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Perfect together: cold weather and Winter Festival
Event will run from Jan. 21-25 and span the river towns of Lambertville and New Hope By Linda Seida, Staff Writer The strangling economy has slowed ticket sales, but plenty of revelers still are planning to have some cold-weather fun during the Winter Festival that will run from Jan. 21-25 and span the river towns…
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BORDENTOWN CITY: Funding for 2009 projects uncertain
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer BORDENTOWN CITY — While the City Commission would like to continue with its normal infrastructure projects throughout the year, Mayor John Collom has said the economy may put things on hold in 2009. “Sure there are lots and lots of things we would like to do, but given the…
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LAWRENCE: Water Works sale awaits Trenton vote
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Lawrence Township officials are waiting for Trenton City Council to approve the pending sale of the Trenton Water Works’ outside lines to the New Jersey American Water Co. The Trenton City Council, however, has not placed the item on its agenda yet, according to Trenton officials. The Trenton Water…
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LAWRENCE: Cardinal girls still looking to get started
Basketball team slips to 1-6 By Rich Fisher, The Packet Group There is a barrier known worldwide throughout sports, and it has been around since the first ball was ever invented. It’s called The Hump. And the Lawrence High School girls basketball team is trying to get over it. The Cardinals have started the season…
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McKenna James Dempsey, 17, Kennebunk, ME,
died December 19 at Maine Medical Center, Biddeford, ME. McKenna was born in Princeton, NJ on January 4, 1991, the firstborn of Richard and Patricia Mahoney Dempsey. He attended Kennebunk schools and was a senior at Cheverus High School. McKenna enjoyed his years at Cheverus, excelling in academics and playing lacrosse and basketball. He worked…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Man pleads guilty to theft from school
By Davy James, Staff Writer A South Brunswick resident pleaded guilty on Jan. 5 to conspiring to steal $105,000 in funds from the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation. Craig Maltese, 54, was charged with third-degree conspiracy to commit theft for diverting funds allocated for payment to a masonry subcontractor working on the construction of Newark…
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PLUMSTED: Assistant principal to start next month
by Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer PLUMSTED — The school district is looking forward to welcoming its new middle school assistant principal. James Osmond was selected last month to fill the vacancy at New Egypt Middle School. He is scheduled to begin working in the district Feb. 17. Mr. Osmond, currently a sixth-grade math and science…
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LAWRENCE: Nominees agree to meet with councilmen
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The three Democratic Party nominees to fill a vacant seat on Township Council will meet with Republican Township Councilmen Bob Bostock and Rick Miller in an informational interview late Tuesday afternoon. The interview between the two councilmen and the candidates — former Councilman Greg Puliti, Lawrence Township Democratic Municipal…
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SPRINGFIELD: New mayor cites COAH, budget as concerns
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer SPRINGFIELD After six years as deputy mayor, Councilman Denis McDaniel was selected as mayor at the township’s recent reorganization meeting Jan. 7. He said the state Council on Affordable Housing is at the top of his list for the new year. ”2009 will have many of the same challenges…
