Category: archives
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It’s happening downtown
Plumsted proceeding with revitalization plans. By: Scott Morgan PLUMSTED Thirty-three municipalities throughout the state are vying for the designation as a business district under the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Main Street USA program. No more than four will get it. Plumsted wants to be one of those four. The designation is one…
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Bridge toll hikes OK’d
The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission did cut the toll for two-axle trucks to $4.75, down from the original proposal of $3.25 per axle for a total of $6.50. All other trucks, however, will pay the $3.25-per-axle rate. By: Carl Reader The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission voted 9-1 Monday to increase the…
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Editorial: A perfect use for former monastery
Clare Estate provides home for seniors By: Congratulations go out to the former St. Clare monastery on Crosswicks Street, which officially opened its doors last week to the community as a residence for seniors. When the sisters of Poor Clare sold the property three years ago to Community Investment Strategies, many in the city were…
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Residents want to be notified about appeals
If a neighbor plans to appeal a land use decision made by the zoning officer, a proposed ordinance would require residents to be formally notified. By: Cynthia Williamson WEST AMWELL A few feathers have been ruffled over a proposed ordinance that would require residents to be formally notified if their neighbor plans to appeal…
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Interfaith panel explains Christianity, islam to students
Group speaks to students at NBC High School By:David Koch MANSFIELD In a gesture of ecumenical understanding, two representatives of Islam and two representatives of Christianity took center stage for an Interfaith Panel held in the Joseph Sakach Memorial Auditorium at Northern Burlington County Regional High School on Friday morning. Organized by high school…
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‘The Comedy Café’
Alliance Repertory stages an evening of eight short pieces. By: Stuart Duncan While it continues its peripatetic wanderings to find a permanent theater site, the Alliance Repertory Theatre Company is happy to accept invitations to stop in, even for brief periods, at alternative spots. The Villagers had two open weeks in its Black Box space,…
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Solebury residents to pay 1 percent earned income tax
Property owners will receive a 5-mill reduction in taxes. By: Carl Reader SOLEBURY Beginning Jan. 7, residents will start paying a 1 percent earned income tax recently enacted by the Board of Supervisors to close a shortfall in the township’s $2.8 million budget. The new tax was enacted after a barrage of citizen complaints…
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The Great Populist Orchestra
Conductor Keith Lockhart discusses the perception of the Boston Pops as an orchestra for people who don’t like orchestras. By: Dan Shearer With more than 100 recordings and millions of television viewers annually on the PBS show Evening at Pops, The Boston Pops is easily the most visible orchestra in the United States. Since accepting…
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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. Thursday, Dec. 13 Chicken noodle soup, roast…
