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  • City OKs 3% raises that add up to only 1.5% this year

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — The City Council has approved a 3 percent raise for full-time city employees.    ”We want to at least recognize the full-time employees,” Mayor David Del Vecchio said. “It was the governing body’s idea.”    The raise is retroactive only to July 1. Prorated for 12 months, the raise is…

  • Township wants more cash for sharing court

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    WEST AMWELL — Fish and visitors stink after three days.    Benjamin Franklin said it in the 1700s, but the sentiment is just as relevant today in West Amwell.    Every once in a while over the past year or so, a township resident wants to know when Lambertville’s Municipal Court is…

  • Editorial-Sept. 25, 2008

    Election coverage guidelines place reader needs first    In the spirit of fairness to all candidates and with an eye toward providing the best service to readers, this newspaper has established a set of ground rules for news coverage of local election campaigns.    Under the guidelines, this newspaper commits to certain elements of news coverage, including…

  • MHS harriers finish opening meet

    Yakobchuk, Harodetsky lead teams by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    The Manville High cross country team had a little surprise waiting at the end of last week’s opening meet at Natirar Park in Peapack-Gladstone.    Although the Mustangs and head coach Jim O’Connor had taken a glimpse of the new course the previous Saturday, they didn’t check…

  • Joseph Pampani

       PISCATAWAY — Joseph Pampani died Sept. 14 at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home in Menlo Park. He was 82.    Born in Raritan Borough, he resided in Somerville, Manville, Toms River, the Senior Citizen’s Complex in Piscataway and for the past four years at Brandywine Assisted Living in Bridgewater.    Mr. Pampani was a letter carrier…

  • ‘Ghost Town’

    ‘Ghost Town’

    Photo Credit: Sarah Shatz Greg Kinnear in Ghost Town.

  • ‘Ghost Town’

    ‘Ghost Town’

    Ricky Gervais’ crack comic timing makes even his misanthropy funny, winning over the audience as he slowly wins Téa Leoni. By Elise Nakhnikian “GHOST town” pretty much describes the theater where I saw Ghost Town on its opening night, and that’s a shame.    This sweet-and-sour rom-com isn’t as good as the great screwball comedies of…

  • John R Wald Jr.

    John R. Wald Jr. (Jack) was born in Huntingdon, PA on July 31, 1921, to parents John R Wald and Emma Gulbrandson. The family moved to Iowa and Virginia before settling in Huntingdon, PA. He attended Juniata College in Huntingdon for one year, and graduated from MIT in 1944 with a BS degree in Mechanical…

  • South Eagles fall to Bound Brook

    By John E. Powers, Sports Writer    South Hunterdon Regional High School football team Jim Meert was appreciative of what Bound Brook head coach Kevin Carty did Friday.    Bound Brook went ahead 33-0 at halftime on its way to a 33-6 win, but in a display of sportsmanship, the Crusaders’ coach made sure the game remained…