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  • POLICE BEAT 01/03

    From the Jan. 3 edition of the Register-News By: BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP    John Feistel, 22, of Newtown, Pa., was issued a summons for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia, police said.    On Nov. 21, Patrolman Wayne Lebak stopped Mr. Feistel on Route 130 for going 66 mph in a 50-mph zone, police said.    According to police, further…

  • Editorial: Let residents decide future of library

    By: Mae Rhine    The New Hope-Solebury Library Board of Trustees must think carefully before it makes a decision where to move the library from its present location on Ferry Street in New Hope.    Eight members of the 15-member board want to trade its present 2,800-square-foot building and land for 5,000 square feet of space underneath…

  • 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, Jan. 7 — Pizza sticks, marinara sauce, tossed salad and fruit choice.    Tuesday, Jan. 8 — Hot dog on bun, tater tots, corn and assorted fruit.    Wednesday, Jan.…

  • Senior menus

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    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. Regular menu    Thursday, Jan. 3 — Lentil soup,…

  • Senior menus

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    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. Regular menu    Thursday, Jan. 3 — Lentil soup,…

  • NH-S library board debates where to move facility

    Members are divided 8-7 over a possible move underneath the new Michener Art Museum satellite in Union Square in New Hope. By: Carl Reader    NEW HOPE — The Free Library of New Hope and Solebury on Ferry Street might find a new address in the future.    Now a controversy rages about a possible move to…

  • Re-enactment groups bring history to life

    Looking back in family history for inspiration. By: David Campbell    American Revolutionary War re-enactor Paul Sullivan of Knowlton belongs to the same regiment as a distant relative, John Polhemus, who fought in the Battle of Princeton.    But while Capt. Polhemus’ 1st New Jersey fought under Gen. George Washington and afterward buried the Continental and British…

  • Once again, Washington routs the British

    Sunday re-enactment recalls turning point of Revolution By: David Campbell    Several hundred spectators braved the cold Sunday to witness a re-enactment of Gen. George Washington’s victory at the Battle of Princeton.    On the field, musket barrels and bayonets gleamed in the sun as 1,300 re-enactors portraying Continental, Hessian and British soldiers executed the well-choreographed and,…