Category: archives
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Editorial: City restores disabled man’s right to vote
Everything America values was threatened Sept. 11. It will take us a long time to recover. But it’s nice to know one of the freedoms we hold so dear the right to vote has been protected in Lambertville for a handicapped man. Bill Brown was unable to vote in the April school elections…
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Senior housing measure approved
Units will be permitted as conditional use By:Vanessa S. Holt FLORENCE An ordinance allowing as many as 500 new senior housing units to be built in the township received approval from the Township Council on Sept. 19. The units will be permitted as a conditional use within the township’s low-density residential district and agricultural…
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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, Sept. 27 Grape juice, stuffed green…
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‘Code one’ disaster
A hospital security manager who lives in Bordentown City had to deal with the Sept. 11 crisis. By:Vanessa S. Holt BORDENTOWN CITY Donnell Cole can recall only a few occasions in which the hospitals where he works experienced a "code one" disaster. It happened after the World Trade Center bombing in 1993, and it…
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King of the Vine
Wine master Joseph Maxian reveals a few trade secrets. By: Jodi Thompson THERE are 72 acres on top of a hill next to the Delaware River where the weather is perfect: hot summer sun, cold winter chill and a steady breeze. Perfect — for grapes. Joseph Maxian, owner of Sand Castle Winery in Erwinna, Pa.,…
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Urban Enterprise
Three Trenton residents have made their dream of a first-rate arts complex a reality in the city. By: Matt Smith With just 176 hours to go before Conduit opened its doors, co-owners John Hatch, David Henderson and Roland Pott weren’t yet celebrating the fact that their dream of a first-rate nightclub and arts destination in…
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Letters
Township fair ‘patriotic’ event To the editor: Special thanks to everyone who made the West Amwell Country Fair such a special patriotic event. It was truly a time of healing for the volunteers and fair attendees. We collected over $1,300 in donations for the American Red Cross, $936 of which was matched by Wawa, increasing…
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Barbecue proceeds to go to victims
Uniformed Firefighters Associations’ Widows and Children Fund will benefit By:Vanessa S. Holt CHESTERFIELD Volunteer firefighters here want to donate all proceeds from their annual chicken barbecue this Sunday to the families of New York City firefighters who were killed in the World Trade Center disaster. All proceeds will be donated to the Uniformed Firefighters…
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City man part of NYC search and rescue
A New Jersey State Police lieutenant and member of the Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance and Rescue Squad, Tex Huggins is called to city as part of state Task Force 1 Urban Search and Rescue Team. By: Cynthia Williamson LAMBERTVILLE When Tex Huggins was accepted in November on the highly regarded New Jersey Task Force 1…
