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  • LAWRENCE: Quartet swims to two new relay records

    By Natalie Lescroart, Staff Writer     Practice made perfect for 10-year-old swimmers on Lawrence Swimming Association’s four-girl relay team — twice.     Kayla Krisak, Gwyneth Lavery, Lisa Smith and Kathleen Thornton have been friends and teammates for years. Spending countless hours practicing their relay strokes together, the girls hope and expect to win each time…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    West Amwell and Lambertville    West Amwell Township police reported:    — On July 10 at 9: 17 a.m., police went with fire and rescue units to the ESC School on Route 179 in response to a fire alarm. Investigating Patrolman Edward Skillman determined, with help from the staff, that the alarm had been activated at a…

  • GUEST COLUMN: Invasives are threat to ecosystems

    By Amy Wells    The Lambertville Environmental Commission (LEC) extends a sincere “thank you” to all the people who assisted with the removal of approximately 35 large bags of garlic mustard, an invasive plant species, from the Lambertville Nature Trail.    Invasive species (whether we are talking about grasses, trees, shrubs, fish, wildlife, etc.) may be intentionally…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: City clerk going to NJLM

    Clerk Lori Buckelew has tendered her resignation By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — City Clerk Lori Buckelew has tendered her resignation and will work for the New Jersey State League of Municipalities (NJLM) in Trenton as a legislative analyst beginning Aug. 3.    Her resignation was announced Monday during a meeting of the City Council.…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Food stamp users get healthier choices

    by Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer    For many Garden State residents, the summer months are a time to take advantage of “Jersey fresh” produce, including locally grown corn, tomatoes, blueberries and peaches.    While the produce is sold statewide at many farmers markets, not all residents have been afforded the opportunity to purchase the fruits and…

  • MANSFIELD: Teen’s charity turns compassion into action
  • MANSFIELD: Energy-saving audits available to local farmers

    by Geoffrey Wertime, The Packet Group    MANSFIELD — A new energy audit program may have some local farmers seeing a new kind of green.    The nonprofit South Jersey Resource Conservation and Development Council in Columbus has teamed up with Vermont-based business EnSave to offer farm energy audits.    Earlier this month, EnSave trained five New Jersey…

  • Veteran’s Tables Donated

    Veteran’s Tables Donated

    Pictured left-right Table builders: Mike Cowell, Bob Field, and Harry Crain, Vet. Committee Chairperson Gina Mellon , ER Stan Reynolds, seated Veteran Pete Tisa

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Township briefs

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Wind turbine rule change OK’d    The Township Committee unanimously approved an ordinance Tuesday to amend the township code to provide the definition of vertical axis wind turbines and to revise requirements established in December 2007 to allow for their use.    ”These are new regulations for alternatives (to small wind energy…