Category: archives
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GUEST COLUMN: Broken hearts, devilish dogs and pesky angels
By Dennis O’Neill, Special Writer My 7-year-old niece Grainne (pronounced Grah – neyah) lost her daddy a week before Christmas last year. He was a casualty of pancreatic cancer. Grainne also lost her favorite doll — a small replica of Ariel, Disney’s Little Mermaid. Ariel was not a casualty of illness, but a victim of…
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Things can get worse
Fred Zelenski Lambertville Frankly, I do not see any signs of an economic up tick as reported in the news. Black Friday appears to be a media/merchant-created event that has not sustained itself. Simply walk around town and inspect Lambertville’s parking spaces on any Saturday or Sunday afternoon. Many go empty, and the once…
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BORDENTOWN: Boys basketball teams ready for openers
By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group With experienced players back in the fold, the boys basketball teams at Bordentown and Northern Burlington high schools will all be looking to take a step forward this season. Meanwhile, Florence will look to fill some holes left from graduation and build on last year’s outstanding season. At Bordentown,…
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MCCC Chef/Instructor Frank Benowitz and Students Cook with Celebrity Chefs
By Candace Zafirellis West Windsor, NJ: Mercer County Community College (MCCC) Chef/Instructor Frank Benowitz of Robbinsville had the opportunity to fine tune his culinary skills this summer and fall when he assisted celebrity chefs in cooking demonstration events in the tri-state area. “You must continuously learn and improve your knowledge and skill base to be…
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LAMBERTVILLE: Food pantry’s needs are real and growing
By Sally Stang, Special Writer LAMBERTVILLE — “The money runs out long before the month does.” That’s the sort of comment the volunteers at the Lambertville Food Pantry hear a lot. Times are tougher than usual, as everyone knows. With the prolonged recession, stubbornly high unemployment numbers and benefits coming to an end for many…
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JAMESBURG: Jamesburg students take on artistic peace initiative
KilbyFranck de Las Mercedes displays a few of his Priority Boxes after teaching Jamesburg students about them Tuesday. Staff photo by David Kilby.
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BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP:Township OKs $12.5M bonds for Waterfront project
By Birgitta Wolfe, Managing Editor BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP The goal is to start construction on the Waterfront Village Redevelopment Area early next year and on Monday the Township Committee took another step to make that a reality. In a 4-1 vote, with Bruce Hill voting no, the committee authorized $12.5 million in township bonds to…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Anti-bullying post rejected again
By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor For a second time, Hillsborough school board members Monday turned aside the administration’s request to expand a job to handle more work arising as a result of the state’s new anti-bullying and harassment laws for students. Monday’s vote fell on a tie, 4-4. In September, the board rejected the request,…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Gov. Christie helps open new Coca-Cola plant
By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor Gov. Christie video Gov. Chris Christie was on hand during the official opening of a new 226,000-square-foot sales and distribution center for Coca-Cola on Deans Rhode Hall Road on Tuesday.¶ "This is an extraordinary facility; it is state of the art," Gov. Christie said. "They (Coca-Cola) could have chosen…
