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FLORENCE-ROEBLING NEWS: From the Aug. 13 edition
Peg Dotson Peg Dotson Tel: 499-3807 Fax: 499-3807 E-mail: [email protected] Children in grades four through eight are invited to join professional engineer and Roebling Museum staff on Saturday, Aug. 8, from 10 a.m. until noon for a bridge building workshop. The workshop will explore the many products made by the Roebling family…
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LAMBERTVILLE: State aid award ‘welcome news’ for city
City got half of what it asked for, but mayor isn’t complaining By Linda Seida, Staff Writer LAMBERTVILLE — The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs will award $250,000 in extraordinary aid to Lambertville, the DCA announced Friday. That’s only half of the $500,000 Lambertville asked for, but the mayor isn’t complaining. ”This is very…
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CHESTERFIELD: Farm fete aids at-risk kids
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer CHESTERFIELD — The 230-acre grounds of Fernbrook Farms were teeming with excited children and playful adults this past weekend, when locals came out to benefit a program for at-risk youth. The aroma of expertly cooked and locally grown food was strong in the air as visitors explored the sprawling campus…
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LAMBERTVILLE: Documentary probes state’s split personality
Film will be shown Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Acme Screening Room, in Lambertville’s Justice Center, 25 S. Union St. By Linda Seida, Staff Writer LAMBERTVILLE — Do New Jerseyans have an identity crisis? Are they annoyed by the “Guido culture” that has been attributed to them by television programs like “The Sopranos” and “The…
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NEW HOPE: Annual auto show held
Phil McAuliffe The hubcap of a 1954 Ford Thunderbird. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe
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NEW HOPE: Annual auto show held
Phil McAuliffe Declan Greene, 9, and his brother Liam, 10, of Buckingham, Pa., look at a 1903 Oldsmobile.
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BURLINGTON COUNTY: Towns get affordable housing funds
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer Two organizations will receive a collective $1.28 million toward affordable housing initiatives in Bordentown and Florence as part of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York’s Affordable Housing Program, the bank announced Aug. 4. Burlington-based Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey was awarded a total of $900,000 to help…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Man charged in scheme to sell perfume
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Prosecutors say an Amwell Road resident stole more than $110,000 from a Massachusetts business after he allegedly misrepresented his actions in selling perfume to the company. Govind Chandra, 46, was charged with theft by deception, presenting forged documents and false swearing in connection with the theft in which he allegedly…
