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  • Ban chaining of pet dogs

    Karen Hostettler of Stockton     I am writing about an issue that has gone unaddressed for too long; that of the perpetually chained or penned, so-called “outside” or “backyard” dog.    There is no sadder sight than these outcast, forlorn, forgotten animals, relegated to the status of lawn ornaments and virtually ignored by the family.    Many…

  • United Water dedicates revamped dam

    United Water dedicates revamped dam

    The project costs $3.7 million. By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    WEST AMWELL — United Water recently celebrated the completion of a $3.7 million renovation of the water supply dam with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.    The dam on Swan Creek in Lambertville will improve safety and reliability and increase the water supply capacity, according to United Water.…

  • Ice cream shop closed for violations

    Ice cream shop closed for violations

    Owner Robert Gerenser says he won’t hook up to the public water system. By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    NEW HOPE — The Bucks County Department of Health has closed down a former borough councilman’s ice cream shop because he refused to tie in to a new public water system.    The department shut down Gerenser’s Exotic…

  • Irma R. Frank

    Early Windrows resident     PLAINSBORO — Irma R. Frank of Princeton died Monday. She was 92.    She and her husband were the first owners to move into the Windrows at Princeton Forrestal in Plainsboro in 1998 after being longtime residents of Sands Point, N.Y.    She served on the board and was past president of Talbot…

  • Count on it: Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count

    Weekly eco-tips available at www.sustainablelawrence.org By Scott Bentivegna, Sustainable Lawrence    One important aspect of any sustainability or conservation effort is to look at man’s effect on eco-systems over long periods of time. One way to quantify this effect is to count animal populations. The Audubon Society is holding their annual Christmas Bird Count to get…

  • Local art and photography exhibition

        Saturday, Dec. 15 — Communications High School (CHS) students will display fine and graphic art and digital photography from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Barnes and Noble in Freehold in connection with the school’s Parent Student Faculty Association (PSFA) book fair fundraiser. Barnes and Noble will contribute a percentage of purchases made…

  • Robert H. Hale Sr.

    Retired from IBM     PLAINSBORO — Robert N. Hale Sr. died Saturday at University Medical Center at Princeton. He was 87.    Born in Rhode Island, he was a Princeton-area since 1967.    He retired from IBM after a full career there.    Mr. Hale was an Army Air Corps B-17 pilot during World War II. He flew…

  • Breaking: Schools to see increase in aid

    New formula will mean more state money to Cranbury, Jamesburg and Monroe    Jamesburg will receive a 20 percent increase in school aid, while Cranbury and Monroe will receive 10 percent increases under the new formula unveiled this afternoon (Wednesday) by Gov. Jon Corzine and state Education Commissioner Lucille Davy.    Borough schools will receive $4.8 million…

  • Musical Advent fitting introduction

    John Inman of New Hope    Sunday, Dec. 2, Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Lambertville provided the setting for a fitting introduction to the holiday season with a musical Advent evening.    Advent lessons were intertwined with music from the medieval period to the 20th century, including Michael Praetorius, Edgar Baintin and the noted presently active English…