Category: archives
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Bridge repairs to be completed soon
By Linda Seida LAMBERTVILLE The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission expects to complete repairs to the century old Lambertville-New Hope bridge by early February, according to a spokesman. The repairs will not affect traffic or use of the bridge in any way, commission officials said. A 3-foot by 4-foot hole was discovered in…
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Township critical of Turnpike hike proposal
By Anthony V. Coppola, Staff Writer Bordentown Township’s mayor says that residents will suffer the impact of Gov. Jon S. Corzine’s plan to cut the state deficit by increasing tolls beginning in 2010. According to statistics released by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, county motorists pay the seventh highest amount in tolls and Gov. Corzine…
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Former Giant has an insider’s view
by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer As the New York Football Giants prepare to vie for gridiron immortality in Glendale, Ariz., on Sunday, at least one area businessman truly understands the pressure they are under. Brad Benson, 55, is the owner of Brad Benson Mitsubishi Hyundai on Route 1 in Monmouth Junction. He was also the…
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EDITORIAL: School boards need intrepid candidates
Of all the elective offices one might aspire to hold in America, none is more thankless than a seat on a school board. And nowhere in America is that office more thankless than in New Jersey. Think about it. Presidents, senators, congressmen and women, governors, legislators, freeholders, even mayors and other municipal officeholders all…
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George M. Roberson Jr.
MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP George M. Roberson Jr., 67, died Sunday at his residence. Born in Trenton, he resided in Bordentown for 40 years before moving to Columbus two years ago. Mr. Roberson was previously employed by Plibrico Company and Champale of Trenton. He was an avid fisherman, and also loved to do his gardening in…
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Dare to discover
Slippery snakes, sheep stomachs exhibited at annual LES science event By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Isabel Viggiano-Nini and her friend, Kristina Gabriel, waited patiently in line for their turn to examine the “used body parts” displayed in containers in the Lawrenceville Elementary School multipurpose room Friday night. When they reached the table, the two third-graders…
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Margaret Cartlidge
EWING Margaret Cartlidge, 88, died Jan. 22 at Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton. Born in Trenton, Ms. Cartlidge was a longtime Ewing resident and retired from the Ewing Township Board of Education. Daughter of the late Frank and Elizabeth Sanders, and wife of the late Robert S. Cartlidge, she is…
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Lambertville to get $70,000 to reconstruct Kline’s Court
By Linda Seida LAMBERTVILLE A $70,000 grant awarded Monday by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission in a special program for river towns brings the total amount won by Lambertville since 2005 to $2.28 million. Another grant for $176,404 will go to New Hope to help pay for two state-of-the-art traffic signals. The…
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Valley YMCA seeks CEO
YMCA UPDATE The Hopewell Valley YMCA is in search of a new chief executive officer (CEO). For more information regarding the CEO position, visit www.hvymca.com. Those with questions should contact Steve Wood, the HV YMCA Board of Directors vice president at 609-903-4163. The Hopewell Valley YMCA has a new Web site. All current HV YMCA…
