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  • Town awaits results of Megabase study

    By Stephanie Prokop and Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writers NORTH HANOVER — A study to develop a land use plan for Joint Base New Jersey — the “Megabase” as it has been dubbed — is aggressively moving forward, officials said, and the township is looking forward to the economic benefits the site could bring.     Megabase,…

  • Lambertville, West Amwell may share tax assessor

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    Lambertville and West Amwell have agreed to share a tax assessor, a move that potentially could save each community thousands of dollars.    The city and the township each recently approved resolutions authorizing the agreement to share an assessor’s services.    It’s uncertain how much each community would end up paying and…

  • Between the Lines

    The Burlington County Library Bordentown Branch Youth Services Department offers a variety of programs this summer. Registration is necessary for all programs. A Burlington County library card is required. Please note that registration begins two weeks prior to the date of the program.     The address for the Bordentown Library is 18 East Union St.,…

  • Roebling founder’s statue to be unveiled this fall

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer FLORENCE—Charles G. Roebling will soon be watching over the entrance gates of the Roebling Steel Mill, more than 100 years after the village’s inception.     On Sept. 14, a brief dedication ceremony will take place at the circle on Fifth Avenue and Main Street to unveil the life-sized likeness of…

  • Barbecue benefit to help boy with rare illness

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer MANSFIELD — After a typical day looking after her 8-year-old son, Paul, the last thing that Dorothy Marue wants to do is fight with insurance companies.     Paul, who is afflicted with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, has frequent uncontrolled seizures and must be on numerous medicines. Unfortunately the medicine needed to help…

  • 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…