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  • New Hope rejects outdoor dining area

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    NEW HOPE — The Borough Council shot down outdoor dining and drinking in a restaurant planned for Stockton Avenue.    Councilwoman Claire Shaw expressed concern over the noise that could travel to neighbors.    Council President Sharyn Keiser agreed.    ”You’re at the end of a commercial district and have residential close by,”…

  • Woman gets three years for buying teens alcohol

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer FLORENCE — A township woman was sentenced to three years in state prison Friday for buying alcohol and drinking it with her two teenage children in a neighboring town.     Frances Allen, 41, of West Fifth Street, pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a minor and was sentenced by…

  • Library board ‘fiscally conservative’

    Deborah Mercer, library board president     The board of trustees of the Lambertville Public Library holds meetings at 7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month in the community room.    By law, the meetings have been and will continue to be open to the public.    Matters concerning library governance are discussed openly. In the interim,…

  • Potential flood victims should act now

    Gail Pedrick of New Hope    Sources have learned that the City of New York intends to close the Rondout Reservoir yet again this fall.    For river residents, this means New York City should be lowering the three reservoirs now to prepare for this shutdown. They also should be working on flood emergency plans now to…

  • Academy to begin year with new athletics center

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer FLORENCE — Life Center Academy will open for its fall semester at the end of the month with a new $15 million athletic center.     The 117,000-square-foot Life Center building on Columbus Road has been 10 years in the making and will feature a number of playing surfaces for the…

  • HEALTH MATTERS: Treating prostate cancer

    The ‘watchful waiting’ approach involves closely monitoring the cancer without treating it through surgery or radiation. By Sidney Goldfarb, M.D. Princeton HealthCare System     Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer found in American men other than skin cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, more than 186,000 American men will be diagnosed…

  • ‘Tropic Thunder’

    ‘Tropic Thunder’

    Ben Stiller (left) and Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder.

  • Donald W. Arons

       PRINCETON — Donald W. Arons died Aug. 13 at University Medical Center at Princeton. He was 80.    Born in Philadelphia, Mr. Arons resided in Boca Raton, Fla., as well as Princeton.    He was a pioneer and visionary in the swimming pool and fiberglass industries.    His hobbies were art pottery, golf and dancing.    He was a…

  • Dr. Jack L. Roemer

    Princeton dentist     Dr. Jack L. Roemer of Princeton, a dentist in Princeton over 40 years, died Tuesday at home. He was 74.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was a Princeton resident for the past 44 years.    Dr. Roemer graduated from Brooklyn College and New York University Dental School.    He was a consultant for the…