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  • District stumps for $9.8M bond

    The Lawrence school district is taking their case for voter approval of a $9.8 million bond referendum on the road. By: Lea Kahn    Lawrence School District officials are taking their case for a $9.8 million bond referendum on the road.    The bond, which would pay for new roofs, new windows and new floors, is being…

  • PK puts Hopewell behind

    BOYS SOCCER By: Tim Falls    A Princeton penalty kick forced the Hopewell Valley Central High School boys varsity soccer team to change its plans.    Princeton broke a scoreless tie as Javier Ramirez scored on a penalty kick in the second half of a NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III Sectional quarterfinal game. That goal threw the…

  • Viking boys reach Group IV meet

    Ginez finishes ninth to advance as individual in girls’ meet By: Redd E. Patrick    South Brunswick High School boys cross country coach Wilfredo Rivera knew it was going to take a near flawless race to finish among the top five schools at the NSJIAA Central Jersey Group IV Championships on Saturday with a chance to…

  • The Tao of Dow

    Lambertville’s Pedersen Gallery celebrates the work of one of the most influential photographers at the dawn of the medium. By: Susan Van Dongen    The history of American photography may have been influenced not by artistry, but by who was the better self-promoter — who gave the best "spin."    The story goes that it was the…

  • City wants $95,000 more for pocket park

    Lambertville has a $150,000 state grant for the park on Connaught Hill and wants more money from its share of county open space funds. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — The city is asking the county’s Open Space Trust Fund for almost $95,000 to pay for a new pocket park on Connaught Hill.    The money is…

  • Democrats take Hopewell Township, Pennington seats

    Township OKs ballot question to reduce open space tax from 4 cents to 2 cents per $100 of assessed property value By John Tredrea    Democrat David Sandahl, who is serving as deputy mayor this year, kept his seat on the Hopewell Township Committee on Tuesday by defeating Republican challenger Michael Chipowsky.    Mr. Sandahl received 3,368…

  • Police Blotter-Nov. 9, 2006

    Lambertville    A Kitchen Aid cooktop, a Kitchen Aid dishwasher and a Kitchen Aid garbage disposal, valued at $969, were stolen from a home under construction on Holcombe Way over the weekend.    Brian Bergan, a representative of the developer, Orleans Home Builders, also reported that two ground fault outlets and four mistro switches, valued at $230,…

  • Editorial-Nov. 9, 2006

    Need growing for poll workers on Election Day By: Mae Rhine    There’s a disturbing trend growing in Hunterdon County and across the nation: a growing difficulty in finding people willing to work the polls on Election Day.    The average age of poll workers is 72. Younger workers are urgently needed to replace these senior citizens,…

  • Renaissance Folk

    Caryl Weiss plays 38 instruments and performs bluegrass to ballads spanning five centuries. By: Jillian Kalonick    A major in the Civil Air Patrol, a student of homeopathic medicine, a member of British Actors’ Equity, an expert on sea shanties — Caryl Weiss’ résumé is not the average folksinger’s.    Her list of experiences and accomplishments is…