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  • ‘Savor New Hope’ benefit set Sept. 9-11

    ‘Savor New Hope’ benefit set Sept. 9-11

    Shown above are some of this year’s participating chefs and restaurants owners and staff from left: (front) Miguel Quiroz (head chef, Havana), Jim Hamilton (owner, Hamilton’s Grill Room), Joe Lombardi (chef/owner, Italian Cucina), Craig Lagug (chef, The Inn at Phillips Mill), Richard Rohal (chef, The Inn at Phillips Mill), Chris Beall (chef, The Lambertville Station);…

  • JAMESBURG: Jamesburg schools focus on new incentives and safety measures

    David Kilby, Managing Editor    JAMESBURG — For local students this year, a few new things will create a more secure, effective learning environment and some of the good features of their schools will remain the same.    One of the things the district is working on is using NJASK test results to improve individual student learning…

  • Middlesex towns eligible for Hurricane Irene relief through FEMA

       A week after local volunteers, police and emergency service personnel worked tirelessly with county departments to recover from the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Irene, the Federal and State governments consented to provide aid to them.    On Tuesday, Middlesex County Freeholder Director Christopher D. Rafano and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced jointly that Federal…

  • CRANBURY: Scout takes part in New Mexico adventure

    CRANBURY: Scout takes part in New Mexico adventure

    Lorraine Sedor    Ryan D’Souza, a Cranbury resident and Life Scout with Plainsboro’s Boy Scout Troop, returned a few weeks ago from a trip to the High Adventure Philmont Scout Ranch, in New Mexico near Cimarron. Ryan’s group included eight boys and four adults who went on the 12-day adventure that included one day in base…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Pedestrian struck by hit-and-run driver

    Witnesses urged to contact police with vehicle description By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — Police are searching for the hit-and-run driver that struck a 51-year-old township man who was walking along Route 130 South on Tuesday night.    The victim, whose identity was not immediately released, sustained “multiple lacerations and fractures” and remained hospitalized in…

  • School funding session

    Thomas J. Molnar mayor, West Amwell     Senator Mike Doherty will be holding a town hall forum on his proposed Fair School Funding Plan on Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the West Amwell Township Hall, located at 150 Rocktown-Lambetvile Road, Lambertville.    The proposal would provide equal state funding per pupil for schools statewide. All…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       West Amwell Township police reported:    — On Aug. 15 6:12 a.m., Arthur Ronquist, 55, of Flemington, was taken into custody by Patrolman Todd Pantuso for driving while intoxicated. Mr. Ronquist was seen on Route 179 North driving erratically and approximately 25 mph under the legally posted speed limit, thus impeding traffic. He was processed, issued…

  • Bikes Not Bombs

    By Jacob George Contact: Jacob George A Ride Till The End (ARTTE) 479.252.2142 Jerrad Hardin Civilian/Soldier Alliance 850.358.7854 Afghan Veteran-Led Bicycle Tour Passing Through Princeton On a bicycle tour beginning in New York City, the riders of “A Ride Till The End” (ARTTE) are sharing a message of peace and discussing the reality of a…

  • BREAKING NEWS: Flooding plagues Lamberville and Stockton again

    By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    Flash flooding brought about by more rain is wreaking havoc in the Lambertville-Stockton area and neighboring Bucks County areas across the Delaware River.    Shortly after 10:30 a.m. today, the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission announced the closing of the New Hope-Lambertville Toll-Supported Bridge and the Centre Bridge-Stockton Toll-Supported Bridge.…