Category: archives
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Democrats split in New Hope
Four seats and mayoral spot are available on the Borough Council in the Nov. 6 general election. By: Cynthia Williamson NEW HOPE There are Democrats and then there are Democrats seeking four available seats on the Borough Council and mayor in the upcoming Nov. 6 general election. But candidates endorsed by the newly activated…
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Fun for a Cause
Harvest Day, an arts and crafts fair in Yardley, Pa., draws thousands of visitors annually. By: Jodi Thompson Yardley is a borough of 2,200 people, yet every fall, its streets are filled with nearly 10,000 visitors celebrating Harvest Day, to be held this year Sept. 22. Canal and Main streets will be lined with 89…
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Bias not behind 7-Eleven incident
A car that crashed through the front of the 7-Eleven on Route 206 in Hillsborough Thursday night was not a backlash to last Tuesday’s terrorist hijackings, the store owner and police say. By:Alec Moore Bharat Naik, a native of India and the owner of the 7-Eleven, said he does not believe the car was crashed…
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Time Travel
East Jersey Olde Towne Village in Piscataway hosts 12 authentic and replica buildings that date back to Middlesex County’s Colonial era. By: Jim Boyle It is hard to picture that in these ‘burbs where we live, battles in America’s most important war were fought. During the American Revolution, shots were fired, soldiers marched and troops…
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Footprints: National Guard Company C fought ‘frog’ war
By: Iris Naylor Company C of the New Jersey National Guard was organized in 1866 and was composed mostly of veterans of the Civil War. The company was based in Lambertville, many of its members lived in Lambertville, and it was part of the Seventh Regiment that was commanded in 1876 by Colonel Ashbel W.…
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Comforting the anguished
Stockton counselor offers letter to God as comfort By: Mae Rhine STOCKTON A counselor in this tiny borough has come up with a different way to get people talking about the Sept. 11 terrorist attack. She has written a letter to God, with a forward, that she wrote to help herself deal with the…
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New Hope OKs use of drug dog
Borough Council spars over use of Gunner, a drug-sniffing canine that has not been used since the mayor suspended the program more than a year ago. By: Cynthia Williamson NEW HOPE Borough Council President Richard Hirschfield’s warning he would not allow discussion on a "contentious issue" to get out of hand is like trying…
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‘Romeo and Juliet’
McCarter Theatre in Princeton opens with a production of the famous play that takes its cue from the energy of youth. By: Stuart Duncan It takes great courage to open a season with Romeo and Juliet, but McCarter Theatre in Princeton has done it successfully. It takes even more courage to cast a Romeo just…
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Merchants to donate portion of proceeds
More than 100 businesses in the Lambertville-New Hope area will give a percentage of their earnings Monday to the American Red Cross for the New York City-D.C. Explosion Relief Fund By: Mae Rhine Martine’s chef Ray Bradney and Lambertville Station waiter Ehrin Harrison woke up with the same idea Sept. 13, two days after the…
