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  • Vorwerk wins county title

    Allentown High senior claims Mercer County cross country championship. By: Kyle Moylan    HAMILTON — He may not live, work or go to school in Mercer County, but Scott Vorwerk is its cross country champion.    "I have never understood why we run in the Mercer meet, but I’m glad I won the race," the Allentown High…

  • Public asked to help shape referendum

    South Hunterdon will have an informal referendum planning session at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the high school. By: Steve Bates    WEST AMWELL — The Board of Education has invited the public to an informal referendum planning session 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at South Hunterdon Regional High School.    The meeting will help the board "flesh out what…

  • 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, Oct. 29 — Mozzarella sticks or deli sandwich. Served with tossed salad.    Tuesday, Oct. 30 — Cheeseburger or deli sandwich. Served with French fries and pickles.    Wednesday, Oct.…

  • The Who Meets Harry Potter

    Princeton resident Lo Faber, the former frontman for jam band God Street Wine, brings Henry’s House to Asbury Park. By: Susan Van Dongen    Somewhere on this planet, like maybe Latvia or Nunavut, Supertramp is still touring and progressive rock lives.    For those who missed it, this distinctive music enjoyed its heyday in the mid-1970s. Groups…

  • Ferry Street meters to be discussed

    A busy schedule has prevented city officials from meeting with residents regarding parking problems. By: Steve Bates    LAMBERTVILLE — A busy schedule has prevented city officials from meeting with Ferry Street residents regarding parking difficulties, but Mayor David Del Vecchio said Monday the two parties will sit down together in the next couple of weeks.…

  • Editorial: Invest in preserving our city

       We hope someone comes forward and offers to rebuild the fire-damaged properties at 310 and 312 N. Union St. in Lambertville.    But time is of the essence.    The city has given the owners until next Friday, Nov. 2, to get permits to make repairs or to demolish the row homes. But city officials have said…

  • 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, Oct. 25 — Apple juice, meatballs with…

  • Lessons to learn from Oxford

    BOOK NOTES by Joan Ruddiman: Odd circumstances bring very interesting people into our lives. By:    Odd circumstances bring very interesting people into our lives. Several years ago, a Lyndall Gordon from Oxford, England, wrote Jeff McLaughlin, former president of the Allentown-Upper Freehold Historical Society seeking information on Gilbert Imlay.    The letter found its way to…

  • Asylum of Lost Souls

    No ‘fraidy cats here. Nope. Not even in a crumbling 172-year-old prison with frightening characters running around in the dark trying to grab you. By: Matt Smith Crumbling cellblocks and empty guard towers await visitors to Terror Behind the Walls at the Eastern State Penitentiary of Philadelphia.    Halloween is not my holiday.    My idea of…