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  • IRENE:CRANBURY: Storm floods bridges, homes

    IRENE:CRANBURY: Storm floods bridges, homes

    David Kilby, Managing Editor    CRANBURY — The residents and employees of Cranbury managed to get through Hurricane Irene personally unscathed, but they couldn’t stop the storm from damaging a few bridges and homes, putting out the 911 phone line and causing one large sinkhole on North Main Street.    The floods caused by the hurricane’s rain…

  • ’Tragedy of our own making’

    Mary Bell Lambertville     The wheels have come off of the Obama bus. It was up on the cinder blocks on some rental property in Martha’s Vineyard recently.    The president is clearly in over his head. And his self-pitying is most unflattering.    President Barack Obama’s economic policy prescriptions, textbook Keynesian nonsense have failed. History would…

  • SENIOR MENUS

    Sept. 1-8    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…

  • Shore dinner to benefit Ely Park

       Spearheaded by Friends of Ely Park Chairman Jim Hamilton, chefs from Hamilton’s Grill Room, Bell’s Tavern, Brian’s and Inn of the Hawke will band together to create a Jersey Shore Dinner complete with live music on York Street, on Sept. 11 at 4 p.m.    All proceeds will benefit the award-winning plan to revitalize four city…

  • IRENE:CRANBURY: Storm floods bridges, homes

    IRENE:CRANBURY: Storm floods bridges, homes

    The weight of the hurricane’s floodwaters caused this sinkhole between the Brainerd Lake Bridge and North Main Street. Staff photo by David Kilby.

  • IRENE: Flooding and power losses plague towns

    IRENE: Flooding and power losses plague towns

    Lambertville and New Hope By John Tredrea, Special Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Electric power was restored to almost all of Lambertville at about 9 a.m. Tuesday, city officials said.    The power had been shut off by Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) for safety reasons.    City Clerk Cindy Ege said Tuesday morning that 43 properties in…

  • CRANBURY: Township behind in revenue so far this year

    David Kilby, Managing Editor    CRANBURY — After reviewing the township’s midyear revenue and expenses, the Township Committee noticed the township is not receiving as much revenue as it expected.    The township budgeted to spend $5,455,778 by June 30 and spent $4,917,790, but property values are expected to go down again next year.    By June 30,…

  • IRENE: Too much water, too little light

    IRENE: Too much water, too little light

    Stockton and West Amwell By John Tredrea, Special Writer    Hurricane Irene caused quite a few problems — including flooding and loss of power — for many in Stockton Borough and West Amwell Township over the weekend.    Wilson Drive and Broad Street sustained significant damage from flash flooding during last weekend’s storm, Stockton Borough Mayor Stephen…

  • PARENTING PEARLS: It’s the quality of the heart that’s important

    Dr. Mae Sakharov    The first time I walked into the North Jersey Playhouse where I apprenticed throughout high school, I was met with the late openly gay comedian Charles Nelson Reilly wearing a dress preparing for his role in “Charlie’s Aunt.” Another apprentice and I began to observe more closely and came to the conclusion…