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  • West Amwell MIA buried 35 years later

    West Amwell MIA buried 35 years later

    Picasa 2.7 Capt. Stephen Rusch’s daughters, Sharon and Rebecca, receive their father’s flag, medals and decorations.

  • Princeton U. provides birth control subsidy

    PRINCETON— Princeton University has begun to subsidize the cost of oral contraceptives for students to offset the withdrawal of federal subsidies for contraception at campus health centers. According to a report in the campus daily newspaper, the Princetonian, the subsidy reduces the price of oral contraceptives on campus from $15 per pack to $6. Janet…

  • West Amwell MIA buried 35 years later

    West Amwell MIA buried 35 years later

    The remains of Air Force Capt. Stephen Rusch of West Amwell recently were found. By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    Air Force Capt. Stephen A. Rusch, missing in action since 1972, was brought home last week and buried Friday at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors, including a horse-drawn caisson and planes flying overhead in…

  • West Amwell MIA buried 35 years later

    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.

  • 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’…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…