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  • Towns to discuss sharing services

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    Officials from Lambertville and West Amwell were scheduled to meet this week to begin discussions about sharing services, including “every role but the clerk’s office,” Lambertville Mayor David Del Vecchio said.    ”So far we have looked into recycling, our courts, a tub grinder and studying a south county police force.…

  • Senior Menus-March 20, 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, March 20 — Cream of mushroom…

  • Residents should view proposed FEMA flood maps

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    You probably think you know whether you need flood insurance, but new preliminary flood maps compiled by the Federal Emergency Management Agency could change some homeowners’ needs.    Plots may have been rezoned, and it’s imperative for property owners to check out the preliminary maps, according to FEMA officials. If you’ve…

  • Orchid Cellmark revenues are flat

       Orchid Cellmark Inc. (NASDAQ: ORCH), a Plainsboro-based provider of identity DNA testing services, reported that total revenues were essentially flat at $15 million for the fourth quarter of 2007 compared to $14.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2006. For the full year of 2007, revenues were $60.3 million compared to $56.9 million for…

  • Businesses sought for Princeton Library job fair

       The Princeton Public Library and two community partners are seeking employers interested in meeting the local youth workforce to participate in a teen job fair at the library on April 9. Co-sponsored by the Princeton Alcohol and Drug Alliance and the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce, the event will bring together businesses and organizations…

  • A spot where eating local tastes, and does, good

    Diane Landis Hackett’s inaugural Sustainability Matters column    As Carlo Momo bids goodbye with hugs and handshakes, to the contingent of Chilean wine makers who have been visiting Mediterra Restaurant, a Mediterranean restaurant that he and his brother Raul Momo own in Princeton, it feels like the final day of a family reunion.    ”We have…

  • ‘Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!’

    ‘Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!’

    Unlike some animated features, which are so dazzled by their own technique that they pile everything on, this one stays focused on the main problem and the protagonists. By Bob Brown CAN it be? Yes, I’m afraid it can. Dr. Seuss’ classic book is now more than 53 years old. Those who grew up on…

  • Parmacopeia net loss balloons

       South Brunswick-based drug development company Pharmacopeia reported a net loss of $19.3 million, or $0.65 per share, for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2007. The company recorded a net loss of $8.2 million, or $0.41 per share, for the same quarter in 2006. For the year ended Dec. 31, 2007, Pharmacopeia recorded a net…

  • Our bodies, what we really communicate with

    Susan Young’s March Speaking of Communication column    Ninety-three percent of our communication is nonverbal. That’s according to a UCLA study that concluded we are basically a society of people-watchers. We are more concerned with posture, eye content, gestures, voice intonation, volume and accents than we are with content and what is actually being said.…