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  • Nurse one of first women to join squad

    By: Sue Kramer    Not too many people can say they met their spouse while they were sprawled out flat on the floor, but that’s exactly how Dorothy "Dottie" Anthes met her husband, Rick.    Mrs. Anthes, who is one of this year’s recipients of the LHS/SHR Distinguished Alumnus Community Service Award, was at the Lambertville-New Hope…

  • WINGERTER, ABATE GET NOD

    Defeat Nelson, Rother in Millstone TownshipThe majority of voters who turned out this year decided to stick with the status quo and re-elected Township Committee members Charles Abate and Cory Wingerter to three-year terms. By: Frank C. D’Amico    MILLSTONE – The majority of voters who turned out this year decided to stick with the status…

  • VOTERS APPROVE OPEN SPACE FUND

    Could raise taxes up to 3 cents per $100 of assessed valueMoney raised for the Municipal Open Space, Recreation, Conservation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund will be used for acquiring and maintaining lands for those purposes. By: Frank C. D’Amico    UPPER FREEHOLD – Keeping in line with the township’s rural environment and pro-farmland attitude,…

  • Chit-Chat: Resident votes for favorite bachelor

    By: Merle Citron    So, now that the UPS man has gotten hitched, who is the most eligible bachelor in Lambertville?    Carol Sullivan, a South Main Street resident and recent volunteer with the Lambertville Historical Society, puts in her vote for T.J. Johnson of North Union Street.    You may have seen T.J. speeding past you on…

  • Pat Pittore honored for years of service to squad

    By: Sue Kramer        When Pat Pittore first joined the Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance and Rescue Squad as a teen-ager, he admitted to joining because of the excitement of riding in an ambulance with flashing lights and siren wailing.    But he said he soon realized, "When I was involved with the youth squad, the things that…

  • Tennis nets five wins

    By: Neil Hay    A second year program. A new conference. A winless record the year before.    "I didn’t know what to expect," said Allentown tennis coach Dan Fallon before the start of the 2000 season.    How it played out was certainly pleasing to Fallon and his netters. The Redbirds’ 4-1 season-ending win over McCorristin last…

  • East Amwell golf course has groundbreaking

       EAST AMWELL – Members, guests and a host of local dignitaries were on hand for the official groundbreaking of The Ridge at Back Brook, a Tom Fazio-designed private golf club under development on a 300-acre site north of Hopewell near Ringoes.    Course developer and Princeton businessman Joel Moore led the champagne toast and turned the…

  • Police Blotter

    Delaware    A bucket of ashes dumped into a hedge row was thought to be the origin of a small fire Nov. 2 at about 11 a.m.    Police said the fire was burning along the hedges and in a wooded area near the residence of John Ruggieri of Dunkard Church Road. Police said Mr. Ruggieri said…

  • City day care center to close

    Most children relocated to other facilities By: Cynthia Williamson    LAMBERTVILLE -The good news is Fisherman’s Mark is moving quickly with an aggressive expansion and restoration project to develop what will become known as the Fisherman’s Mark Campus.    Walkways paved in tile and brick, benches for seating and a water fountain surrounded by flowering planters will…