Category: archives

  • Two newcomers, veteran vie for Stockton seats

    Longtime councilman Joseph Skillodge is joined by newcomers Donald Vandegrift and Andrew Giannattsio in the battle for two available seats on the Borough Council. By: Mae Rhine    STOCKTON — In a town where old-timers rule and dig in their heels against change, and things sometimes take a long time to be resolved, two newcomers hope…

  • School Menus

    Delaware    A la carte items, bagel bag, chef salad and fruit choice available daily. All meals served with choice of white, 2-percent or low-fat chocolate milk.    Monday, Nov. 5, through Wednesday, Nov. 7 — Bag lunches to continue.    Thursday, Nov. 8 — School closed.    Friday, Nov. 9 — School closed. Lambertville    All meals include choice…

  • 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, Nov. 1 — Cranberry juice, beef stew…

  • It’s a Dog’s Life

    Burnt Mills Gallery gives dogs the royal treatment with an art exhibit dedicated to the loyal pets. By: Jim Boyle    Anybody who has encountered the pooch owner who lavishes pets with the kind of love and devotion children envy knows the truth: It’s a dog’s world. We’re just living in it.    Burnt Mills Gallery at…

  • City post office to be tested for anthrax

    Lambertville Mayor David Del Vecchio said postal workers felt they were not getting equal treatment like politicians and Supreme Court justices. By: Mae Rhine    LAMBERTVILLE — The city post office will be tested for anthrax, Mayor David Del Vecchio announced Tuesday.    The mayor said he called Sen. Robert Torricelli after Lambertville Postmaster Rose Garcia called…

  • NWL luncheons riase money to assist Sept. 11 victims

    Employees have donated a total of $1,900 so far By:David Koch    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Good food was had by all at NWL Inc. Friday, and it was all for a good cause.    Employees at NWL, a manufacturer of transformers, capacitors and power supplies on Rising Sun Road, were treated to a free luncheon and asked…

  • New pastor leads Roebling’s Holy Assumption church

    The Rev. Francis Hanudel takes over By:Scott Morgan    ROEBLING — It is about 24 hours since the official installation, and by now, the church has fallen somber, reflective and meditative.    The Rev. Francis Hanudel flips on the overhead lights, which add little to the sumptuous, soft-white bath embracing the pews.    Standing at the altar’s edge…

  • Chit-Chat: City woman does tango all over the world!

    By: Merle Citron    Harken, Chit-Chat readers.    What I’m going to tell you is no fandango. It’s all about a local woman and her love for the tango.    This gal, aptly crowned with blazing red hair, is Betty Benton, who dances with elegant flair. But I’m getting ahead of myself.    Betty has lived on North Union…

  • Man’s death ruled accidental

    Coroner says Chris McGill’s blood alcohol content was .36. By: Mae Rhine    NEW HOPE — The death Sunday of a man in his 30s was a tragic accident, not a homicide.    That’s the word from the Bucks County coroner’s office after an autopsy showed former New Hope resident Chris McGill had a blood alcohol content…