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  • School’s opera company modeled after pros

    By: Sue Kramer        NEW HOPE — As a part of the Metropolitan Opera Guild’s “Creating Original Opera” program, the Lion’s Tale Opera Company at New Hope-Solebury Elementary School is modeled after a professional opera company.    There are more than 100 fourth-grade students stepping into the role of writer, composer, performer, musician, set and lighting…

  • City OK $156,900 bid for police headquarters

    State renews pressure on city to meet code requirements in old police station By: Cynthia Williamson        LAMBERTVILLE — Under renewed pressure from the state Department of Labor, the City Council unanimously approved a $156,900 construction contract for Procomm Systems Inc. of Hope, N.J., to renovate a former auto body repair shop to a new…

  • Roy S. Brady Sr.

    Hamilton By:    HAMILTON — Roy S. Brady Sr., 62, died Friday, June 2, at home.    Born in Hopewell, he was a longtime Trenton area resident.    He retired in 1999 from the state Department of Corrections.    Mr. Brady was a Navy veteran of the Korean War and a member of Fraternal Order of Police and Miry…

  • City proposes junk car law

    By: Cynthia Williamson        LAMBERTVILLE — The City Council unanimously introduced an “unfit” vehicle ordinance June 1 that would make it illegal for owners to have unregistered vehicles sitting around on their properties.    Final adoption of the ordinance is slated for 7:30 p.m. June 19 at City Hall.    “One hundred vehicles at least could be…

  • Marie Burd Gulick

       Marjorie Burd Gulick, 85, of Pennington died Tuesday, June 6, at home.    Born in Woodsville, Hopewell Township, she was a longtime area resident before moving to Brooksville, Fla. She returned to the area five years ago.    Ms. Gulick was a bus driver with Hopewell Valley Regional School District and worked 35 years at Rockwell Manufacturing…

  • Rock and roll with Benefest 2000!

    All-day music event to benefit injured Solebury teen By: Mae Rhine    NEW HOPE — For all those teen-agers who say there’s nothing to do, get ready to rock and roll!    New Hope-Solebury High School will sponsor Benefest 2000, an all-day entertainment event that will benefit Tucker Mahoney, who would have been a junior this year.…

  • Police

    Police Bordentown Township Police Department 1 Municipal Drive Bordentown, N.J. 08505 Emergency: 911 Non-emergency: (609) 298-4300 Fax: (609) 298-1061 Chief: Danny S. Kiernan Community Policing Officer: Ray McNamara, statewide vice president of the D.A.R.E. program and president of the South Jersey D.A.R.E.    The department is one of the few in the State with a full-time…

  • Mayor calls for Truck Traffic Task Force

    Wants all legislators to disclose whether they get money from trucking industry By: Sue Kramer        LAMBERTVILLE — Mayor David Del Vecchio, in a move he asserted will send a definitive message echoing throughout the state of New Jersey, announced plans for a bipartisan, unified, regional truck traffic task force, made up of elected officials…

  • Chester Goff

    Plumsted By:    PLUMSTED — Chester “Ted” Goff, 88, of New Egypt died Saturday, June 3, at home.    Born in Upper Freehold Township, he was a lifelong area resident.    He retired as a truck driver from Belasco Petroleum Co., Cookstown.    He was a member of Woodruff Rod and Gun Club, New Egypt; Deer and Fox Club…