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  • State trap fails to net bear

    South to have forum about living with growing black bear population By: Cynthia Williamson    WEST AMWELL – The intention was to capture bear, but what it got was possums, raccoons and other critters when the state Division of Fish and Wildlife installed a trap Sept. 11 on the South Hunterdon High School grounds.    Meantime, the…

  • Antique potties to be on display during city house tour

    By: Sue Kramer    LAMBERTVILLE – Whether you call them chamber pots, easy chairs, commodes, close stools, potties, chamber boxes, potty chairs or just plain old pre-flush toilets, there’s going to be a multitude of them on display for the Lambertville Historical Society’s upcoming house tour Oct. 22 from noon to 5 p.m.    Groups ranging from…

  • Girls soccer wins again

    By: Neil Hay    Two goals by Nicole Bulinsky lifted the visiting Allentown High School girls’ soccer team past West Windsor-North, 2-1, this past Monday.    Bulinsky’s first goal gave the locals a 1-0 lead at the half. Her second-half tally proved to be the winner. Chelsea Hare assisted on one of Bulinsky’s goals.    Said coach Gary…

  • Bulldogs suffer defeat… twice

    Boys Soccer By: Matt Nalbone    This past week, the Hopewell Valley Central High School boys soccer team tasted defeat for the first time, and in fact, they tasted it twice.    First up was a team from Nottingham that had 14 seniors on the roster, and the experience showed as they beat Hopewell, 2-1. It seemed…

  • Logan Inn to get face lift

    Building is New Hope’s oldest By: Cynthia Williamson    NEW HOPE – The borough’s oldest building will get a face-lift under plans by Carl Asplundh Jr. to renovate and expand the Logan Inn.    Mr. Asplundh has an agreement to purchase the historic property at 10 W. Ferry St. and is proposing to enclose the porch area,…

  • Ramblers capture two against Rams

       LAMBERTVILLE – The Lambertville Ramblers earned hard-fought victories when they tacked the Oxford Rams at home Saturday evening.    The Ramblers next match is Oct. 7 when they travel to Riegel Ridge. The first game is at 5 p.m.    The Midgets won 22-18 Saturday with Jesse Fennimore and Chad Ege scoring a total of three touchdowns…

  • Harvest Festival schedule

    By: The schedule of events for the Allentown Fall Harvest Festival, which will be held Oct. 14 and Oct. 15 in the borough: Saturday, Oct. 14    9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Vinny Smith and the Gobi Guru Band, Allentown Public Library, 16 S. Main St.    Noon to 1 p.m. – Crosswicks Historic Dance Co.…

  • The right choice

    Editorial By:    The Washington Township Board of Education made the only logical choice when it decided to construct a high school and dissolve its relationship with Lawrence Township.    From all accounts, there was nothing wrong with Washington’s relationship with Lawrence High School, where public school students from the township have attended high school since 1995.…

  • Footprints: Grant’s market well-stocked

    By: Iris Naylor    When the rumor started in Lambertville in 1866 that General Grant would be in town, it wasn’t strictly true.    There was a Grant coming to Lambertville but his name was James A. Grant, and he was opening a new store at the northeast corner of Bridge and Union streets.    Mr. Grant had…