Category: archives
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United Water took precautions before drought warning
The company began pumping water from the canal from the Swan Street station Friday. By: Carl Reader It’s official. The Delaware River Basin Commission says communities along the Delaware River are suffering through a drought, but United Water of Lambertville already has taken care of the worst-case scenario, according to Superintendent Keith Woods. No restrictions…
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Pain is Good
A New Hope, Pa., shop has plenty of heat for chilly seasons. By: Jodi Thompson On every gift list is one person for whom it’s never hot enough the son who nabs the peppers off the antipasto, the friend who liberally shakes on the Tabasco when she’s been warned there’s already plenty in the…
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Local store robbed of $50,000 in furniture
Information given could lead to $1,000 reward By:David Koch BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP A reward of $1,000 is being offered to anyone who has information that will lead to the arrest of individuals responsible for stealing $50,000 worth of furniture from Jones Furniture on Route 130. The reward is being offered by owner Otis Jones, whose…
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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,…
