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  • New Hope rejects height-restriction waiver

    A developer wants to build nine condos at 50 S. Main St. with some of them rising to four stories. By: Linda Seida    NEW HOPE — The Borough Council refused a developer’s request to waive the town’s 35-foot height restriction or its three-story maximum.    The developer presented an informal plan Dec. 20 to construct nine…

  • ‘Charlotte’s Web’

    In this kid-friendly movie that has some pleasures even for parents, the humor balances out the sentimental heart of the story. By: Bob Brown    Hollywood has long known that pigs are a draw. You just have to find the right vehicle, whether it’s Arnold in Green Acres, the Muppets’ Miss Piggy, or Babe. The pig…

  • Borough OKs $3.69 million budget

    New Hope’s spending plan will not raise the tax rate. By: Linda Seida    NEW HOPE — The Borough Council approved a $3.69 million budget that will not raise municipal taxes in 2007.    The council unanimously approved the spending plan that shows expenses rising by 2.7 percent, or $94,195, but not before quizzing Police Chief Rick…

  • Two committeemen won’t elect Bleacher mayor

    Committeeman Ron Shapella and Committeeman-elect William Corboy are concerned about allegations of a state investigation, suggestions Gary Bleacher misled fellow officials and possible appointments by Mr. Bleacher that could undermine ordinances put into place to protect the environment. By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — Bucking 160 years of tradition, the deputy mayor of West Amwell…

  • LPS board OKs memo agreement with teachers

    Both the board and the teachers union now have to ratify the proposed three-year contract. By: Linda Seida    By one vote, the Lambertville Public School Board of Education agreed to approve a memorandum of agreement for a three-year contract with the Lambertville Teachers Association that will raise salaries and maintain their health benefits.    The board…

  • Letters-Dec. 28, 2006

    Y raises $23,821 at Comedy Night To the editor:    The Hunterdon County YMCA hosted its 15th annual Comedy Night in November and is grateful to our community members who purchased tickets and attended the event.    There were 508 people enjoying an evening of laughs at the Hunterdon Hills Playhouse while being entertained by comedians Tina…

  • ‘Dreamgirls’

    If you love Broadway musicals, you’ll find a lot to enjoy in this movie, with its no-business-like-show-business-y numbers. By: Elise Nakhnikian    Irony poisons the core of Dreamgirls, the glossy new musical that’s been flacked everywhere lately as it puts in its bid for a fistful of Oscars.    A barely fictionalized tale of how Motown mogul…

  • Property Transfers — December 26, 2006

    The Princeton Packet Inc. publishes information on real estate transactions in its core market as a public service because it believes the information is newsworthy and appropriate. The information is all on the public record. In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal location. While the intention is to…

  • The Art of the Waltz

    The State Theatre presents a ‘Salute to Vienna.’ By: Susan Van Dongen    Dance styles and crazes come and go. Right now people are complaining about freak dancing being too provocative. Moshing and slam dancing created some broken bones in the ’80s and ’90s. Before that it was disco in the ’70s, and any number of…