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  • History buff begins walking history tours

    Ehrin Harrison researched area for two years before launching ‘Grand Tour of Lambertville’ By: Cynthia Williamson    The historic Swan Hotel in Lambertville was the setting for well-known author J.P. Miller’s 1984 novel, "The Skook."    In 1900, there were three newspapers, four undertakers, 10 barber shops and 25 groceries to serve Lambertville’s 4,637 residents.    Those are…

  • Red Storm Suburban League champs

       From November to January, the ninth-grade team from Solebury Township, the Pennsylvania Red Storm, had many thrilling wins, but they all paled in comparison to the championship game against its arch rivals from Council Rock.    The game started with a three-point shot made by Jeff Neubert, who had five points on the day. However, at…

  • State to discuss Delaware Avenue drainage project

    DOT sets public meeting for June 12 By: Cynthia Williamson    LAMBERTVILLE — State Department of Transportation representatives, design consultants and the construction contractor will be available between 4 and 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance and Rescue Squad banquet room to review information for completing the Delaware Avenue drainage project.    "People can stop…

  • Chmielewski, Dezan fall short in quest for MOC gold

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    Whoever said "getting there is half the fun" was obviously not a serious athlete.    South Brunswick High School had two girls competing in this year’s NJSIAA Meet of Champions for Track and Field, held on their own grounds Wednesday, but neither could be described as happy with the outcome of their…

  • Global Harmony

    Monks from the Drepung Loseling monastery will bring ‘The Mystical Arts of Tibet: Sacred Music/ Sacred Dance for World Healing,’ with multiphonic chanting, to Princeton. By: Susan Van Dongen    To a Tibetan Buddhist, intent speaks louder than actions or words. If you move through the world with harmonious intentions, without wish to harm, you walk…

  • Editorial: New solution needed for intersection

       We agree with the state Department of Transportation’s denial of Lambertville’s request for a traffic light at the intersection of state Route 165 and county Route 518.    The biggest problem is a nearby traffic light, just 400 feet away, at the intersection of Route 165 and Route 179, which turns into Bridge Street before crossing…

  • Obituaries

    Frank Corso    EAST AMWELL — Frank P. Corso, 79, died Tuesday, May 29, at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township.    Born in New York, he lived in Bridgewater before moving to East Amwell 34 years ago.    He was a research chemist with Colgate-Palmolive Corp., Piscataway, retiring in 1983.    He was an Army Air Corps veteran of…

  • Red Storm advances to nationals

       Known as the "qualifier," all the sixth-grade teams representing Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware realize the tournament at Rowan University in Glassboro, N.J., is their one chance to receive a national ranking and advance to the national tournament in Virginia Beach, Va.    The Pennsylvania Red Storm opened up the tournament against the South Jersey Jazz.…

  • Vikes complete track season as Witlen completes his career

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko HOLMDEL – The NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV meet turned out to be the end of the line for the South Brunswick High School boys’ track team this spring. There were a couple of near misses, but none of the Vikings placed high enough to advance to the next step, the…