Category: archives
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‘Rails to Trails’ project under way in Springfield
Project will continue this weekend By:Vanessa S. Holt SPRINGFIELD – Despite the threat of rain, a dozen volunteers converged at Veterans Memorial park early Saturday to begin work on the ambitious Rails to Trails project, clearing a 10-foot-wide path of brush and debris from a 1000-foot track behind the park. The project will continue…
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Township designates new historic properties
Old house, dirt road make list By: Lea Kahn An 18th-century house that belonged to one of the earliest settlers of Lawrence Township, and a dirt road that leads to the township-owned Brearley House, are being added to the township’s list of historic landmark properties. But three other properties – whose owners resisted having their…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR 7/20
From the July 20 edition of the Register-News By: La Leche League La Leche League of Jobstown, a non-profit breastfeeding support group, meets at 10 a.m. the fourth Thursday of each month (except August and December) at the Jacksonville Presbyterian Church. Babies and children are welcome. For information, contact Maura, 265-3912. Purchase a paver The…
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Committee must focus on quality-of-life issues
To the editor: The Hillsborough Promenade is a done deal. Now our Building Code Department gets the glaring spotlight to ride herd on the construction quality and adherence to code. Now our committee needs to perk us up by improving our quality of life. They started with a new senior citizen’s bus and updated police…
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The Beacon Newspaper
News, sports, entertainment, shopping, classified and more for Lambertville, Ringoes, New Hope and the surrounding Delaware River communities. You are at: beaconnews.com Founded in 1845, The Beacon serves as the local newspaper for Lambertville, Ringoes, New Hope and the surrounding Delaware River communities.
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School board puts off referendum decisions
Next meeting on topic, Aug. 15 By:Kristy Klaus The school board did not decide Tuesday, as expected, what will be included in the planned Oct. 17 school facilities referendum. Another special meeting, at which the board hopes to take action, has been set for 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15. The major reason is that Pennington Borough…
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USTA tennis teams enjoy playing
By: Bob Nuse There seems to be a common bond between each of the Packet-area teams that will be playing in this weekend’s New Jersey District Tournament of the United States Adult League Tennis. Each of the members of the team thoroughly enjoys playing with each other. Four teams comprised of players from the Packet-area…
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Albert O. Weasner
Memorial service Monday Albert O. Weasner, 76, of Frankfort, Ohio, died July 18 in Adena Medical Center, Chillcothe, Ohio. Born in Pennington, he resided there most of his life before moving to Ohio 13 years ago. He was a graduate of Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. and attended M.I.T. in Cambridge, Mass. He was a Navy…
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Anchor riders picnic in Pennington
Hopewell Valley’s Anchor House Ride for Runaways participants … along with all the others … stopped in Pennington for a picnic at St. James Church before taking the last leg of the benefit ride Saturday. They were brought to town by a bus from Pottstown, Pa., where forecasts of bad weather kept them from cycling…
