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With a future uncertain
Lack of aid to schools may threaten town growth By: Cara Latham WASHINGTON Township and school officials say they are worried that smart growth-RDprojects such as Town Center, are being sabotaged by high property taxes caused by the lack of state aid to the growing school district. As more families with school-age children move…
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The holidays are definitely over now it’s time for the diet
Most of these diets require serious time at the market and in the kitchen By: Faith Bahadurian The holiday season of culinary abundance is often followed by January resolutions to eat healthier and to lose a few recently acquired pounds. Maybe that is why I’ve found several newly released diet books on my doorstep lately,…
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Fulper refuses to resign from board
West Amwell wants Robert Fulper to step down as Board of Adjustment chairman because of his lawsuit against the township. By: Linda Seida WEST AMWELL Board of Adjustment Chairman Robert Fulper II is refusing to step down and, instead, it asking the Township Committee to reverse its decision calling for his resignation, he said…
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On the Block
An auction for Boheme Opera NJ will feature everything from fine art to football memorabilia. By: Megan Sullivan In the home or office, bare walls become a blank canvas. Instead of looking up every day at their nakedness, it’s uplifting to add a personalized touch with a framed family photo or a striking artwork. It’s…
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Obituaries-Jan. 18, 2007
Phyllis Devlin NEW HOPE Phyllis T. Devlin of New Hope died Sunday, Jan. 7, at Doylestown (Pa.) Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late W. Harry and Polly Heritage Taylor. She grew up in Lower Makefield Township, Pa. Ms. Devlin graduated from Pennsbury High School and attended Dickinson College. She…
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New Hope rejects school’s request for illuminated sign
The Borough Council says the proposed sign with its scrolling LED display does not meet regulations. By: Linda Seida NEW HOPE The Borough Council has turned down a request from the New Hope-Solebury School Board of Directors to erect an illuminated sign with a scrolling LED display. Vice President Sharyn Keiser said the board’s…
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Spend money to save money, committee tells city
An ad hoc committee set up to investigate whether Lambertville should recycle plastics says the city has to spend money up front to see a return, both in cash and in environmental protection. By: Linda Seida LAMBERTVILLE The city might have to spend money up front to ultimately save money and help the environment,…
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Believing the Impossible
McCarter Theatre sees through ‘Lookingglass Alice.’ By: Janet Stern Lewis Carroll’s imagination is the springboard for the dazzling staging of Lookingglass Alice, currently onstage at McCarter Theatre. In this production by Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre Company, five acrobatic actors playing a multitude of parts bound up aisles, teeter on high ledges, cavort along balconies, rise from…
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Phyllis M. Harris
Phyllis M. Harris, 83, died at Stony Brook Assisted Living on Tuesday. Born in Elizabeth, she had been a resident of Pennington for 46 years, having moved there from Westfield. Prior to her retirement in 1961 she had been a social worker for New Jersey Bell Telephone. She was a member of the Pennington Presbyterian…
