Category: archives
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YMCA closes on new facility
Ground-breaking ceremony set for 10 a.m. Aug. 5 By: David Weinstein Months of work by YMCA employees and volunteers to secure enough money to purchase 27 acres and a building on Culver Road has finally paid off. YMCA administrators took possession of the property earlier this month, providing South Brunswick with the site of its…
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Group receives funds for regionalization study
Roosevelt, Upper Freehold-Allentown, Millstone included By: Frank C. D’Amico The Western Monmouth Panhandle Alliance has received a state grant to study the possibility of regionalizing the school districts of Allentown-Upper Freehold, Millstone and Roosevelt. The alliance, an ad hoc committee of political and educational leaders, has been meeting monthly to discuss issues that affect the…
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Four-way stops sought for North Union Street
City needs approval from state DOT to enforce ordinance By: Cynthia Williamson LAMBERTVILLE – The City Council voted unanimously at a public hearing Monday to authorize two sets of four-way stops on North Union Street at the intersections of Delaware Avenue and Elm Street. The city won’t be able to enforce the ordinance when it…
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Mom’s roles ‘extra’ special
Director Bryan Singer casts his mom, Grace Sinden, in all of his hit films By: Jennifer Potash PRINCETON – To many, Grace Sinden, a Princeton Township resident, is the mild-mannered vice chairwoman of the Princeton Regional Health Commission. But she has a secret life – as a walk-on actress in her son’s movies. Ms. Sinden’s…
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Carnival fills YMCA’s coffers
By: David Weinstein It was a success. And if the brooding weather would have complied, the annual YMCA carnival would have been the most successful ever. "The threat of rain and thunder, I think, held some from coming out," said Dave Anderson, branch director of the South Brunswick YMCA. Thunder and lightning threatened the last…
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CITY COUNCIL BRIEFS
LAMBERTVILLE – The City Council took the following action at its regular meeting Monday: Steve Wolock was appointed an alternate member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, replacing Darcy Dunaj, who was appointed to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Tom Hastie. Tag Day for the Lambertville Rambler’s football and cheerleading…
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Pinehicken, DVAA, Somerset advance in Walker tourney
Rain washed out Sunday games, delaying completion of the preliminary round and the start of the trophy round LAMBERTVILLE – A total of 11 games were played at Danbury Field over a seven-day period in the first round of the 20th annual Vic Walker Tournament. The games were part of the tournament’s round-robin phase that…
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State gives Stockton needed boost
EDITORIAL Three cheers for the state Legislature and our local lawmakers for recognizing that tiny Stockton needed a boost to pay for a new pumper-tanker. The state has authorized giving Stockton $350,000, the bulk of the money the borough needs for the new fire truck. That means savings to everyone, taxpayers included. The fire company’s…
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Residents sue zoners over parking lot OK
One-acre parcel is located just south of the Lambertville Station inn between the Delaware and Raritan Canal and state parkland By: Cynthia Williamson LAMBERTVILLE – A trio of residents opposed to the planned conversion of a former propane gas storage facility into a parking lot are suing the city’s Zoning Board of Adjustment for allowing…
