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  • Redistricting plan vote due Monday

    About 500 K-5 students in three schools would be moved to the new Stony Brook Elementary School in Brandon Farms if the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education approves a redistricting plan next week By: John Tredrea    About 500 K-5 students in three schools would be moved to the new Stony Brook Elementary School in…

  • New home business law draws criticism in Washington Township

    All businesses that existed before Jan. 1, 1999, and comply with the new law’s regulations will be able to pay a $50 application fee to become grandfathered. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — A divided Township Committee last week passed an ordinance regulating home-based businesses, ignoring comments from the township’s construction official.    Under the measure, all…

  • Murder charge filed against Roebling man

    Victim was suspected of having affair with killer’s ex-wife By:Mark Moffa    A Roebling man last week murdered a Washington Township man he suspected of having an affair with his ex-wife, officials from the Mercer County prosecutor’s office said Wednesday.    At about 8:30 p.m. Friday, 37-year-old David Kovacs of Roebling shot 38-year-old Louis Villa Jr. of…

  • Planners say historic district should be downtown

    Lambertville Planning Board is trying to decide what powers a new historic review commission should have in determining alterations to historic property in the central business district. By: Carl Reader    LAMBERTVILLE —Just what makes a building historical and worthy of preservation comes down to its location, the Planning Board has decided.    During a Nov. 7…

  • ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’

    The first book of the groundbreaking children’s series lights up the silver screen in this faithful adaptation. By: Kam Williams    Harry Potter, the captivating children’s book series revolving around a bespectacled orphan matriculated at an unusual boarding school for wizards, has been met with an unparalleled enthusiasm from children — and adults — the world…

  • Give a little so Hope can give you a lot

    Squad wants to raise $50,000 By:     Those in the emergency medical field know what it’s like to be faced with challenges. Each day can bring a new trauma, a new life-or-death situation, a new victim who needs crucial attention.    Bordentown City’s Hope Hose Humane Co. No. 1 is facing a new kind of challenge,…

  • Places In Between

    Singer-songwriter Wally Lawder will celebrate the release of his first CD, ‘Leaving Town,’ Nov. 17 in Kingston. By: Matt Smith    For the struggling singer-songwriter looking for gigs and an outlet for nurturing a grassroots following, bookstores are a necessary evil. That is, as long as you’re willing to battle indifferent audiences with an acoustic guitar…

  • 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, Nov. 15 — Navy bean…

  • Chit-Chat: Woman becomes unleashed on Elm Street!

    By: Merle Citron    Sharon and Danny DiSalvi live on Elm Street.    Sharon is the kind of mom who would walk to the ends of the earth for her children. But walking her son, Brian’s dog, that just happens to be a Great Dane, is now out of the question.    "Yes, he’s a big dog and,…