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  • Stand Up

    The Princeton Human Rights Film Festival is a call to action. By: Susan Van Dongen    "When you’ve got your health, you’ve got just about everything," goes the old saying, which Geritol might have borrowed in a bygone ad campaign. And it’s true: Being happy and productive is challenging when you’re confronting health issues, whether they’re…

  • To Your Health-May 10, 2007

    Monitor blood pressure on a regular basis By: Dr. Terry Shlimbaum    Most people are well aware of their numbers on the bathroom scale, even if they wish they weren’t.    Yet, how many people monitor their blood pressure on a regular basis unless they already know it’s too high?    Even if your blood pressure is low,…

  • Eagle Fire Company report-May 10, 2007

       April 30 at 3:02 p.m. — Alarm system, River Road, Solebury Township; one engine responded with 15 personnel on duty for 30 minutes.    May 2 at 10:33 a.m. — Alarm system, Riverwoods Drive, New Hope; one engine responded with 14 personnel on duty for 30 minutes.    May 2 at 12:58 p.m. — Alarm system, North…

  • West Amwell sets property tax increase

    The budget of $3,228,129 will increase taxes by $150 a year for the average homeowner. By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — West Amwell’s 2007 budget of $3,228,129 will hike taxes for the average homeowner by more than $150.    Mayor Ron Shapella said the new tax rate, just below 10 cents per $100 of assessed value,…

  • West Amwell gets grant for roadwork

    The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission awarded the township $360,000 for improvements to Rocktown-Lambertville Road. By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission has awarded West Amwell a $360,000 grant for improvements to Rocktown-Lambertville Road.    Township Mayor Ron Shapella said the "very generous grant" is "very important in continuing…

  • Editorial-May 10, 2007

    School budget decision was the right one By: Mae Rhine    We applaud the Stockton Borough Council’s decision not to cut a dime from Stockton Public School’s $592,275 budget.    The council agreed with the Board of Education that the budget contained no fat.    We think so, too, but we continue to be disturbed by the silence…

  • Stockton OKs school budget with no cuts

    Officials said the plan was fiscally sound and contained no fat. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — The Borough Council voted unanimously May 3 to approve the Stockton Public School’s budget without any cuts, saying it was fiscally sound and contained no fat.    One councilwoman, however, noted the budget’s defeat at the polls by voters April…

  • The Frog and the Peach

    Its wine list has grown, its décor is more lavish, but the food is still the star at this New Brunswick monument to ‘new American’ cuisine. By: Tom and Kate O’Neill    For more than 20 years, The Frog and the Peach has been a monument in New Jersey’s culinary landscape. It brought high style and…

  • Letters-May 10, 2007

    School auction raised $90,000 To the editor:    Solebury School’s Head of School John Brown, along with faculty and staff, offer heartfelt thanks to the local businesses, particularly in the New Hope, Lambertville, Buckingham and Doylestown area, for donating generously to the school’s annual auction.    The auction raised nearly $90,000. Funds are earmarked for Solebury’s new…