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  • WEST AMWELL: South school board picks new member

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    WEST AMWELL — Karen Conlon, of North Union Street, Lambertville, was appointed to the South Hunterdon Regional High School board on June 6.    Ms. Conlon’s appointment runs through the end of this year. She replaces Robert Campbell, of Lambertville.    Ms. Conlon was one of two who filed to run for…

  • WEST AMWELL: Tax hike is needed in township

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    WEST AMWELL — The 2012 West Amwell Township budget of $3,253,201 was adopted by the Township Committee June 6, Clerk Lora Olsen said.    The spending plan was introduced by the Township Committee on April 25.    The adopted budget is up slightly, $73,581, from last year’s budget of $3,179,620.    It will…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Ravens’ bats silenced in state final

    By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group    TOMS RIVER — It didn’t take long for Robbinsville High softball coach Christine Cabarle to realize there was something different this year about Dana Nielsen.    ”That was really outstanding, I was a little bit in shock,” Cabarle said of the Pequannock pitcher who needed just nine pitches to strike…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       Lt. Stephen J. Bartzak, commanding officer, West Amwell Township Police Department, reported:    — On June 8 at approximately 5:37 p.m., police investigated a serious motorcycle/car accident on Route 31 in the area of the Amwell Valley Diner and Restaurant.    William Curtiss, 61, of Ringoes, was driving south on a 1985 Harley Davidson motorcycle when a…

  • SENIOR MENUS

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    Reservations are required. Call 609-397-2228 24 hours in advance.    The value of each meal is $5.10. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution.    All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine.    The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Artist Visions Festival starts with Jim Hamilton

       LAMBERTVILLE — Friends of Lambertville Library will co-present the Artist Visions Festival this summer with select galleries in New Hope, Pennsylvania, and Lambertville, in June, July and August.    New to this summer’s festival, which will celebrate the creative visions of area filmmakers, musicians, and artists, will be a series of special exhibitions and films at…

  • Community Calendar: June 14 edition

    Thurs., June 14    Lego Robotics: 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., Allentown Library, 16 So. Main St., Allentown. For grades 3 to 5. Be a Bricks4Kids builder and discover how to turn your LEGO creations into a working robot. Pre-registration requested. Call the library at 609-259-7565.    Rabies Clinic: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Millstone Township Public…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD; Town signals support for county road projet

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    UPPER FREEHOLD — The Township Committee has unanimously approved a resolution of conditional support for the county’s proposed safety upgrades to a 1.5-mile stretch of Sharon Station Road that a few nearby residents oppose.    The resolution, approved June 7, states that the governing body supports the boulevard-style concept plan on…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Turf wars

    UPPER FREEHOLD: Turf wars

    The tall grass and weeds on this abandoned 2-acre property in the Golf Edge Estates neighborhood in Upper Freehold has prompted the introduction of an ordinance that would enable the town to place a lien against such properties to recoup costs of hiring contractors to cut the grass. Staff photo by Joanne Degnan