Category: archives
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Drainage project delayed once again
Completion date remains unchanged from January 2002 By: Cynthia Williamson LAMBERTVILLE The new target date for resuming work on the state Department of Transportation’s drainage project is early June, about two months behind schedule. But the "substantial completion" date is still January 2002, DOT Project Manager Charles Henry said last week. That means all…
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Footprints: Blizard year was busy time
By: Iris Naylor We have all heard about the "Blizzard of 1888" and how deep the snow was. Every year in March, the old-timers recalled the hardships they endured because of the blizzard. A whole lot of other things happened that spring, and, fortunately, we have The Beacon to tell us about them. It was…
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Purvis wins second-straight diving crown
Hopewell Valley Swimming Molly Purvis of the Hopewell Valley Central High School diving team won her second-consecutive NJSIAA state diving crown this weekend. The Lady Bulldog senior scored a final score of 462.75 to take the title.
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Services held for woman killed in crash
Christine Whiton, 29, lost her life after her SUV spun out of control on Aquetong Road By: Gwen Runkle SOLEBURY Christine Marie Fuentes Whiton, 29, of Lumberville, Pa., was killed March 5 after she lost control of her sport utility vehicle on Aquetong Road, just north of Meetinghouse Road, possibly due to the snowy…
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Solebury demands Route 202 plan be stopped
Township commits $5,000 for study of alternatives and impact By: Gwen Runkle SOLEBURY The Board of Supervisors, concerned the planning of Section 700 of Route 202 is continuing at an accelerated pace, approved a letter March 6 to state Sen. Joe Conti, asking that he and U.S. Rep. James C. Greenwood demand the project…
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Residents may be eligible for phone refunds
Lawsuit alleges MCI overcharged some customers between Feb. 5, 1996 and Oct. 15, 2000, and Sprint customers may be eligible, too By: Sue Kramer If you’ve used MCI (WorldCom Inc. formerly known as MCI WORLDCOM Inc.) to make long distance telephone calls at any time over the past four years, you may be entitled to…
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New LPS chief wants to continue teaching
By: Cynthia Williamson LAMBERTVILLE It’s not every day new Lambertville Public School Superintendent James Wiener comes to work donning a cap and T-shirt bearing insignias of his favorite baseball team, the New York Yankees. March 2 was an exception. It was national Read Across America Week, and the overall theme at the school was…
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Obituaries
Mary Levitsky WEST AMWELL Mary Levitsky, 94, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, at her daughter’s home in Linvale. Born in Ukraine, she came to the United States when she was 16 years old. Ms. Levitsky was a seamstress before moving to Linvale in 1940, where she and her husband were farmers. She was a member…
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Band on the run
3 Doors Down has been nominated for dozens of Grammy Awards for its debut album, The Better Life. The band will be performing Friday night in Asbury Park. By: Brian Shappell The band 3 Doors Down will be performing in Asbury Park Friday. Ripping into "The Better Life" seemed apropos to open 3 Doors Down’s…
