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  • Stockton will review defeated school budget

    The Borough Council has until May 21 to decide whether to cut the spending plan or leave it as it is. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — The Borough Council must decide by May 21 whether to cut Stockton Public School’s proposed budget or approve it as submitted by the Board of Education.    At the polls…

  • South Lady Eagles facing tough opponents

    By: John E. Powers    As far as the South Hunterdon Regional High School softball team is concerned, it’s crunch time.    The Eagles (2-7) are in the midst of their toughest stretch of the season and had lost four straight as the week started.    Monday, the Eagles lost a 7-0 decision to unbeaten Mount St. Mary…

  • Romance and Song

    Off-Broadstreet says hello to ‘The Goodbye Girl.’ By: Stuart Duncan    If the title The Goodbye Girl sounds familiar, it is likely that you remember the 1977 movie, written by Neil Simon and starring Richard Dreyfuss and Marsha Mason. The title song became a pop hit; Dreyfuss won an Oscar for his performance; and Simon was…

  • Police Blotter-April 26, 2007

    Lambertville    Friday at 6:45 p.m., Julie Ruth, 46, of Long Valley, turned herself in to Lambertville police on an outstanding warrant for $89 dollars.    She posted bail and was released.    Saturday at 5:05 p.m., Randolph Smith Jr., 28, of Philadelphia was stopped on Route 29 for speeding.    Mr. Smith had five warrants for his arrest,…

  • ‘Hot Fuzz’

    Too silly for a straight cop movie and not funny enough for a comedy, it’s hard to give this film the love it wants. By: Elise Nakhnikian    How long can pop culture keep riffing on the same material before it degenerates into Muzak?    I’m wondering about that because I just saw Hot Fuzz, the latest…

  • City must seek new bids for trash, recycling

    Nine bids were returned in the first round because of questions regarding the bid specifications. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — The city has begun a second bid process for solid waste removal and a proposed recycling program for plastics and cardboard because the first attempt to solicit bids from contractors had to be canceled.    Nine…

  • Editorial-April 26, 2007

    Make concerns known about school budget By: Mae Rhine    We’re disappointed at voter reaction to Stockton Public School’s proposed budget of $592,275.    It was defeated by a tie vote, 61-61.    What was in the spending plan that upset voters?    Those who voted against it need to let officials know what is bothering them — school…

  • Storm causes $20,000 pump station damage

    Water damaged the station’s electrical equipment. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — The Delaware and Raritan Canal walls held up this time in Stockton, but the nor’easter that blew through the region last week, nevertheless, swamped the sewer system and left officials with an unexpected $20,000 repair bill for the town’s pump station.    "In that respect,…

  • A musical bestiary

    Kingston music school is stepping out with a zoo-tible showcase By: Jillian Kalonick    A few weeks before their own recitals, students at the New School for Music Study in Kingston get the opportunity to see their instructors perform. It’s an experience that students never fail to find amazing, says Scott Donald, the school’s administrative director.…