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  • Half the garbage in half the time

    Letter to the editor    Confused? You should be, our tax dollars at work again. I supported this program until yesterday when I got my first garbage day under the new rules.    Not only are they picking up our garbage half of the original time, but apparently they are only pickup up half the garbage! Last…

  • Carmen Verdejo

       Carmen Johnson Verdejo, 67, died Thursday, April 5, at Capital Health System at Mercer hospital, Trenton.    Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, she lived in Long Island, N.Y., before moving to Lawrenceville.    Daughter of the late Lucas and Cecelia Verdejo, wife of the late Raymond Johnson and sister of the late Lucas, Margo and Nila…

  • District makes plans in case teachers strike

    MEA ‘will have to respond’ if terms imposed By:Eric Schwarz    The school district is preparing for a potential — but illegal — strike by the teachers union when schools reopen Tuesday after Easter vacation, contingent on the results of a "conciliation" meeting to be held tonight, Thursday.    Though strikes by public school employees are illegal…

  • Robert O’Hare inducted into Notre Dame ‘hall’

    Mr. O’Hare, a 1984 graduate, is the son of former Allentown Borough Mayor Robert O’Hare and his wife Doreen of Allentown. By:    Robert O’Hare of Allentown was inducted into the Notre Dame High School Hall of Fame March 10.    Mr. O’Hare, a 1984 graduate, is the son of former Allentown Borough Mayor Robert O’Hare and…

  • School spending plan tops the ballot

    The proposed budget of $89.7 million would raise the school tax rate by 9 cents. By: Amanda Bok    Residents will have a chance Tuesday to vote on the proposed school budget, which contains the first substantial tax increase in three years, and select who will fill three open school board seats.    Polls will be open…

  • Council turns downbuilder’s land swap

    The borough will not swap 4 acres for 12 acres offered by a developer in Lost Valley, the Borough Council decided Monday. By:Eric Schwarz     As part of its proposal to swap land, RJN Developers wanted a zoning change on the 4 acres of borough-owned land, from industrial to residential.    The council voted 5-0 to…

  • School budget goes to voters this Tuesday

       Township voters will be asked to pick three school board members and to approve the tax levy to support the $47.5 million proposed 2001-02 school district operating budget at the annual school election next week. By: Lea Kahn    Also, voters will be asked to approve a second question on the ballot to raise money for…

  • Easter events set at PQM

       Peter Cottontail is visiting Pennington Quality Market to take a free picture of all PQM Kid’s Club members.    PQM will be taking free pictures of children with the Easter Bunny on April 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All PQM Kid’s Club members are eligible for this free gift. If a child is not…

  • ‘Tons of Money’

    THEATER REVIEW: Either sit back and allow the comedy to wash over you or pay close attention and catch every nuance of the brilliant wit. Either way, you’ll have fun. By: Stuart Duncan    HOPEWELL — British playwright Alan Ayckbourne (pronounced Ache-burn) is often called England’s Neil Simon. Certainly, he is prolific — having penned more…