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  • Second annual softball tourney a hit

    Sponsors, volunteers help girls enjoy great day by Alison Fischer    On June 14, 2008 the Manville Recreation Commission held its second annual softball tournament at the fields in Lost Valley. All three Manville teams were present and teams from Raritan, Franklin and South Bound Brook accepted invitations to play.    Raritan and South Bound Brook knew…

  • Shirley Kauffman

     Political activist, actress     Shirley Kauffman of Princeton died Monday at home after a two-year battle with cancer. She was 82.    She was a political activist and actress.    She was a 30-year member and past president of the Princeton Community Democratic Organization. She also served on a number of municipal boards in Princeton Borough until…

  • Something has to give

    Andrea Little of West Amwell     Logic is a good antidote for our governments as we are all in a time of analyzing our needs and cost of living expenses.    I am disturbed by the article, “Mayor: Sharing services may not mean job losses.”    I attended a committee meeting in West Amwell a few months…

  • ‘Hancock’

    ‘Hancock’

    It isn’t nearly as creative or coherent as ‘Men in Black’ but it sometimes brings to mind that movie’s goofy weirdness. By Elise Nakhnikian    WILL Smith is to the summer blockbuster what a snow-making machine is to a ski resort: It’s better not to lean on it to generate everything you need, but if that’s…

  • New Hope documentary to be previewed

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    NEW HOPE — A borough councilwoman’s five-year dream is on its way to becoming a reality.    Geri Delevich, a Philadelphia native and retired schoolteacher who has been a councilwoman for more than 10 years, wanted to make a documentary that showcases her adopted hometown’s tolerance and diversity.    The documentary, “Embraceable…

  • HEALTH MATTERS: Hand washing is best defense against dangerous bacterium

    Deaths from C. diff-associ ated disease quadrupled from 1999 to 2004. In fact, in the United States, CDAD is responsible for more deaths than all other intes tinal infections combine By Melissa Schori, M.D., FACP Princeton HealthCare System     Doctors safely prescribe antibiotics for millions of patients each year with little or no side effects.…

  • Resients wants feds’ help with well contamination

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    Linda SeidaStaff Writer    WEST AMWELL — A property owner whose well has been contaminated for years by the state Department of Transportation’s nearby store of road salt is so fed up with the state’s handling of the problem she has asked for federal intervention.    Judy Nanni, whose house on Route…

  • Vote to protect lower Delaware

    Gregg Rackin of Stockton     Those concerned about the continued health of the Wild & Scenic Lower Delaware River should take action in support of Special Protection Waters designation by the Delaware River Basin Commission at its July 16 meeting.    Special Protection Waters is an anti-pollution rule used with great success by the Delaware River…

  • Jessica Galli nominated for prestigious ESPY award

    Jessica Galli nominated for prestigious ESPY award

        Hillsborough High graduate and United Stated Olympic Committee Paralympian of the Year Jessica Galli has been nominated for an ESPY award.    The ESPY Awards were launched by sports network ESPN in 1993 to recognize popular athletes, while also raising money to support charities including Jim Volvano’s V Foundation for cancer research and the Arthur…