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  • House fire begins in garage

    House fire begins in garage

    The fire appeared to have started in the garage. Photo courtesy of Joel Davis.

  • Borough briefs

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer Cablevision franchise renewed    The Borough Council unanimously approved an ordinance Monday to renew the cable television franchise with Cablevision of Raritan Valley for a period of 10 years.    The council also approved an ordinance to repeal a 2006 contract to grant the franchise, necessary because of some changes in language…

  • Editorial-Aug. 14, 2008

    Two towns taking lead in shared services By Mae Rhine, Managing Editor    Despite having most of their state aid restored this year, Lambertville and West Amwell are not sitting back on their heels, hoping for better times.    They are continuing to explore options for sharing services, the latest being sharing a tax assessor, which could…

  • Farm owners face cruelty charges

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer SPRINGFIELD — Two North Jersey men are facing charges of animal cruelty in Jobstown after allegedly maintaining poor conditions for horses on their farm on Arney’s Mount Road.     Dennis Cameron, of Piscataway, and Patrick Nelson, of Lake Hiawatha, are each facing 24 counts of failure to provide a living…

  • Group urges boycott of "Thunder" film

    Marc S. Edenzon of Special Olympics New Jersey By now the general public has heard of a new motion picture opening this week in local theaters around the state, “Tropic Thunder”, marketed as a satire about Hollywood actors.     The movie-within-the movie called “Simple Jack…Once upon a time there was a retard” contains extremely offensive…

  • Keep Delaware River clean

    Gregg Rackin of Stockton     Lambertville Sewerage Authority Chairman Rick Buscavage is to be commended for recognizing in his July 31 letter to the editor that “River protection comes at a cost.”    Water, like food and perhaps gasoline, is essential for life. It’s important Rick assures us the LSA will do all it can to…

  • St. Andrew’s Church welcomes parishioners

    Manuel Parada of Columbus Located in a picturesque setting along Route 537 (Monmouth Road) near the intersection with Saylor’s Pond Road in bucolic Jobstown, St. Andrew’s Church has been the worshipping center for area Catholics for nearly 130 years. Throughout this long history, this strong, faith-filled community has been considered a ‘mission church’ relying on…

  • Senior Menus-Aug. 14, 2008

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    The value of each meal is $4.75. 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, Aug. 14 — Pineapple juice, stuffed…

  • Robbinsville 12’s walk off with win in pool play opener

    Sean Moylan Sports Writer     The Robbinsville 12-year-old Little League All-Star softball team didn’t have a single hit against Puerto Rico’s Asofem Little League’s Michelle Rivera’s and yet the Pride of the East still managed to “walk” all over Latin America 4-2 in last Thursday’s Pool A opener of the Little League Softball World Series…