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  • LAMBERTVILLE: Flood remedies are planned for Ely Creek area

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — The city is moving ahead with a project to curb flooding at Ely Creek, with completion tentatively scheduled, weather permitting, for the spring of 2012.    Ely Creek affects the north end of the city.    During the severe floods of 2005 and 2006, flood insurance paid out $365,000 for…

  • WEST AMWELL: Farmland auction is slated April 21

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    WEST AMWELL — Preserved farmland along Route 179 will be put up for auction next month.    The Max Spann Real Estate and Auction Company will conduct the auction of approximately 130 acres on Route 179 at 1 p.m. on April 21, at the West Amwell Township municipal building, 150 Rocktown-Lambertville…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Food pantry halfwa to donations goal

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Food pantry halfwa to donations goal

    By Mary Brienza, Staff Writer    Two weeks into the Feinstein Foundation Challenge, the township is already almost halfway to its goal of $50,000, said Director of Social Services LouAnne Wolf on Monday.    ”I am speechless and so very happy to not only work in our wonderful township, but to live here as well amongst so…

  • View others through own mistakes

    Arthur Roedel, of Monmouth Junction     While I was reading the Post article, “Police: Custodian stole computer,” I couldn’t help wondering if anyone asked how an otherwise nice person, generally liked by everyone, could wake up on a given morning and decide to begin taking laptop computers from his employer for sale on eBay.    Certainly…

  • Thanks, partners!

    Major Donald E. Berry NJ state commander     Our holiday fundraising season officially ended on Jan. 31. Though we didn’t quite reach our goal, I’m happy to report that about 73,000 individuals were blessed with help by The Salvation Army in New Jersey last Christmas.    And how were we able to nearly fill our kettles…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Fire displaces family

    HIGHTSTOWN: Fire displaces family

    By Doug Carman, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — The cause of a bedroom fire is under investigation while a family of seven, including five children, waits to return to their home after they were displaced from 131 Outcalt St. late March 11.    Hightstown Deputy Fire Chief Scott Jenkins said a quick response kept the fire to…

  • Public Works premiere department in state

    Deborah Johnson, of South Brunswick     Though I was not able to attend, I was able to watch the March 8, 2011, budget meeting.    The department being discussed was Public Works. The Public Works Department shared a handout with the council that apparently they did not have much time to review.    I requested a copy…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: City gets to make trash pick

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — City voters will have a choice in how they want to pay for garbage collection.    The city will put a question on the ballot April 27, the same day of the school elections, asking voters to state their preference, Mayor David Del Vecchio said.    While the ballot question’s…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Council to keep bid for artificial turf project

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Council to keep bid for artificial turf project

    By Mary Brienza, Staff Writer    Although the bid to install artificial turf on the Rowland Park football field did not include a warranty when first submitted, the Township Council did not feel it should be rejected.    The council held a special meeting Tuesday night and voted 4-0 to accept the bid by Applied Landscape Technology…