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POLICE BEAT 02/28
From the Feb. 28 edition of the Register-News By: BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP The front door of a Groveville Road residence had been kicked in and the house had been burglarized on Jan. 30, police said. The victim told Patrolman Richard Brettell she left the home at 7:45 a.m., and that when her mother arrived at 11:40…
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Youth group raises funds for the hungry
Kids did not eat for 30 hours By:David Koch NORTH HANOVER Members of the New Egypt Church of the Nazarene’s youth group did last weekend what millions of people around the world do every day. They went hungry. A total of 14 members of the church’s youth group did not eat for 30 hours…
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Guest column: South referendum scaled back for voters
By: Dr. Cheryl Simone In a few weeks March 12 the communities of Lambertville, Stockton and West Amwell will have the opportunity to vote on a second bond referendum for South Hunterdon Regional High School. I would like to apprise the community in this column of the details of the referendum and offer…
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46-home development proposed for former Lambertville High site
Planning Board Chairman Tim Korzun called the application "awfully sketchy" and speculated it would not be deemed complete at the March 6 Planning Board meeting. By: Mae Rhine LAMBERTVILLE A spot now overgrown with weeds, a burned-out former high school building and partying teen-agers may be the site of 46 single-family houses if a…
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NH-S opts not to take part of tax — for now
The district is keeping open the option of collecting its half of the 1 percent earned income tax enacted by Solebury Township. By: Carl Reader NEW HOPE The New Hope-Solebury Board of School Directors Monday night unanimously rejected taking its cut of Solebury’s earned income tax for now. Keeping open the option of…
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Chit-Chat: Former city man gets medal from church
By: Merle Citron Harry Blair, former owner of Niece Lumber and former chief of the Lambertville Fire Department, is known by many locals as a man who is generous of heart and spirit. Harry now lives on Long Beach Island, and members of his church also know about his generosity. Feb. 15, Harry was awarded…
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Footprints: Lambertville frozen over in early 1877
By: Iris Naylor The year 1877 in Lambertville started out with a bang, a very cold bang. The temperature at Martin Coryell’s home Jan. 24 was two degrees below zero. The Beacon reported Jan. 19 the culvert crossing Church Street at the corner of Main was frozen solid with ice. The water backed up and…
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City OKs bike, pedestrian safety program
By: Carl Reader LAMBERTVILLE The City Council gave final approval Feb. 19 to the $400,000 bond ordinance providing for the implementation of a bicycle and pedestrian safety improvement program. Mayor David Del Vecchio also praised the woman who helped make it happen. "(Councilwoman) Cindy (Ege) is doing a great job putting together an ever-growing…
