• Passover-Reliving the Exodus through Story Telling

    Passover-Reliving the Exodus through Story Telling

    By Rabbi Bryan Kinzbrunner                 Spring is in the air. The weather is warming up and the spring holidays are just around the corner. The Jewish community will be celebrating Passover, celebrating the Israelite redemption from Egyptian slavery over 3500 years ago. Jews throughout the world will gather together on the first two nights of the week long…

  • PRINCETON: Board OKs $75.6 million school budget

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    Without much public comment during a public hearing on Tuesday night, the Princeton Board of Education unanimously approved the district’s tentative $75.6 million operating budget for 2012-2013.    The next step is for voters to act on the request for a $63.4 million tax levy to support the budget at the…

  • ‘Chasin’ Gus’ Ghost’ to screen at Acme

       When the Acme Screening Room, 25 S. Union Ave., Lambertville, screens the documentary, “Chasin’ Gus’ Ghost,” on March 30 and 31 there will be three very special guests in attendance.    They are: Todd Kwait, writer, director and producer of the documentary; John Sebastian, singer/songwriter (The Lovin’ Spoonful, The J-Band and featured performer in the documentary);…

  • MONROE: board adopts school budget

    By Kaitlyn Kanzler, Special Writer    MONROE — The Monroe Township Board of Education adopted its $106.5 million 2012-13 school budget at the March 22 meeting, despite some parents protesting courtesy busing cuts for after-school activities.    The budget is a 3.08 percent increase from last year’s $103.4 million spending plan and includes an additional $3.5 million…

  • Sparking fields: Baseball season is just around the corner

    Sparking fields: Baseball season is just around the corner

    Members of the grounds crew of the Lambertville West Amwell Youth Baseball and Softball Association groom the pitcher’s mound area of the baseball field at Hewitt Park. Shown from left are Luke Snyder, David “Wink” Wintermute, Ed McCaffrey, Richard Roy and Brian Tumler.

  • LAMBERTVILLE: City officials give nod to regionalization

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — The Lambertville City Council voted unanimously Monday night in favor of taking the next step in the process of deciding whether the Lambertville, West Amwell, Stockton and South Hunterdon school districts should merge into one single district.    That new district, if OK’d eventually, would include all K-12 students…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Yard waste rules get OK

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    An ordinance regulating yard waste pickup in Hopewell Township was adopted by a 3-0 vote of the Township Committee Monday night, according to Clerk Laurie Gompf.    Voting to adopt the measure were Mayor Michael Markulec, Deputy Mayor Jim Burd and Committeewoman Vanessa Sandom. Members Kim Johnson and Allen Cannon were…

  • Historical Society slates annual speaker series

       NEW HOPE — The New Hope Historical Society has announced the programs for its 10th annual April Speaker Series.    The lectures are held on Mondays at 5 p.m. at the Parry Mansion in New Hope. The event is chaired by the Historical Society board member, Carole Martin.    Ann Leibold is director emeritus of the New…

  • Timberlane fundraising project is award-winner

       Timberlane eighth-graders have been recognized with the Scholastic company’s President’s Award for raising more than $4,400 to buy hundreds of books for children with special needs.    The group has won the Scholastic President’s Award for Exceptional Performance in the One for Books program for their outstanding fundraising project during last fall’s Scholastic Book Fair, which…

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