Category: archives
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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