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  • SENIOR MENUS, Jan. 1

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    The value of each meal is $4.95. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution.    All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine.    The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted.    Thursday, Jan. 1 — Closed for New Year’s…

  • Michael J. Basile

       TRENTON – Michael J. Basile, 75, of Mercerville died Dec. 20 in St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton.    Born in Trenton, Mr. Basile was a resident of Ewing and Clarksburg before moving to Mercerville in 1962. He was a U.S. Army veteran and the owner of MJB Painting in Mercerville for over 30 years. He…

  • LAWRENCE: Council split on how to fill vacancy

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Republican Township Councilmen Bob Bostock and Rick Miller plan to boycott a special meeting tonight to interview the three Democrats who have been nominated to fill a vacancy on Township Council, which was created by the resignation of former Mayor Mark Holmes earlier this month.     The Lawrence Township Democratic…

  • NEW HOPE: Foundation helps send group to inauguration parade

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    NEW HOPE — A New Hope foundation dedicated to the memory of a talented young musician has made sure a group of disadvantaged teenaged drummers can participate in the opportunity of a lifetime.    The Jonathan D. Krist Foundation donated $2,000 toward transportation costs so 12 boys from Bonnie Brae can…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD REGIONAL: Schools get $7,000 in grants

       ALLENTOWN — The Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation has awarded seven grants totaling $7,380 to the school district’s elementary, middle and high schools, with Allentown High getting more than $5,200.    The foundation, a nonprofit group of private, business and civic sector members, received a total of 16 grant requests from teachers and district staff for…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Groups urging action to prevent another flood

    LAMBERTVILLE: Groups urging action to prevent another flood

    This photo, taken Dec. 28 from the pedestrian bridge near Bull’s Island, shows how high river waters were. Photo by Morganne Luse

  • LAMBERTVILLE: City Rescue Squad short of money

    By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    LAMBERTVILLE — The Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance and Rescue Squad has received $113,000 in contributions for the 2008 annual Fund Drive.    That’s $87,000 short of the $200,000 goal.    ”It is essential that private contributors support the services of the squad, because their donations make up the majority of the squad’s income,”…

  • ALLENTOWN: Pesciotta reaches basketball scoring milestone

    By Kyle Moylan, Sports Editor    The members of the Allentown High School girls basketball team had a lot of “magical moments” in the past week or so, but Bea Pesciotta is the only one with a certificate of authenticity to prove it.    Bea scored 11 points in Allentown’s first game of the KSA Holiday Tournament,…

  • ‘Doubt’

    ‘Doubt’

    Photo Credit: Andrew Schwartz Philip Seymour Hoffman as Father Brendan Flynn in Doubt.