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  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Stormy weather gives farmers the blues

    by Sean Ruppert and Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writers    Hardly a day went by last month without rain.    For most people, it was an inconvenience, something that ruined a barbecue or a trip to the ballpark, but nothing more.    For many of the area’s farmers, though, the extra precipitation has been much more serious. Some crops…

  • Sustainable Jersey Eco-Tip

    Buses are the greenest choice for short trips By Laura Lynch     Here’s a quick question. Which is the most energy efficient form of transportation from Washington, D.C., to New York City: a car with two passengers, an Amtrak train full of people, or a loaded bus?     When Sunil Somalwar, professor of physics at…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: City Hall restoration project is under way

    Work crews are in the middle of a $1.4 million project to restore the mansion to its former glory while also making it accessible to the disabled By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — A York Street mansion began life as a Victorian husband’s grand wedding gift to his bride, but after nearly 140 years,…

  • SOLEBURY: Warrant issued for suspect in Rite-Aid attempted robbery case

    Lambertville and Hopewell Township police also involved in investigation and search By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    SOLEBURY — Solebury police issued an arrest warrant Tuesday afternoon for Nicholas Davis Macphail, 31, for the attempted robbery of narcotic painkillers from the Logan Square Rite-Aid on June 26.    Police described him as a white man who should…

  • LAWRENCE: Scouts have conservation in the bag

    LAWRENCE: Scouts have conservation in the bag

    Girl Scouts from Troop 71527 work on sewing reusable cloth bags, which were donated to the Lawrence Neighborhood Center for needy families.

  • FLORENCE-ROEBLING NEWS: From the July 9 edition

    Peg Dotson    July 11 for the Florence Township Patriotic Celebration. Softball game on July 10 for 6 to 8 p.m. at the Muchowski Softball Field. July 11 is the 5K walk-jog-run. Assembly and registration is 7:45 a.m., starting time is 8:45 a.m. Register by July 8, fee is $15. Flag-raising ceremony is 11 a.m. at…

  • ALLENTOWN: Woman on a mission, including high-seas rescue

    by Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer    ALLENTOWN — Jacqueline Martinez went from being in the majority, with hundreds of women at Georgian Court University, an all-female college campus in Lakewood, to being one of only eight women aboard a 350-crew ship off the California coast.    Ms. Martinez, 24, is an ensign in the Navy, working…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Block party to help fund summer city youth programs

    By Natalie Lescroart, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN CITY — Several local churches will host a block party July 18 at the Mt. Zion AME church on East Burlington Street to raise funds for Bordentown’s annual Youth Summer Program.    The four-week summer program, which kicked off its third season this past Monday, is made available to local…

  • Treat Your Pet To Better Dental Health

    Treat Your Pet To Better Dental Health

    A Breakthrough In Cleaner Teeth