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  • Editorial-Feb. 16, 2006

    Spanish neighbors need help By: Mae Rhine    The Latino Well Child Clinic at Phillips-Barber Family Health Center is providing important information for the Spanish-speaking population of Lambertville.    It’s surprising to hear many of these families still have children on bottles at 4 and 5 years old. That can create all types of problems, including dental…

  • Firewall

    An admirable cast is treading water in this film, which feels like a patchwork quilt of whatever might work best with audiences. By:Bob Brown    If I’m gonna pay $10, I want to see something explode," said a New Yorker to David Carr, a New York Times columnist who was trolling Times Square asking, "Have you…

  • Board OKs drug policy

    Firefighters union questioning policy’s legality (Feb. 16) By: Lauren Burgoon    WASHINGTON — A random drug-testing policy unanimously approved by the Board of Fire Commissioners on Feb. 8 will not end debate on the matter, as the firefighters union is questioning the policy’s legality.    The commissioners voted 4-0 to implement a random testing and zero-tolerance policy…

  • Allentown fireman injured while fighting house blaze

    Hope Fire Co. firefighter suffers minor injury By: Rob Heyman    A Hope Fire Co. firefighter was sent to the hospital Feb. 7 with a minor injury after helping to battle a house fire in nearby Hamilton that afternoon.    Tom Monahan was one of six firefighters from Allentown sent to the scene to help responding fire…

  • Voters to ponder fire budget, candidates, truck

    The Board of Fire Commissioners has proposed a $549,276 budget, including $300,000 toward the purchase of the new $810,000 truck. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — At the polls Saturday, voters will be asked to choose two candidates to serve on the Board of Fire Commissioners, approve the board’s 2006 budget and OK the purchase of…

  • Obituaries for the week of Feb. 16

    Ethelyn O. Maginnis, Dorothy A. Morolda, David J. Nicol, Frank Csillam Sr., June Ann Fenton, John L. Horan, Helen Lech Ethelyn O. Maginnis    UPPER FREEHOLD — Ethelyn O. Maginnis, 75, died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Feb. 3.    Born in Cream Ridge, she was a lifelong resident of Upper Freehold. An active…

  • Clinica Latina trata al ‘paquete completo’

    No es insólito que lo niños latinos todavía usen biberón a la edad de 4 o 5. By: Mae Rhine    No es insólito que lo niños latinos todavía usen biberón a la edad de 4 o 5.    Eso también puede causar problemas dentales.    Eso es una cosa enfatizada por el Latino Well Child Clinic, operado…

  • Obituaries-Feb. 16, 2006

    Anne van Pelt    RAHWAY, N.J. — Anne J. Van Pelt, 81, of Rahway, N.J., formerly of Fords, died Thursday, Feb. 9, , at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison, N.J.    Born and raised in New York City, Mrs. Van Pelt lived in Fords for many years before moving to Rahway last year.    She…

  • Latino clinic treats ‘complete package’

    The clinic is operated under the auspices of Hunterdon Medical Center at the Phillips-Barber Family Health Center. By: Mae Rhine    It’s not unusual for Latino children to still be on a bottle at 4 and 5 years of age.    And that can create dental problems as well.    That’s one of the things emphasized by the…