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  • Farmers’ proposals sought for public land

    West Amwell offers plan for Rocktown-Lambertville Road acreage By Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — The township is inviting local farmers to take advantage of a new plan for public land on Rocktown-Lambertville Road.    The Land Use Committee has recommended farming approximately 30 acres. For nearby areas, the committee also has proposed a public trail system…

  • Police: Trucker irked by traffic assaults flagman

    Florida man faces charges in Lambertville By Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Disgruntled by a five- to 10-minute construction delay on Route 29, a truck driver struck a flagman with his trailer, then punched the flagman in the face when the flagman caught the driver minutes later as he waited in another delay down the road,…

  • Company’s grants reaching appreciative businesses

    Company’s grants reaching appreciative businesses

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    It is 12:30 p.m. on Friday and Bea’s Luncheonette, on South Main Street, is bustling with customers eating their meals and chatting with staff.    Ed Handl, of Roosevelt Avenue, took a seat at the counter, enjoying some light banter with owner Wendy Hepburn as he ate his grilled cheese sandwich.…

  • Punk rock’s shepherd grew up on local chicken farm

    By: Matt Chiappardi    If you live in the East Windsor/Hightstown area, you may know either the name Hilly Kristal or the New York City nightclub CBGB.    What you may be unlikely to do is make the connection between them.    Mr. Kristal was the owner of that iconic punk rock club in Manhattan’s Bowery section that…

  • Police mixed on AG order

    Immigration rules a work in progress By Paul Koepp, Staff Writer    A directive by the state attorney general that would require police departments to help enforce immigration laws is being met with a mixed reaction by local police forces.    The directive, issued Aug. 22 by Attorney General Anne Milgram after the arrest of illegal…

  • Jazz in the City

    A weekend of all-star music for serious and casual jazz fans will be held at the State Theatre. By: Susan Van Dongen HOLLY HOFMANN AND MIKE WOFFORD    Pianist Mike Wofford isn’t intimidated by rising stars like Brad Mehldau, Taylor Eigsti and Eldar. The latter prodigy is so fresh-faced, teen magazines run heartthrob photos of him…

  • Stefanskis honored for halting burglars

    The Township Committee presented a plaque to the Stefanskis at the Thursday committee meeting By: Katie Wagner    MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee adopted a resolution last week to honor the Stefanski family for helping to end a 60–incident car and house burglary spree in Montgomery.    On June 22, father and son Gary J. and Gary…

  • Borough’s Web site is redesigned and upgraded

    Borough’s Web site is redesigned and upgraded    Princeton Borough’s newly redesigned and upgraded Web site looked sharp on the borough’s flat-panel display screen when it was unveiled Tuesday night during the council meeting.    At www.princetonboro.org, the site provides up-to-date information on municipal meetings, resident advisories, and upcoming events.    According to Borough Clerk Lea Quinty, the…

  • MARKETING

    By Princeton Business Journal    Oxford Communications, a consumer marketing firm based in Lambertville, announced the following new hires: T. Chris O’Leary has joined as traffic and production assistant; Melinda Brodbeck, as a public relations assistant account executive; Steve Krostyne, formerly of Princeton Communications Group in Pennington, was hired as an assistant account executive; and…