Category: archives

  • Leaf collection cancelled in city

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Residents who bag their own leaves in the autumn will have to take an extra step if they want to continue the practice this year.    The city will not collect leaves at the curb as it did previously. Residents will have to transport the leaves themselves to the…

  • Senior Menus-July 31, 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, July 31 — Grape juice, stuffed…

  • Fort Dix soldiers celebrate training with British troops

    by Elaine Leahy, Special Writer HIGHTSTOWN – Post 5700 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars recently held a picnic hosting compatriots, many of whom traveled a long way.     The July 25 event, held at the post on Dutch Neck Road, was to honor the parachute regiment of the British Fourth Battalion and the Fort…

  • Open space, library funding topics of special city meeting

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — The City Council will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 5 to discuss two possible ballot questions concerning the city’s open space tax and funding for the local library, which may be put to voters in November.    In the first question, the city is proposing to…

  • Movie Times: Aug. 1-8

    Movies and times are valid from Aug. 1-7. Because of the possibility of last-minute schedule changes, it is wise to call the theater before leaving home. EAST BRUNSWICK MEGA MOVIES (732-651-6342): Swing Vote (PG13) Fri.-Tues. 12:50, 3:55, 6:40, 9:25. Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 11:20, 12:15, 1:05, 2:05, 2:55, 3:40, 4:40, 5:30, 6:20,…

  • Robbinsville EMT complaint prompts state inspection in borough

    By Anthony V. Coppola, Staff Writer     HIGHTSTOWN — The results of a spot inspection of the Hightstown First Aid building, prompted by a paid Robbinsville EMT’s complaints of poor working conditions there, were “mostly positive,” according to a spokeswoman with the state Department of Health and Senior Services.     Marilyn Riley said the department…

  • Obituaries-July 31, 2008

    Maria Silva    RINGOES — Maria N. Silva, 83, died Sunday, July 27, at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township.    Born in St. Michaels in the Azores, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Antonio deCosta Feiteira and Maria deCarmo Soares.    She and her husband, Gilberto, recently celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary.    She had retired from…

  • Company pauses plans to build composting site

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer FLORENCE — A Delaware-based company has decided to temporarily withdraw its application to the county to build a composting facility in Burlington near the Florence border.     The proposed 60-acre facility on River Road would have composted up to 160,000 tons of material annually, including approximately 700 tons of food…

  • Mobile Homeowners veep thanks Robbinsville officials

    Betty Alfano of Robbinsville To the editor:    The most important thing in a community is to have it run by people who understand their community.    Robbinsville has this and much more from our Mayor David Fried and our Township Administrator Mary Caffrey. Jack West, our engineer, our township attorney Mark Roselli, our council president…