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  • Footprints: Stockton once boasted four general stores

    By: Iris Naylor    Stockton once again has a store on Bridge Street where the locals can buy a quart of milk or a can of cat food.    It is a "convenience" store. Owned by members of the Errico family, it specializes in gourmet sandwiches and salads.    In the early 1900s when the first Erricos opened…

  • Redevelopment plan planned for Connaught

    Properties with unknown owners could be condemned and sold By: Cynthia Williamson    LAMBERTVILLE — Properties with no clear title could be condemned, sold and redeveloped under a Connaught Hill redevelopment plan being explored by the Planning Board.    The City Council adopted the resolution at its Feb. 20 meeting authorizing the board to "conduct an investigation"…

  • Letters

    Enough is enough with drainage project To the editor:    It would appear that the sorely needed city drainage project, intended to relieve stormwater runoff in the area surrounding the elementary school and North Franklin Street, is once again to be delayed.    We learned at the City Council meeting last evening (Feb. 20) that a group…

  • Three throw hats in mayoral ring

    GOP primary deadline is March 6 By: Cynthia Williamson    NEW HOPE — The Republican mayoral primary in this bustling riverside destination promises to be a lively one, with the incumbent facing a challenge for the GOP nomination.    Mayor Laurence Keller will be challenged in the May primary by David Fleming, a retired Philadelphia police lieutenant.…

  • Obituaries

    Albert Mannifield    HAMILTON — Albert T. Mannifield, 73, died Saturday, Feb. 24, at home.    Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident.    He retired in 1987 after 30 years as maintenance supervisor with New Jersey Department of Transportation.    He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in the European Theatre.    He was…

  • Golden Griffens rain on Rider women’s finale

    Rider NotesNot only was the weather wet outside of Alumni Gymnasium on Sunday, Canisius was raining 3-pointers in route to its 76-68 victory over the Rider women’s basketball team in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference contest (MAAC). By: Nick Schaefer    The Golden Griffens drained numerous shots from behind the arc, many of which came in…

  • Ex-police chief may try to nab Borough Council seat

    Robert Brobson considering run in election By: Cynthia Williamson    NEW HOPE — Robert Brobson is seriously considering running for Borough Council, but the former New Hope police chief said he won’t reach a decision until he has a settlement in his hands, probably early next week.    "I believe residents are entitled to better than what…

  • LBA Highlights

    By: Karen Scheetz    With only one week left in the regular season, all of the teams are beginning to prepare for the playoffs by playing tough, defensive games and working hard for each point.    Here is a look at the games played through Saturday, Feb. 24. Third- and fourth-grade girls United National Bank 22 Cifelli’s…

  • City honors longterm fireman

    By: Sue Kramer    LAMBERTVILLE — "The residents of Celebration, Fla., may not know it yet, but they are getting one hell of a man."    With those words, Fleet Wing Fire Company Vice President Richard Roy Jr. kicked off a Friday evening surprise party for George H. Slack III, company president and Fire Department deputy chief…