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  • Township to take final step for sewer

    Houses in Lynwood Farms expect $10,000 cost to hook up By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer    MANSFIELD —The Township Committee is set to vote Sept. 12 on whether to bring sewer service to homes in Lynwood Farms at a cost of $10,000 per household, plus a one-time hookup fee.    Joseph Monzo, Robert Higgins, and Kenneth Denti…

  • ‘2 Days in Paris’

    ‘2 Days in Paris’

    In Julie Delpy’s comedy about re-igniting love in Paris, the American boyfriend must confront a stampede of his French girlfriend’s ex lovers. By Elise Nakhnikian    JULIE Delpy is the kind of star you feel as if you could be friends with if your paths ever crossed. She’s not too vain to let her classically beautiful…

  • South football team hopes for better season

    By: John E. Powers    WEST AMWELL — South Hunterdon Regional High School football coach Jim Meert is expecting better.    So are his players.    The Eagles, who open the season at Middlesex Sept. 7, finished last year with a 1-9 record. The Eagles do have several key players returning, who many of their opponents would love…

  • Lawyer says Giordano alive; prosecutor ‘very skeptical’

    Lawyer says Giordano alive; prosecutor ‘very skeptical’

    ** FILE ** This undated photo provided by the Delaware State Police shows Amy Giordano. Rosario DiGirolamo, 32, of Millstone, N.J., considered a "person of interest" in the disappearance of Amy Giordano, has surrendered to authorities in Delaware, where he is charged with abandoning Michael S. DiGrolamo, the couple’s son, authorities said Thursday, Aug. 2,…

  • Letters-Aug. 30, 2007

    Mayor worked to exempt libraries To the editor:    After reading the article "City library could become part of county system" by Linda Seida, which appeared Aug. 16, we wanted to let your readers know Mayor Dave Del Vecchio has struggled mightily to address this issue for months.    As soon as the Legislature’s new levy cap…

  • Arts supporter is new NH-S superintendent

    Arts supporter is new NH-S superintendent

    Raymond J. Boccuti replaced Barbara Burke-Stevenson in August. By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    NEW HOPE — The New Hope-Solebury School District will begin the school year with a new superintendent, a man who is a longtime Bucks County educator and a strong supporter of the arts.    The Board of Directors hired Raymond J. Boccuti in…

  • Obituaries-Aug. 30, 2007

    Mary Allen    FRENCHTOWN — Mary “Pinky” Allen, 55, of Frenchtown died Sunday, Aug. 26, at home.    Born in Trenton, she lived most of her life in Lambertville and was a graduate of South Hunterdon Regional High School.    She was employed by Phillips-Barber Family Health Clinic in Lambertville, a branch of Hunterdon Medical Center. She was…

  • NPDC demoliton work staying on schedule

    Completion expected by Sunday By: Katie Wagner    MONTGOMERY — Demolition of the former North Princeton Developmental Center is nearing completion and township professionals are preparing to take further steps toward planning the 256-acre site’s redevelopment.    As of Monday afternoon, 88 of the 92 buildings targeted for demolition had been taken down by the primary contractor,…

  • Club’s tax case a symptom of need for reform

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Aug. 28    That on-again, off-again battle to determine whether Princeton University’s Cottage Club will or won’t pay property taxes to Princeton Borough is evidently far from over.    And while the circumstances surrounding this particular skirmish are certainly unique, the outcome could have an impact far beyond the campus of one Ivy League university…