Category: archives
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Rocking the Cradle
Chalkdust Productions gets off the ground with Marc Blitzstein’s The Cradle Will Rock March 8-22. By: Matt Smith Marc Blitzstein’s The Cradle Will Rock was supposed to premiere in New York June 16, 1937, at the Maxine Elliott Theatre. The National Guard blocked the entrances and stopped the show for a few hours. Orders…
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Officials outline dismal view of South Hunterdon High facilities
Tuesday’s referendum asks $11.8 million. By: Carl Reader WEST AMWELL If a picture is worth a thousand words, South Hunterdon High School Superintendent Cheryl Simone has a grim portrait to paint. Tuesday’s referendum on whether to spend $11.8 million to renovate and improve the high school is badly needed, Dr. Simone says. Her brush…
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LETTERS: Vote ‘no" on Back Timberlane
Readers will find more ‘vote no’ letters in the March 7, 2002 edition of the HVN Textbooks, supplies needed To the editor: The NJ Department of Education recently released the results of standardized test scores of area schools. Many central New Jersey schools performed worse on the state’s standardized tests than other districts within…
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Lawrence marks birthday
By: Lea Kahn What has 305 candles and threatens to burn down the municipal building? The birthday cake that celebrates Lawrence Township’s 305th birthday. Well, actually it celebrates the anniversary of the township’s founding in 1697. Girl Scout Brownie Troop 630 helped Mayor Doris Weisberg blow out the candles numerals 3, 0 and 5…
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LBA Highlights
By: Karen Scheetz In the final week of the regular season, the teams in the Lambertville Basketball Association are preparing for the playoff games to be held during the next two weeks. Although regular seasons champions have been determined, anything can happen in the playoffs. Here is a look at the games played during the…
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Obituaries
Winfield Schmutz LAMBERTVILLE Winfield P. Schmutz, 93, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, at home. Born in Lambertville, he was a lifelong city resident. Mr. Schmutz was chief custodian for South Hunterdon Regional High School and before that at Lambertville Public School, retiring in 1978 after 23 years. He also owned Hi-Way Garage in Lambertville 20…
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Planning Board OKs drive-in redevelopment plan
By: Lea Kahn The former Lawrence Drive-In movie theater site, on Route 1 between Allen Lane and Darrah Lane, will be transformed into a senior citizens rental apartment complex dubbed Carriage Park. The Planning Board gave the go-ahead Monday to Dara Building Associates, LLC to build the 210-unit development on the 15.2-acre tract. The plan…
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Chesterfield’s tax rate rises first time in decade
New proposed rate is 9.6 cents. By:Vanessa S. Holt CHESTERFIELD Taxpayers would see a slight increase in their local purpose taxes this year if the Township Committee adopts the $2.2 million 2002 budget introduced last week. The new proposed tax rate is 9.6 cents per $100 of assessed property value, up from the 9-cent…
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Betty James
TRENTON Betty M. James, 65, died Saturday, March 2, at St. Francis Medical Center. Born in Concord, Ga., she lived in the Trenton area 49 years. She attended Georgia public schools and attended Mercer County Vocational Technical School. She retired as head cook supervisor from Mill House Convalescent Center and formerly worked at St.…
