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  • Hewitt Park must have safety rules

    Mayor tells children to ‘get your fun now.’ By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — New recommendations from the township’s insurer will pretty much take the fun out of playing at Hewitt Park.    "Kids, get your fun now," Mayor Tom Molnar said. "The bottom line is, if you’re a kid, you won’t have fun here."    In…

  • Lady Eagles rally to win three straight

    By: John E. Powers    After losing three of four games in late September, the South Hunterdon Regional High School field hockey team has gotten back on track.    The Eagles began this week having won three straight. The Eagles raised their record to 7-3 with a 9-0 win over Morrisville (Pa.) Monday.    The Eagles lost to…

  • Write-in candidate out of mayoral race

    Lambertville Mayor David Del Vecchio faces no opposition for a sixth straight term. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — The city’s longtime Democratic mayor, David Del Vecchio, is virtually assured of another win in the Nov. 7 general election now that Republican rival Andrew Gunn has withdrawn from the mayoral race.    "I really hadn’t chosen to…

  • DOT refuses city’s request for pedestrian light

    The state will install flashing warning lights instead along the four-lane highway at Swan Street and Route 165. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — The configuration of the city’s main arteries, combined with a low number of pedestrian crossings, will prevent the state from granting the city’s request for a traffic light at Swan Street and…

  • ‘Employee of the Month’

    Unless you’re the Farrelly brothers, the balancing act between fuzzy warmth and broad humor is a risky gamble. By: Bob Brown    The main punch line in this tepid comedy is "big-box store." At least that’s the running gag. You have to believe that Sam’s Club or anything resembling it is inherently funny, otherwise the jokes…

  • City landlords fined

    Two agree to pay of total of $1,000 for having illegal boardinghouses. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Two property owners have agreed to pay a total of $1,000 for violating the city’s so-called landlord ordinance, which is aimed at preventing the operation of illegal boardinghouses where there is insufficient capacity.    Lawrence Steinhouse, of Newtown, Pa.,…

  • To Your Health-Oct. 12, 2006

    Schedule mammogram right away By: Dr. Terry Shlimbaum    Of all our promises to ourselves, the one to obtain a yearly mammogram can be our most important.    Mammograms can detect abnormal breast tissue and lumps up to two full years before they can be felt.    Women over 50 years of age develop 80 percent of all…

  • Compromise sought on trucks using local highways

    The DOT will put the deal up for public comment in the near future. By: Linda Seida    Big rigs can keep on trucking on Route 31, Route 179 and other local roads now that the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to get involved in New Jersey’s failed legal effort to restrict large trucks to interstate…

  • Obituaries-Oct. 12, 2006

    Dorothy D’Agostino    LAWRENCEVILLE — Dorothy A. D’Agostino, 89, of Lawrenceville died Monday, Oct. 2, at Capital Health System at Fuld, Trenton.    Born in Trenton, she was a resident of Lawrenceville for the past 36 years.    She was an artist specializing in oils and won numerous amateur awards. Her artistic talents also were utilized at Stangl…