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  • Man crossing road killed in Springfield

    Allentown, Pa. resident was 82. By:Vanessa S. Holt    SPRINGFIELD — A Pennsylvania man was struck by a car and killed while crossing Wrightstown-Georgetown Road (Route 545) in the early morning on Jan. 2, said police.    Martin Schaffer, 82, of Allentown, Pa., had been staying in a hotel on Wrightstown-Georgetown Road and was on his way…

  • Weisberg, Miller dispute troubled time frame

    Councilman disagrees with mayor’s inaugural remarks By: Lea Kahn    In her inaugural remarks at Township Council’s reorganization meeting Sunday, Mayor Doris Weisberg said Lawrence Township was in financial difficulty and with a "woefully" understaffed police department in 1995.    That Lawrence Township was once in dire straits financially is not in dispute. What is in dispute…

  • ‘Gosford Park’

    A wry ensemble whodunit set at an elegrant English estate.   [R] By: Kam Williams    Even at 76, unpredictable Robert Altman continues to surprise and entertain in impressive fashion. This irreverent iconoclast remains a legitimate Hollywood legend even though most of his 45 feature films didn’t make much money. Still, he has been nominated for an Oscar…

  • Hopewell teen charged with stabbing his brother

    Lt. George Meyer said a fight had broken out between the two brothers over who would use a computer in the home. By: John Tredrea    What must be one of the most common household disagreements among modern youths — who gets to use the family computer now — escalated into a stabbing incident that sent…

  • Wilfird to lead board

    Kownacki chosen as vice chairman By: Lea Kahn    Planning Board member Tom Wilfrid was chosen to be the Planning Board chairman Monday night at the board’s annual reorganization meeting. He was the board’s vice chairman.    Planning Board member James Kownacki was chosen to be the vice chairman.    Michael Horan and James Kownacki were sworn into…

  • Letters to the editor

    For the week of January 10. By: Mayor takes much credit for work of others To the editor:    I read with interest the article regarding Committeeman Dave Fried and the retrospective on the year 2001, and I can honestly say that the more I read the more disappointed I continued to get. To me Dave…

  • Remembering the past,building for the future

    GUEST COLUMN By: Shirley Turner    The year 2001 has been difficult for America, for New Jersey, and for the people of the 15th Legislative District that I represent. I, like all of you, have run the gamut of emotions from shock and anger to determination and pride in our country, and I have been moved…

  • HOPEWELL BOROUGH PLANNING UPDATE

    Public hearings on two applications for minor subdivisions drew about 25 people to the Jan. 2 meeting of the Hopewell Borough Planning Board By: Catherine P. Moscarello    Public hearings on two applications for minor subdivisions drew about 25 people to the Jan. 2 meeting of the Hopewell Borough Planning Board.    Reorganization was the main agenda…

  • Church sponsors free discussionfor recession-proofing families

    Mormon Church’s Relief Society offers free program with Penny Pinchers Newsletter    When unemployment during a recession in the early 1990s affected of Jackie Iglehart, the Iglehart family didn’t let it crimp their life.    Instead, Ms. Iglehart found creative ways to eliminate wasteful spending in her home, so many ways she eventually began publishing "The Penny…