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  • Top of the World

    Rockville Climbing Center in Hamilton offers a safe and easy environment to enjoy indoor rock climbing, the most active of the extreme sports. By:Jim Boyle    I am not extreme. I have never leaped out of a plane, nor have I jumped from a bridge with a rubber band attached to my ankles. I tried skateboarding…

  • College student has the recipe for winning entrepreneur prize

    COLLEGE STUDENT HAS THE RECIPE FOR WINNING ENTREPRENEUR PRIZE Constantino "Tino" Procaccini Jr., a 22-year-old business administration senior at Rider University, was named the 2001 East Coast Collegiate Entrepreneur of the Year for the State of New Jersey as well as a number of nearby states at Fairleigh Dickinson University last month for his La…

  • Local employees long for their day in the sun

    By: Mae Rhine and Sue Kramer    It’s two days to the weekend and an absolutely gorgeous day.    The sun is shining brightly, it’s a mild 80 degrees with no humidity, and there’s a pleasant gentle breeze blowing softly.    You’re sitting in the office, gazing wistfully out the window. You sigh and glance up at the…

  • That’s My Mama

    Panoramic Mama: Photographer Jill Anna Greenberg takes a wide-angle view of the woman who raised her with love. By: Jodi Thompson    She hears it all the time: "I want your mother to adopt me." "Can I have your mom?" "Let’s switch moms." The reason can be seen on the walls of The Summer Kitchen in…

  • Letters

    Condoms don’t prevent HPV To the editor:    Congratulations, Ashley!    You really did listen during your high school health class where you were taught to use condoms.    Right now you’re feeling pretty good about yourself and very mature as you think that your recent liaison was successful. But do you know that during your brief moments…

  • The Landing Restaurant

    Spectacular waterfront dining and elegant fare — a colorful combination of traditional main ingredients creatively matched with more unusual fare — make this New Hope restaurant an ideal spot for a quiet evening. By: James d’Esterre The Landing Restaurant 22 N. Main St., New Hope, Pa. (215) 862-5711 Food: Very good to excellent Service: Very…

  • Picking up the Pieces

    Stacie Speer Scott’s collaged paintings play a game of visual deception with the viewer, appearing at a distance to have a unified idea. But one finds something completely different on closer inspection. By: Susan Van Dongen    The best teachers don’t teach facts. Instead, they instruct their students in perception and independent thinking.    The seventh and…

  • June 13, 2001

    By: infoUSA/Donnelley Marketing of Ames, Iowa In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal location. While the intention is to include all reported transactions, Packet Online does not guarantee its completeness or independently verify its contents. Bedminster, Kristen Everard, 5 Evans Ct, $239,000, 04/24/01 Bedminster, Michael Leahy, 3 Stone…

  • Township mulls safety measures for trash collection

    West Amwell considers how to keep residents safe after 31-year-old woman is crushed by a pickup truck driven by another resident dropping off garbage By: Paul French Jr.    WEST AMWELL — Safety at the township garbage collection site where a woman died recently was the main concern at the Township Committee meeting June 6.    Township…