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  • Equipment donation helps squad’s fund drive

    Oxygen equipment a needed gift By:Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN CITY — With its fund-raiser just underway, Hope Hose Humane Co. No. 1 has already received a generous offer from one resident who wanted to make sure the emergency workers have the equipment they need to get the job done.    Mary Rittman Schafer lives in Bordentown…

  • Spirit Weaver

    Olebile Anderson’s dolls are more like some­thing you’d find in a museum than on the nurs­ery room floor. Together, they make up a Bot­swana village. She will bring her dolls and hand-made baskets to Crafters’ Marketplace Nov. 17-18. By: Ilene Dube Olebile Anderson’s dolls.    Ms. Anderson likes to use recycled materials for her dolls. Lift…

  • Surprise to the Ear

    The Newtown Chamber Ensemble presents 18th Century Masters Nov. 18 at Bucks County Community College in Newtown, Pa. By: Jodi Thompson    Most of the time, musicians avoid sour notes. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had something different in mind when he wrote The Village Musicians.    The Newtown Chamber Orchestra will perform the work as part of an…

  • Home of the Brave

    An exhibit at the New Jersey State Museum examines the battle of Trenton after 225 years. By: Jodi Thompson The idea for the exhibition was conceived more than a year ago, yet it couldn’t be timelier. The quotes lining the walls of the New Jersey State Museum display, George Washington and the Battle of Trenton:…

  • Solebury School honors fall sports athletes

       SOLEBURY — Solebury School coaches have announced award recipients for each of the four teams participating in fall sports.    The cross country team finished off its season by winning the Penn-Jersey championship. With coaches Britta Milks and Jennifer Meringolo, the team chalked up a 17-2 record for the season. The team had about 24 runners,…

  • DBA Christmas festivities promise old-fashioned fun

    Local merchants, community groups usher in holiday joy By:Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN CITY — The streets will begin to take on a festive holiday glow next week as local merchants and community groups gear up for a season of old-fashioned cheer and fun.    Santa Claus will make his traditional annual appearance from 2 to 4…

  • Recount has candidates still tied

    Jake Fell and Rey Velasco are still tied at 446 votes each for a seat on the New Hope Borough Council. The winner will be decided Nov. 23 at noon. By: Mae Rhine    NEW HOPE — With two candidates deadlocked for one of the Borough Council seats, "It seems almost anticlimactic" to draw numbers to…

  • Surprise to the Ear

    The Newtown Chamber Ensemble presents 18th Century Masters at Bucks County Community College. By: Jodi Thompson    Most of the time, musicians avoid sour notes. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had something different in mind when he wrote The Village Musicians.    The Newtown Chamber Orchestra will perform the work as part of an upcoming concert, Eighteenth Century Masters,…

  • Lady Bulldogs, Davidson qualify for MOC

    Cross CountryGirls crowned Group III champs By: Mike Molaro    For the second time in three years, the Hopewell Valley Central High School girls cross country squad has brought home a state title.    The Lady Bulldogs last Saturday at Holmdel won the NJSIAA Group III championship with 59 points to out-distance second-place North Hunterdon by 10…