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  • ‘Extended families’ create overcrowding

    Ron Wootters of Lambertville     I discovered that the overcrowding limitation set by the City of Lambertville for the maximum number of people that can live at one residence does not apply to extended families living together.    Limitations are a required square foot minimum for each person living in a dwelling.    Definition of extended family…

  • Warriors edge Maple Shade

    BY: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor Tom Farrell spends so much time worrying about all the little details of a football game, sometimes he needs to be reminded of the bigger picture.     That would be the job of his family.     Following the game at Maple Shade last Friday night, Farrell was telling his family…

  • Alpaca farms extend warm welcome

    Four local breeders take part in National Alpaca Farm Day By Vanessa Holt, Managing Editor Those long-necked, woolly animals peering at you from over the fence are not llamas — they’re alpacas.     The adorable fuzzy-faced quadrupeds, natives of the Andes, bear some resemblance to their larger llama relatives, but are quickly gaining in popularity…

  • ‘New Blue’ rite great success

    By Marie Collins, South board member     It is with great pleasure we recognize the incredible outpouring of support the community showed for South Hunterdon Regional School District on Sept. 13.    The official dedication and celebration of South’s newly renovated and expanded middle and high school facility was, by all accounts, an unprecedented success.    The…

  • Ravens place 9th at Cherokee Challenge

    BY: Sean Moylan Sports Writer     The Robbinsville High girls’ cross country team was expecting to have its best season to date this fall. However, even coach Mike Walker was pleasantly surprised by his team’s strong showing at this past Saturday’s Cherokee Challenge.     “We had a few medalists and the team finished ninth overall.…

  • ‘Green’ fundraiser sells eco-friendly products for PTO

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer FLORENCE—Forget the old, tired ways of raising money for school with sales of chocolate and overpriced wrapping paper.     Students and parents at the Riverfront School are instead taking strides toward tackling two tasks at once; raising funds for their Parent Teacher Organization and saving the planet by hosting a…

  • POLICE BEAT: From the Sept. 25 edition

    Bordentown City     Samir Farraj, 43, of Trenton, was charged Friday with possession of drug paraphernalia. Police said they stopped him at 2:10 a.m. on Route 130/206 after noticing he had no rear license plate or temporary registration displayed.     Police said he was wanted on a warrant from Trenton and that police found a…

  • Altered auction

    Tri-County Cooperative produce market adapts to the times Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer EAST WINDSOR — Fred Schieferstein travels about 40 miles from Clark about twice a week to buy goods for his produce market at the Tri-County Cooperative Auction on Route 33.     “In a nutshell, there’s a very good selection of freshly grown Jersey…

  • Obituaries-Sept. 25, 2008

    Katherine Brosco     NEW HOPE — Katherine “Kay” Kilroy Brosco of New Hope, formerly of Lambertville, died Tuesday, Sept. 16, in Doylestown, Pa.    Ms. Brosco was a member of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church of Lambertville.    She owned and operated Oral Ceramic Art Dental Laboratory in Doylestown and Fountainville, Pa., with her late husband,…