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Police Blotter-April 27, 2006
Lambertville April 13 at 11:32 a.m., Timothy S. Quinn, 30, of Lambertville was arrested at his home on an outstanding warrant from North Hunterdon Municipal Court for failure to appear. Mr. Quinn posted bail of $1,000 dollars and was released. April 13 at 11:40 a.m., Andre T. Patterson, 24, of Trenton was stopped on Bridge…
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‘True West’
Langhorne Players tackles the 1980 Sam Shepard play. By: Stuart Duncan Through the years, Langhorne Players has tackled plays that challenge both the performers and the audiences, and True West, which opens its 59th season, is certainly no exception. The 1980 Sam Shepard drama not only has a complex plot, but memorable characters that may…
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City ratifies police contract
The 10 full-time officers will receive raises of 4 percent each year for four years, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2005. By: Linda Seida LAMBERTVILLE After working a year without a contract, the city’s police officers have a new pact that provides 4 percent raises each year through 2008 in return for givebacks in dental…
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Senior Menus-April 27, 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, April 27 Chicken rice soup, loin…
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Harold A. Meals
Harold A. Meals, 87, died today (Wednesday) at his home in Ewing Township. Born in Clintonville, Venango County, Pa., and raised in Oil City, Pa., Mr. Meals lived in Ewing Township for the past 60 years. A 1936 graduate of Oil City High School, he was an active member of St. Paul United Methodist Church,…
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‘Friends With Money’
Nicole Holofcener’s films feel like a conversation with an old friend: affirming, engaging and gossipy yet studded with thought-provoking insights. By: By Elise Nakhnikian Writer/director Nicole Holofcener has a gift for exploring the inner lives of women and the relationships that challenge and sustain them. Particularly interested in how women rely on one another, both…
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Montgomery delays ordinance with big impact on Wawa plan
Rocky Hill officials voice concern over proposed measure By: Jake Uitti MONTGOMERY The Township Committee chose not to introduce an ordinance Thursday that would remove the rule that service stations must be at least 500 feet away from public buildings, as well as change several other aspects of the original ordinance. If introduced and…
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The Packet wins a top state press prize
Newspaper granted General Excellence Award in its circulation group by New Jersey Press Association The Princeton Packet won the General Excellence Award for weekly papers with a circulation over 4,500 in the New Jersey Press Association’s 2005 Better Newspaper Contest, the association announced Thursday night at its annual banquet. Writers and photographers for The Packet…
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Sad showing: Time to reform school election
PACKET EDITORIAL, April 25 By: Packet Editorial, April 25 While the three local school districts in the immediate Princeton area Princeton Regional, West Windsor-Plainsboro and Montgomery escaped last week’s elections with their 2006-2007 budgets intact, about half the districts in New Jersey didn’t fare so well. According to the New Jersey School Boards…
