Category: archives

  • City residents consider forming environmental commision

    Citizens gather at Carslake Community Center By:Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN CITY — Mayor Bill Collom said he fondly remembers playing in Cold Springs Woods along Blacks Creek as a boy growing up in Bordentown in the 1940s and 1950s.    The woods and marshlands along the Delaware River were ample fodder for imaginative children with canoes…

  • NEWS OF OTHER DAYS 01/31

    From the Jan. 31 edition of the Register-News By: 120 years ago    E. Stahle, tonsorial artist, when employed at the Girard House, Philadelphia, frequently shaved "Coal-Oil Johnny." He says "Johnny" was always in a hurry, and paid one dollar if shaved in six minutes.    Mr. Ware, the new principal of the public school, is domiciled…

  • City OKs $400,000 for bike, pedestrian safety

    The City Council has appointed a Pedestrian Bicycle and Safety Review Board to oversee the project. By: Carl Reader    LAMBERTVILLE — The City Council introduced a plan Jan. 21 that should help two-legged creatures and two-wheeled vehicles get around town.    The council OK’d $400,000 toward improving pedestrian and bicycle safety in Lambertville with a Pedestrian…

  • Chit-Chat: Two halves of house not a whole yet!

    By: Merle Citron    Renovation is the name of the game in town, and it’s happening everywhere.    For example, the big yellow house on the corner of York and George streets is knee-deep in construction. The owners of both sides of the dwelling are working on their homes, but at a different pace.    Lisa and John…

  • Counselors offer advice to students entering job market

    ‘Plan ahead’ is the best advice for students preparing for their leap into the job market. By: George Frey    As in so many things, "plan ahead" is the best advice, say many area college career services directors in advising students who are preparing for their leap into the job market. The counselors admit the job…

  • New executive chef brings a gusto all her own to Bon Appétit

    IN THE KITCHEN by Pat Tanner:  For Annie Prizzi, less is more when it comes to cooking. She is living testament to her belief that southern Italian food is not only delicious but also healthy, if properly prepared. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski Ann Nina Prizzi, executive chef, takes a break from the kitchen to…

  • Senior Menus

       The value of each meal is $3.13. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine. The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted.    Thursday, Jan. 31 — Beef barley soup, herbed chicken, rice with mushrooms, carrots, cranberry molded salad, pumpernickel bread and…

  • How now renowned cow?

    Woman remembers trek with famous bovine, Elsie By:Vanessa S. Holt    CHESTERFIELD — Edith Sprague rode halfway across the country in a box car, met celebrities and helped to raise millions in war bonds during World War II, all thanks to a gentle Jersey cow named Elsie.    Ms. Sprague, a Chesterfield resident, traveled with the famous…

  • Winter festival looms during mild weather

    Starting Friday, the festival will offer a full slate of events and activities. By: Carl Reader    Everything’s in place for the sixth annual Lambertville and New Hope Winter Festival this weekend but, well, winter.    With temperatures more like those of early spring than winter at the beginning of this week, both Lambertville and New Hope…