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  • SPRINGFIELD HAPPENINGS: February 13

    by Packet Media Group The Springfield Township Board of Education will hold a work session Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 6:30 p.m., followed by a regular meeting at 7:30 p.m.    Meetings are held in the Springfield Elementary School library unless otherwise noted. The school is located at 2146 Jacksonville-Jobstown Road in Jobstown.    For more information, visit…

  • LETTER: Watershed group promotes petition for stronger requirements

    In just the second month of 2014, dirty water reports are an all too common occurrence with a major chemical spill in West Virginia last month and a major coal ash laden with mercury, lead, and arsenic spilling just upstream of drinking water intake pipes last week in North Carolina.    Here, at home in New…

  • PLUMSTED: Lifesavers honored by officials

    PLUMSTED: Lifesavers honored by officials

    From left are firefighter and EMT Matthew Jakob, firefighter and EMT Steven Pratt, Capt. Jodi Byrne, Suzanne and Scott Cammerano and police officers Jared England and Ryan Nani. Staff photo by James McEvoy

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Feb. 13

       Send new items and new lists for 2014 ASAP to: [email protected].    Thursday, Feb. 13    7 p.m. — Lambertville Town Watch, Justice Center, South Union Street.    7:30 p.m. — West Amwell Environmental Commission, municipal building.’    7:30 p.m. — Delaware Township Open Space Committee, municipal building.    7:30 p.m. — Delaware Township Board of Adjustment, municipal building.    8…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: Feb. 13

       A bottle of wine valued at $500 was reported taken from Walkers Wine and Spirits at 11:13 a.m. Jan. 27, according to a store employee Mark Voorhees. Sgt. Robert Brown responded to investigate.    — Lambertville police also reported that Detective Michael Miloszar arrested Kenneth Muzychko, 32, at his city residence at 1:34 p.m. Jan. 29…

  • FLORENCE: Council objects to Bristol incinerator

    If ultimately approved, the application by Route 33 Bridge Partners LP would pave the way for a 50,000-square-foot hazardous waste incinerator along the Delaware River. by Amy Batista, Special Writer FLORENCE — The Township Council went on official record objecting to a proposed hazardous waste incinerator being considered by the Bristol Township Zoning Hearing Board…

  • CAPITOL NEWS & COMMENT: February 13

    The following items are taken from reports issued by legislators and other items of political concern. Sandy funds    Assembly State Government Committee Chairwoman Linda Stender, D-Middlesex, Somerset, Union, on Wednesday criticized the administration’s latest plans to distribute Sandy relief funds with so many questions still swirling about how the first round of money was used.…

  • OPI Translate Is Winning The Gold At The Sochi Olympics

    OPI Translate Is Winning The Gold At The Sochi Olympics

    By 1888pressrelease 1888PressRelease – Faster than downhill skiing at #Sochi2014, RantNetwork’s OPI Translate mobile language translation application offers connection to Live Interpreters in under one minute! (Pennsylvania, USA) – OPI Translate has got the world talking at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Offered as a free download for iPhone and Android SmartPhones, OPI Translate is…

  • LAWRENCE: Jennings captures wrestling championship

    LAWRENCE: Jennings captures wrestling championship

    Lawrence High School’s Michael Jennings captured the 145-pound championships at the Mercer County Wrestling Tournament. Jenings, who improved to 21-3 on the season, defeated Sean Kent of Hopewell Valley in the final. Jennings was one of two individual winners for the Cardinals, who also saw Gordon Wolf capture the title at 138 pounds when he…