Category: archives
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Power put in wrong hands
Holyl Karpew of Lambertville I’m writing about an incident I witnessed between a longtime Lambertville resident and the good ole Lambertville PD. The resident was in an accident in front of his home in which he backed up over the curb, and a stop sign was the unfortunate casualty. Once police arrived on the…
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Senior Menus-Oct. 25, 2007
All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville. The value of each meal is $4.75. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine. The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted. Thursday, Oct. 25 — Lentil and bean soup,…
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Marshall family is grateful
John and Melissa Marshall and family of West Amwell We would like to thank the Lambertville-West Amwell Youth Athletic, the Presbyterian Church; the Inn at the Lambertville Station; the newspapers, especially The Beacon and Linda Seida; the South Hunterdon Football Booster Club; and the South Hunterdon football team. Also, the administration, staff and faculty of…
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Transportation Management Association Q&A
Thursday from 11 to 11:30 a.m. at Lawrence Senior Center, 30 Darrah Lane East Greater Mercer TMA staff will visit the Lawrence Senior Center from 11 to 11:30 a.m. to answer questions and provide free bus and rail schedules. The TMA will connect with the latest on NJ Transit trains to New York; SEPTA schedules…
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No dictator in West Amwell
Robin Deal of West Amwell I’m responding to the letter from Ron Shapella last week. Although I’m sure Steve Bergenfeld can respond to most of the misleading statements made in that letter, I feel compelled to address the label of “self-appointed mayor” that has been used by Steve to describe Mr. Shapella. As the…
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Lambertville Station to celebrate 25th anniversary
LAMBERTVILLE The Lambertville Station restaurant is celebrating 25 years of dining on the Delaware River. At the pinnacle of the celebration, the restaurant is hosting a silver anniversary art show Thursday, Oct. 25, to commemorate the station’s history. Artists from across the region have submitted more than 50 original oil, watercolor and mixed media…
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Say no to county library tax
Greg Pontier of Lambertville Comparing the collections of the Hunterdon County Library with those of the Lambertville Library does the Lambertville Library an injustice. Remember small libraries can bring us the world through interlibrary loan and access to 27 free databases paid for by the state available to all residents of New Jersey…
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Preservation definition doesn’t match
Alison Sommers-Sayre of West Amwell The issue of preservation in West Amwell isn’t a partisan one. It’s about taking steps to make sure dense, large-scale development doesn’t happen in the township a view many Democrats and Republicans support and, based on recent elections, the majority of township residents support. But despite Steve Bergenfeld’s claims,…
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Mercer County sex ‘victim’ recants, ‘suspect’ cleared
Charges against Nolan W. Hall, 18, of Trenton, have been dismissed, West Windsor police said, after the Mercer County Community College student who reported being the victim of a sexual assault by him earlier this month recanted her story. Soroyal R. Washington, 20, of Trenton, was charged Tuesday with providing false information to the law…
