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  • Dallenbach suit is dismissed

    By: David Weinstein    A lawsuit filed in March against the township by a local mining company was dismissed last week by a Superior Court judge in New Brunswick.    The lawsuit, filed by Dallenbach Sand Company Inc. seeking a regular mining permit, was dismissed in conference by the judge, said Assistant Township Attorney Don Sears. In…

  • Gardner J. Fisher was prominent city merchant

    FOOTPRINTS IN THE VALLEY By: Iris H. Naylor    The Lambertville Beacon had several homes before settling down at 14 Bridge St. Two of these homes were in two different Fisher Buildings.    Clark Pierson first moved the newspaper to the Fisher Building at the southwest corner of Bridge and Union streets after he purchased the paper…

  • Fire Department pays tribute to longtime member

    By: Sue Kramer    LAMBERTVILLE – About 40 members of the Fire Department gathered at the Young Men’s Club Saturday night to bid farewell to longtime member David Owen, who is moving to Fairfax, Va., today. Mr. Owen, 42, is a 20-year member of the Fleet Wing Fire Company and 14-year member of the Board of…

  • Exhibit pictures state’s agricultural past

    Local artist’s work on display at library By:Minx McCloud    If you’d like to view a part of the state’s heritage, you need go no farther than the Hillsborough Library, which is featuring an exhibit, "In Honor of New Jersey’s Farms," by Belle Mead artist Lorraine Williams.    "I’ve photographed and sketched barns throughout New Jersey," Mrs.…

  • Blood drive benefits woman injured in April collision

    By: Matthew Armstrong    A blood drive was held in South Brunswick last week in honor of a Kendall Park resident’s sister who was in a car accident Easter Sunday and has been in intensive care ever since.    "The first day she went through about 40 pints of blood," said her brother-in-law Mark Sherman, a Kendall…

  • Helfrey a happy Snapple Bowler

    Lineman will be South Brunswick High’s only representative in tonight’s (July 20) Snapple Bowl at Union High School By: Rich Fisher    Ed Helfrey needed to get ready for college.    The Snapple Bowl needed a good offensive lineman.    Thus, a summer marriage has been consummated.    Helfrey will be the lone South Brunswick High representative in tonight’s…

  • Bareback riding pad receives accolades

    By: Ken Weingartner    Until recently, Patrick Liquori was uncertain whether making the bareback riding pads he designed four years ago would be a hobby or a business. After attending Equitana USA in Louisville, Ky., Mr. Liquori believes he has an answer.    Mr. Liquori, a resident of Windsor in Washington Township, and Beth Klein of Millstone…

  • Stockton gets grant for new fire truck

    Stockton Fire Co. and First Aid Squad notified of one-time-only state grant for $350,000 to purchase tanker-pumper By: Sue Kramer    STOCKTON – Fire Chief Paul Steffanelli is sporting a bigger-than-usual grin these days, and the mere mention of a new fire truck can push him over the edge – smile-wise, that is.    He and the…

  • Borough business gets put on hold

    By: Cynthia Williamson    NEW HOPE – A council meeting scheduled Monday night had to be canceled due to the lack of a quorum, fueling speculation that there was political mischief afoot when two of four missing members pulled out due to illness on the day of the meeting.    A third member, Robert Gerenser, said he…