school elections
Delaware’s budget goes down as do two incumbents from South Hunterdon and one from Lambertville. By: Carl Reader Work can proceed on repairs to South Hunterdon High School after voters from Lambertville, West Amwell and Stockton approved the school budget, 584-505. But two incumbents were ousted from the high school Board of Education. And Delaware’s…
