Category: archives
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West Amwell MIA buried 35 years later
Picasa 2.7 Attending Capt. Stephen Rusch’s funeral were Sam White (left) and Joe Leone, both of whom were in his squadron in DaNang.
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South has new bowling coach
By John E. Powers, Sports Writer WEST AMWELL — Ed Ciurczak has been an industrial arts teacher at South Hunterdon Regional High School for 33 years. He coached middle school baseball years ago, then was head archery coach for 20 years. Now, Ciurczak has taken on a new, much different challenge. Ciurczak is the Eagles’…
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United Water says lead, copper levels a little high
The company is urging residents to take precautions. By Linda Seida, Staff Writer United Water is advising customers in Lambertville and West Amwell to take certain precautions with their tap water because of recently elevated levels of lead and copper. Subsequent testing saw lower, acceptable levels of lead and copper, and the utility says this…
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Injuries, lack of depth hurt Mustangs
Football season ended at 2-8 by Shawn Tyrrell, Sports Writer Sometimes things just don’t work out the way they are supposed to. Expectations were high for the Manville High football team, which was coming off a breakthrough season. The Mustangs had compiled a 6-4 record the previous year and with the number of experienced players…
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Don’t pick on mom and pop stores
Margo Orland of Lambertville Don’t pick on mom and pop stores To the editor: I can not believe you would compare a chain drugstore to Bear Apothecary. Obviously, you don’t live in this “jewel” city of Lambertville. We are not talking about a drugstore but an institution that has the charm of what life was…
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Sharing school leader leads to other cost savings
LPS and West Amwell may share a business administrator By Linda Seida, Staff Writer Two elementary schools have found their new deal to share a superintendent is leading to other benefits. Lambertville Public School and West Amwell Township Elementary School have shared a superintendent, Todd Fay, since July 1. The arrangement has been such a…
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Holiday Shoppe huge success
Christine Miller of Lambertville On behalf of the Lambertville Public School PTA, I would like to thank everyone who helped make the fifth annual Holiday Shoppe a huge success. The Holiday Shoppe allowed students and families to purchase inexpensive holiday gifts in a fun and warm environment. Special thanks to the sixth-grade class for…
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Force of Family
A brother and sister must share a pair of shoes in the Iranian film Children of Heaven.
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Pike Run restoration project on Saturday
The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association is sponsoring a restoration project of Pike Run at Montgomery Park, Harlingen Road entrance near Pike Run bridge, in Montgomery, in two shifts, from 9 a.m. to noon and from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday Dec. 8 and Saturday Dec. 15. 1,000 live stakes are to be planted to…
