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  • State dismisses allegations against Fire District

    Attorney general finds ‘financial irregularities’ but not criminal mismanagement By: Purvi Desai WASHINGTON — There is no credible sufficient evidence to prove the allegations of mismanagement made by local officials against the Fire District, according to a letter from the office of the attorney general, dated Oct. 23.    "Our review of the allegations concerning financial…

  • Parenting Pearls-Nov. 2, 2006

    Helicopter species got sons to Ivy schools By: Dr. Mae Sakharov    A uniformed doorman guided me through the canopied entrance of a Manhattan apartment building at 92nd Street and Park Avenue.    The lobby exuded the luxury and good taste one would expect in such a stately building.    Plush wingback chairs were covered in subtle floral…

  • Voting set for Tuesday

    By: Scott Morgan    On Tuesday, campaigns end and the future faces of local governments will be decided by voters who take to the polls.    Two contested and two uncontested races highlight the local scene, where 12 candidates vie for the chance to sit on municipal bodies.    Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.…

  • River towns get more money from bridge panel

    Lambertville will get $650,000 more and New Hope, $20,000, from the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. By: Linda Seida    Lambertville and New Hope were among the six communities awarded a total of nearly $2.4 million Monday for transportation improvements by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.    Lambertville will receive $650,000 for two projects.…

  • Senior Menus-Nov. 2, 2006

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    The value of each meal is $4.60. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine.    The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted.    Thursday, Nov. 2 — Beef barley soup, honey…

  • Letters-Nov. 2, 2006

    Concerned about Toby Rich’s platform To the editor:    I learned two things about Toby Rich in The Beacon last week that make me very concerned he might win a seat on the West Amwell Township Committee in next week’s election.    First, his egregious and false accusation Pat Masterson’s family sold their farm to a developer…

  • November 1, 2006

    N. Dennis Stafford Jr.    Noel Dennis Stafford Jr., 69, died Oct. 8 at Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Fla.    Born in Philadelphia, he lived in Haddonfield prior to moving with his family to Deer Run Farm in Harbourton at age 11.    Mr. Stafford attended Hopewell Valley schools including Pennington High School and graduated from The George…

  • City gay couples say ruling is mixed victory

    But it could mean a big difference to one Lambertville pair expecting a child next year. By: Linda Seida    The recent state Supreme Court decision granting equal rights to gay couples in New Jersey is more than a political hot potato to some Lambertville residents.    For one gay couple, the right to wed — even…

  • Sizzlin’ Celebration

    Sandra Reaves-Phillips and the cast of ‘One Mo’ Time’ celebrate New Orleans and 1920s vaudeville at Crossroads Theatre. By: Megan Sullivan    The black vaudeville circuit of the 1920s sizzled with the sounds of blues and boogie woogie, oozing from bold and brassy performers. Some of the finest entertainers, from Ethel Waters and Ma Rainey to…