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  • Editorial-July 17, 2008

    School board facing change in Stockton By Mae Rhine, Managing Editor    We love the intimacy of Stockton Public School.    And we think Suzanne Ivans has been a fantastic administrator for the past six and a half years.    But times are tough, and as enrollment continues to drop at the tiny elementary school, it’s time to…

  • West Amwell to receive extraordinary aid

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    WEST AMWELL — West Amwell is the only Hunterdon County municipality that will receive extraordinary aid from the state this year.    The award of $200,000, announced Friday by the Department of Community Affairs, will raise the township’s package of state aid from several categories to about $31,000 over last year’s…

  • Edward P. Chase

    Grew up in Princeton     WEST FALMOUTH, Mass. — Edward Philip “Eddie” Chase died on July 5 of an accidental fall. He was 26.    He grew up in Princeton and attended Princeton Day School.    He later moved to Belmont, Mass., where his father grew up, and attended the Fessenden School, Noble & Greenough and Trinity…

  • Police Blotter-July 17, 2008

    Lambertville    July 5, Robert Roy of Lambertville reported his son’s Eastern BMX type bicycle was taken from the front porch at his home on Elm Street sometime during the night.    The bicycle is valued at $400.    July 6, Kimberly Soscia of George Street reported that during the night, someone had thrown eggs at her residence,…

  • Election should be in November

    Gisbert Manskopf of West Amwell     The costs to conduct the April school board election far outpaces the eventual cuts made by the weak-kneed politicians after the defeat of the budget for South.    Therefore, the vote on a school budget should be abolished, and the candidates should run at the general election in November. That…

  • Pet Talk-July 17, 2008

    Time to take care of that ‘mangy’ dog! By Dr. Daniel Eubanks, Special Writer    Just when you thought you had all bases covered, every conceivable preventative drug on board for your pet’s little pests — ticks, fleas, mosquitoes, worms — your vet informs you that now your dog is itchy because he has “the mange.”…

  • Movie Times: July 18-24

    Movies and times are valid from July 18-24. 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): The Dark Knight (PG13) Fri. 9:55, 10:25, 11, 11:40, 12:35, 1:05, 1:40, 2:20, 2:55, 3:40, 4:20, 4:55, 5:35, 6:15, 7, 7:40, 8:20, 8:55, 9:30,…

  • Simone benefit had much help

    Tracy and Richard Payne and Paul Simone Jr. of Lambertville     Many thanks to the communities of New Hope and Lambertville for the generous donations received from the benefit held in memory of Paul Simone Jr. in trust of his daughter, Jordan Tracy.    A special thanks to Karen and Ciro of Fran’s Pub for providing…

  • Obituaries-July 17, 2008

    Marion Crilley    NEW HOPE — Marion G. Crilley, 84, of New Hope died Wednesday, July 9, at the Attleboro Care Center in Langhorne, Pa.    Born in Philadelphia, Mrs. Crilley had been a resident of New Hope since 1948.    She was a legal secretary in the law office of the late Judge Thomas Beetel in Flemington…