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  • LAMBERTVILLE POLICE BLOTTER

       Lambertville police reported:    — Two Hopewell area men are facing charges as a result of a motor vehicle stop early July 23.    Officer Michael Gramlich stopped Richard Smith Jr., 28, on Route 518 a little before 1 a.m. after he was observed driving a vehicle erratically. Mr. Smith was determined to be under the influence…

  • FLORENCE-ROEBLING NEWS: From the July 30 edition

    Peg Dotson Peg Dotson     Tel: 499-3807     Fax: 499-3807     E-mail: [email protected]    The Florence Township Volunteer Fire Co. 1 will hold a hoagie sale on Friday, July 31, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday, Aug. 1, from 11 a.m. until sellout. The hoagies available are American, Italian, and tuna. The price…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Long-running swimming program wraps up another successful summer

    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Long-running swimming program wraps up another successful summer

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — When Filomena Debronzo-Korsak enrolled her eldest daughter in swimming lessons several years ago, she wasn’t counting on a miracle.    But that’s exactly what she got out of her family’s involvement with the Bordentown Community District Alliance Swimming Program when last summer her daughter, Morgana, performed CPR on…

  • SOLEBURY: Library grant falls short

    Supervisors recently voted 3-2 to make a $20,000 payment By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    SOLEBURY — The New Hope-Solebury Library will receive $20,000 from Solebury Township, but that’s still $15,000 shy of the amount originally earmarked in the township’s budget for the library’s needs.    The supervisors recently voted 3-2 to make the $20,000 payment with…

  • PLUMSTED: DEP hears about sewer plan; McCue predicts three years

    By Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer    PLUMSTED — The township’s redevelopment project is making some progress, and officials are hoping to have a sewer system for the downtown in place within three years.    And a plan for a large adult community, first approved in late 2007, will help finance the system.    Township Committeeman Mike McCue…

  • BEING GREEN: Learning ways to build a better bat house

    By Vanessa Holt    These winged creatures of the night may be commonly associated with Halloween, but you won’t actually see a bat in late October.    The world’s only true flying mammal, of which nine species reside in New Jersey, are all in hibernation by October, but their hibernation spots are threatened by a mysterious new…

  • SENIOR MENUS

    July 30-Aug. 6    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 $4.95. 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…

  • BURLINGTON COUNTY: Storm causes power outages

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer     A severe thunderstorm Sunday night left 1,500 residents in the southern part of the state, including Bordentown and Chesterfield, without power, according to a PSE&G spokesman. He said PSE&G expects power to be restored by 4 p.m. today, Monday.     Mansfield police said the storm knocked down a few…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Census talk prompts split vote

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee has voted 3-2 to pass a resolution supporting the 2010 U.S. Census and committing to partner with the U.S. Census Bureau.    At its Monday evening meeting, the committee passed all other resolutions unanimously, but took time out to speak about the census resolution in…