Category: archives
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Cheer animals that wiggle their way to freedom
MOST THINGS CONSIDERED by Minx McCloud There’s a special reward for animals that thwart our determined efforts to slaughter and eat them. Take Frank, for example. When Stuart’s Seafood Market on Long Island received him in a shipment of lobsters from Nova Scotia, owner Charlotte Klein Sasso knew he was something special. She yelled at…
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Study: Curfew is not needed
Allentown police recommend against taking action By: Mark Moffa ALLENTOWN – Public Safety Director Harvey Morrell determined recently the borough does not need a curfew for young people. In a recent meeting with Council President Peter Pantages, Mr. Morrell announced the results of his observations and those of borough patrol officers. "The observation of the…
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Edward M. Tackacs
EWING – Edward M. Tackacs, 76, died Sept. 1 at Capital Health System at Mercer Hospital, Trenton. Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident. He worked at Freehold Racetrack and retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 33 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Tackacs was a member…
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HoVal soccer strong in preseason games
Soccer By: Matt Nalbone If the preseason is any indication of what is going to happen this year with Hopewell Valley soccer, then a couple of title runs may be in the cards. The boys team started their 2000 campaign with a scrimmage against Immaculata on Friday, winning 6-1, and followed that with another win…
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Ordinance would ban curbside yard waste
Weisberg concerned about cost to seniors By: Lea Kahn Responding to complaints about curbsides covered with yard waste and debris, Township Council has introduced an ordinance requiring commercial landscaping companies and tree surgeons to take the debris with them. The council amended the existing ordinance that deals with garbage and refuse by a 4-0 vote…
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Proposed hunt won’t solve bear problem
THE STATE WE’RE IN by Michele S. Byers Without immediate intervention by the governor and the state Legislature, black bears in New Jersey will be hunted this fall for the first time since 1970. Until recently, there were few bears in the state and hunting was not an issue. Today, the population has increased to…
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Children recall villager Peter Coffee
REMEMBERING LAWRENCEVILLE by Marge Dwyer Peter Paul Coffee had the bluest Irish eyes, the friendliest smile, a grand sense of humor, and an abiding love of children, to all of whom he was known as "Uncle Pete." A "snappy dresser" even in his 80s, he could be found walking around the village of Lawrenceville in…
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Alliance ready for annual Community Unity Day
‘The purpose is to bring the community together for a drug-free, alcohol-free and tobacco-free afternoon of fun and get to meet your neighbors.’Joe GrodmanMunicipal Alliance By: Matthew Armstrong When the community comes together to promote an anti-drug and alcohol theme in the 13th annual Charlene J. Austin Community Unity Day, Woodlot Park on New Road…
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Council hikes recreation fees
By: Lea Kahn Fees for several township Recreation Department programs will be hiked, under the terms of an ordinance adopted by Township Council this week. The revised fee ordinance was given final approval at the council’s conference meeting Tuesday night. It seeks to recover the costs of providing the programs. The township’s policy is to…
