Category: archives

  • Global warming?: A response

    Greg LeMunyan, New Hope     Contrary to the assertions from the letter last week, a scientific consensus for human-induced climate change exists and has been mounting for decades. What is not settled in the scientific community is how much the planet will heat up and what climate change will look like.    There is rigorous scientific…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: New zone enables hotel, COAH project to move ahead

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    To support a development on Route 206 included in the township’s plans to meet state requirements for affordable housing through 2018, the Township Committee unanimously approved the introduction of a new “Green Village” zone Tuesday.    The 50-acre property, situated across from Valley Road, is a highway service zone and does…

  • SOLEBURY: Officials: Avoid unfamiliar animals

    A rabid cat has been euthanized By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    SOLEBURY — A rabid cat who roamed the township has been euthanized, but that has not removed the need for residents and their children to be careful around animals they do not know, according to officials.    ”The cat had many scars indicating that it…

  • Local Kitchen Makeover Featured in Better Homes and Gardens® Kitchen & Bath Ideas

    By Tom Sfisco The Design Studio of Somerville Owner, Tom Sfisco, Showcases a Family Heirloom Project Close to His Heart March 2010, SOMERVILLE, NJ — The kitchen of Tom Sfisco, founder of the Design Studio of Somerville, is featured in the April issue of Kitchen and Bath Ideas, a Better Homes and Gardens® publication. The…

  • LAEF prepares for auction to support local schools

    Event at the Eagle Fire Company Banquet Hall March 27    The board of the Lambertville Area Education Foundation (LAEF) and community volunteers are making final arrangements for the organization’s Ninth Annual Auction and Benefit Party. The event will be held at the Eagle Fire Company Banquet Hall, New Hope, on March 27, starting at 6:30…

  • Disability housing

    Craig McKay, Robbinsville     My name is Craig McKay. I am a resident of Project Freedom, a housing complex for low- to moderate-income people with disabilities in Robbinsville Township, and the co-chairman of the Mercer Advocacy Team. I wanted give a little bit of background about myself and how I arrived at Project Freedom.    I…

  • MANVILLE: Eviction lawsuit could end Friday

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    A motion made by defendant Frank’s Citgo to dismiss the borough’s attempts to terminate its lease on the property on the corner of South Main and Kyle streets was denied Friday, and now the borough expects to move forward with the hearing to evict him from the property tomorrow (Friday).…

  • Local Piano Prodigy Unites International Young Virtuosos for Chilean and Haitian Relief Efforts

    Local Piano Prodigy Unites International Young Virtuosos for Chilean and Haitian Relief Efforts

    By Mingyi Liu Charlie Liu, a 9-year-old pianist from Princeton NJ, and family initiated and organized the first global virtual performance by award-winning pianists from 7 different countries to raise funds for relief and development efforts in Chile and Haiti Princeton, NJ:  An ensemble of piano prodigies, aged 7 to 14, released their first online…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Township plans for greener days

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    Township buildings in South Brunswick soon will be going green.    The township recently conducted an energy audit of the Municipal Building and public library in what will be the first step in reducing the township’s energy costs.    ”A company called Concord Energy came in and went through the buildings and…