Category: archives
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Meeting with governor went well
Gail Pedrick of New Hope Gov. Ed Rendell met with flood victims May 28 and gave them an opportunity to make their case that Pennsylvania should do more to force New York City to permanently provide safety voids in their three Delaware reservoirs to lessen the threat of severe flooding downstream. Those who attended…
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Officials waiting for answers on reservoir capacity
By Linda Seida, Staff Writer Three major floods in recent years have galvanized grassroots advocates who want to protect their riverside homes from the next big one. Mainly, they want the New York Department of Environmental Protection to establish 20 percent permanent voids, keeping the reservoirs only at 80 percent capacity. They say with conviction…
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Stockton trims tax levy with unexpected state aid
By Lisa Merolla, Staff Writer STOCKTON — Taxpayers won’t have to contribute as much to the 2008 budget. The Borough Council unanimously passed the budget May 29 after adopting an amendment that lowered the tax levy by $4,737, the amount the borough will get in state aid this year. Stockton had been led to believe…
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Strawberry fields forever — or at least for a few weeks
By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer With the weather getting warmer, area farms are in the midst of strawberry season and consumers can expect to see the juicy red orbs ripe and ready for the next week and a half.¶ At Russo’s Orchard Lane Farm in Chesterfield, the season started officially on May 28 and proprietor…
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Police Blotter-June 5, 2008
Lambertville Nicholas Patterson, 21, of Lambertville was charged with disorderly conduct after an incident May 20. Police were called at 10:30 p.m. to the area of North Main and Cherry streets on a report of two males having a fight. Police said Mr. Patterson fled on foot, cutting through backyards and private property, trying to…
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Parenting Pearls-June 5, 2008
Look at candidates’ background before politics By Dr. Mae Sakharov, Special Writer For the first time since John Kennedy ran for president in 1960, a generation of young people has become passionate about the electoral process. They have registered to vote in record numbers and influenced the direction of the campaign. Unfortunately, the protracted Democratic…
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Palmer L. Williams Sr.
Career in information technology WEST WINDSOR — Palmer L. Williams Sr. died May 30. He was 76. Born in Salisbury, N.C., he was a West Windsor resident since the early 1990s. Educated in the Springfield, Ohio, public school system, Mr. Williams continued his education at Ohio State University. He had a long career in…
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Tough weekend for MHS track and field athletes
Sabrina Brozyna runs the anchor leg for the MHS girls’ 4×400 relay. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara
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IRS still needs help
Gregg Semanick, IRS spokesman April 15 has passed, but you can still file your 2007 tax return in order to be eligible for the economic stimulus payment. We know there are people whoa re eligible for an economic stimulus payment who have not yet filed a return. Currently, economic stimulus payments of up to…
