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POLICE BLOTTER
Lambertville City police reported: — On Aug. 9 at 4:41 p.m., a strong thunderstorm with high winds and a reported funnel cloud rumbled through Lambertville. A live power line fell down on 13 vehicles parked at Cavallo Park on Mount Hope Street. In addition, a utility pole was snapped at the Lambertville Sewerage Authority. Several…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Local derby ladies love competing
By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor They may come from different walks of life, but when these 19 women of the Nerw Jersey Hellrazors roller derby team come together and lace up their skates, they are a force to be reckoned with. ”It is an amazing group of girls,” Sara Klavon, 31, of Somerset, aka…
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NEW HOPE: New flower baskets add beauty to Borough
Shown above is one of the new hanging baskets on New Hope’s lamp posts.
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Local derby ladies love competing
Marc Rojas photo The New Jersey Hellrazors and Salisbury Rollergirls mix it up in Kendall Park Sunday.
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MONROE: Courtesy busing still out of Monroe’s budget
By Amy Batista, Special Writer MONROE — Despite a number of irate parents coming to a July Board of Education meeting, courtesy busing will not be reinstated. The board held a special meeting on Aug. 13 to decide if courtesy busing should be reinstated for students in afternoon sports and clubs after cutting the service…
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LAMBERTVILLE: Rubbish, recycling effort is working
By John Tredrea, Special Writer LAMBERTVILLE — Through its first six months, the city’s same-day trash and recycling program is proving to be a success. The program reduces the amount of trash being sent to landfills, increases recycling and saves taxpayer money, Mayor David M. Del Vecchio said last week. The program, which began on…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Food pantry critically low
By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor The township’s food pantry is running critically low on items even as it sees the largest demand in 20 years, according to officials. Social Services Director LouAnne Wolf said Wednesday that the pantry is out of several staples and very low on others. ”We have many empty shelves,” Ms.…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Indian festival this weekend
The Indo-American Cultural Foundation of Central New Jersey will hold its fourth annual Indian Independence Day festival Sunday, according to organizers. The festival is scheduled to take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the South Brunswick Family YMCA on Culver Road. Admission is free to everyone and the event will feature food, games,…
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NEW HOPE: New flower baskets add beauty to Borough
NEW HOPE — Summer in downtown New Hope is more colorful this year, thanks to the efforts of the New Hope Borough Park and Recreation Board. Twenty-one street lamps along the borough’s streets have been fitted with new hanging baskets and hay rack planters filled with colorful flowers and fresh green plants. ”We have been…
