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Borough will pay electric bill for pedestrian light
By Linda Seida, Staff Writer STOCKTON — The Borough Council recently agreed to pay the electric bill for a new pedestrian light that will be going up on Route 29 at Prallsville Mills. The flashing yellow light is expected to make it safer for pedestrians to cross busy Route 29. The light is intended to…
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Plan needs seven steps to ease flooding
Richard Green of Lambertville The Delaware River Basin Commission has proposed two plans — the Flexible Flow Management Plan and REV 1 — both of which are unacceptable to those of us affected by Delaware River flooding. The plans regulate the three Delaware River basin reservoirs and how they are operated, specifying capacity levels…
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29 Days: Stevie Wonder
“We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.” —Stevie Wonder, singer, (1950-) Source: www.theotherpages.org
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Obituaries-Feb. 21, 2008
Helen Culberson DELAWARE — Helen J. Culberson, 87, of Delaware Township died Sunday, Feb. 17, at home. She was the daughter of the late William S. and Jane Blagbro Fisher and a lifelong resident of Delaware Township. She was manager of the Delaware Township School cafeteria for 33 years. Later, she worked 13 years in…
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Montgomery GOP gets new chairwoman
MONTGOMERY — Patricia Graham has been unanimously elected to succeed Margaret Windrem as chairwoman of the Montgomery Township Republican Committee. Ms. Graham has spent the past two decades working as an attorney, most recently with the Princeton firm of Herrick, Feinstein LLP. She and her husband Frank have lived in Montgomery for 15 years and have…
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West Amwell workers slated for 4% raises
By Linda Seida, Staff Writer WEST AMWELL — Township employees are expected to receive a 4 percent pay raise, but officials declined to increase their own salaries. The Township Committee will vote on the measure March 5. The pay hike for township workers would be retroactive to Jan. 1. Mayor Bill Corboy’s salary would remain…
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Pet Talk-Feb. 21, 2008
Thyroid problem common in cats and dogs By Dr. Daniel Eubanks, Special Writer I know for a fact many readers either have or will have a pet with thyroid disease. It is common in both dogs and cats, but there are some dramatic and unique differences between the two species. All of us have two…
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‘4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days’
Two girls face a pitiless, indifferent world in this gripping drama set during Communist-era Bucharest. By Bob Brown THIS is a searing, utterly gripping film. The setting is deep winter in Bucharest during the twilight of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu’s communist regime. It’s a drab, joyless city of leaden skies and crumbling apartment buildings. Nothing…
