Category: archives

  • Shale mining would be better for sheep farm

    To the editor:    One of the great shames of the Hillsborough Promenade tragedy (and that is what it will be for our township) was "the road not traveled."    The Glen Garry Brick Factory was willing to buy the plot on Route 206 and Falcon Road for double the price developer William Krame paid, would have…

  • Walter Halaycio, 87

    By:    TRENTON – Walter Halaycio, 87, died Saturday, Sept. 16, at Water’s Edge Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.    Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident.    Mr. Halaycio was a warehouseman more than 20 years with Lincoln Supply Co. and previously worked more than 28 years with Scammel China Co.    He was a member of…

  • Building bridges

    A summer vacation helping others By: Matthew Armstrong    Every year, thousands of people flock to Jamaica to lay on the pristine beaches, sip fruity cocktails and let the clear blue Caribbean water wash away the stress of their daily lives.    But Maria Russo, a Kendall Park resident and special education teacher at Livingston Park Elementary…

  • Editorial: Groups need members to keep going

       Several groups in the area are desperate for members to keep their good work going.    The South Hunterdon Municipal Alliance, the South Hunterdon Substance Abuse Task Force Committee and the Lambertville Elks all are crying out for help.    The Alliance offers drug and alcohol abuse programs for all ages. It also offers related workshops on…

  • Obituaries

    Fred Scamahorn    HAMILTON – Fred M. Scamahorn, 84, died Monday, Sept. 18, at home.    Born in Munroe Falls, Ohio, he was a longtime Hamilton resident.    He was a carpenter with Carpenter/Millwright Union Local 31, Trenton, for 60 years.    He was an Army veteran of World War II and member of the Villa Park Association.    Widower…

  • Mary Theresa Menschner Ettenger

    Services Thursday and Friday    Mary Theresa Menschner Ettenger, 73, died Tuesday at home.    Born in Trenton, she was a Hamilton resident most of her life before moving to Lawrenceville five months ago.    She retired in 1992 after 20 years with Davylyn of West Windsor.    Mrs. Ettenger was a member of Lawrence Township Senior Citizens Club…

  • City proposes street-opening ordinance

    By: Cynthia Williamson        LAMBERTVILLE – The City Council will continue discussing a draft ordinance that would regulate street openings and new driveway construction when it holds a special meeting tonight at 7:30 at City Hall.    Also on the agenda are proposed amendments to the city’s commercial district zoning as well as revisions in the…

  • Footprints: The Beacon, as Telegraph, first city newspaper

    By: Iris Naylor    The first paper published in Lambertville was The Telegraph whose first issue came out in 1845.    It was by no means the only paper that appeared in Lambertville. B.B. Blackwell first published The Lambertville Press in 1858. He promised it to be "independent on all subjects."    His newspaper was in direct competition…

  • Fire Department gets thermal imaging camera

    Hand-held unit shows people, objects as temperature-sensitive images By: Sue Kramer        LAMBERTVILLE – Chief Ronald R. Tillett Jr. unveiled the Fire Department’s new Bullard Thermal Imager camera Sept. 18 during a Lambertville-New Hope Rotary presentation at the Logan Inn.    The camera, one of 780 being given to fire departments across New Jersey, is a…