Category: archives

  • 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,…

  • Residents want road name changed

    West Amwell property owners don’t like Ferris Wheel Drive, but the Township Committee refused to change it, citing the historical significance. By: Cynthia Williamson    WEST AMWELL — Symphony, Carousel, Melody, Carnival.    Anything would be better than Ferris Wheel Drive, said three couples who are purchasing new houses in the Calton Homes development, a 98-unit subdivision…

  • Scholars ensure ‘Smith Voices’ heard by all

    Book Beat By: Marge Dwyer    One might wonder what event could bring together in the same room such unlikely types as Barbara Bush, Nancy Reagan, Sally Quinn and Molly Ivins. Throw boat rockers Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem into the mix and you guessed it. You’ve got Alumnae Day at Smith College. Although Smith may…

  • 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…