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  • No school board races for area districts Tuesday

    Don’t forget the budgets By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    Tuesday, registered voters in Lambertville, Stockton and West Amwell will choose school board members for the four area school boards in addition to casting ballots on budget proposals.    There are no contests for the 14 open seats.    Candidates for the individual school boards are as follows:…

  • A library project

    Abraham Leibson, president, library Friends; Julia Taylor, president, SEE Lambertville     We wish to issue a correction to the April 9 article, “Lambertville: Environmentalist Seeks Help with Projects.” The to-be-planted sustainable library garden discussed in the article as a SEE Lambertville project is actually a project of the Friends of the Lambertville Library, a gift…

  • LAWRENCE: Fitzell pitching in for Cardinals

    by Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Kevin Fitzell is still a capable hitter, but it is his pitching that makes him invaluable to the Lawrence High School baseball team.    Pitching became his focus not long after he took up the game.    ”I’ve always been really serious about it,” said the Cardinals junior. “The more I…

  • LAWRENCE: Not just child’s play as youngsters raise $500 at intermediate school

    Playground equipment fundraising teaches students lessons about community By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer With a snip of the scissors, Kara Fruscione and Olivia Wagner cut a yellow ribbon and officially “opened” a new set of playground bars at the Lawrence Intermediate School Tuesday morning.     Kara and Olivia, who are students in Jackie Massina’s fifth-grade…

  • LAWRENCE: LHS boys tennis off to a 3-1 start

    by Bob Nuse, The Packet Group    With all the rain that has hampered the first two weeks of the high school tennis season, getting on the court consistently has been a problem.    And if there is one area where the Lawrence High boys tennis team could use some work, it is with consistency.    ”We’ve had…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Sewer smells annoy residents

    A major contributor to the recent odor problem came from the waste sent to the plant from New Hope, officials said By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — A “perfect storm” of incidents caused the release of strong and nasty sewer odors that wafted through Lambertville in March and April, according to officials at the…

  • LAWRENCE: Meals on Wheels program seeks donations to help seniors

    For Josephine Bainbridge, the daily weekday visit from a Lawrence Township Meals on Wheels program volunteer has proven to be a lifesaver.     Since Ms. Bainbridge suffered a couple of falls, she has given up cooking and depends on the program to deliver one hot meal a day to her home.     “My friends bring…

  • ROOSEVELT: Woman of peace slain at college

    ROOSEVELT: Woman of peace slain at college

    A photo of 19-year-old Emily Silverstein was placed in the entranceway of the Roosevelt Public School on Monday, where a large crowd gathered for a memorial service. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe

  • School board leader: Support budget

    Michael Reca, president, Robbinsville Board of Education     Over the past several months, your Board of Education has been working diligently with the district administration to provide a comprehensive fiscal plan to meet the demands of a dynamic and growing school district. We believe that the proposed budget maintains the programs that we have striven…