• Things can get worse

    Fred Zelenski Lambertville     Frankly, I do not see any signs of an economic up tick as reported in the news.    Black Friday appears to be a media/merchant-created event that has not sustained itself. Simply walk around town and inspect Lambertville’s parking spaces on any Saturday or Sunday afternoon. Many go empty, and the once…

  • Have say about taxes

    Jennifer Paoloni Hopewell Township     Did you know that your taxes are going up . . . again?    That’s right. The majority on the Hopewell Township Committee just authorized a $4 million bond ordinance reserving 267,000 gallons of daily sewage treatment capacity from the Ewing-Lawrence Sewerage Authority (ELSA) for area around Pennington Circle. Every taxpayer…

  • JAMESBURG: Jamesburg has its holiday tree lighting

    JAMESBURG: Jamesburg has its holiday tree lighting

    Mario Edini, Special Writer    JAMESBURG — Jamesburg officially started the holiday season with its annual tree-lighting ceremony.    The festivities took place Wednesday at Veterans’ Park behind Jamesburg Hardware.    Jamesburg Councilwoman Barbara Carpenter, organizer of the event, explained the tree lighting had to be moved from Dec. 7 because of bad weather.    ”I did the best…

  • Be one of the 700

    Barbara Harrison Hopewell Township     The Hopewell Township Committee’s recent decision to authorize a $4 million bond ordinance reserving 267,000 gallons of daily sewage treatment capacity from the Ewing-Lawrence Sewerage Authority (ELSA) for the southern tier is hopelessly irresponsible.    The Township can only reliably count on half of the 267,000 gallons being used by existing…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Town ready to at act on marijuana farm ordinance

    Public hearing and adoption vote set for tonight (Dec. 15) By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    UPPER FREEHOLD — In a showdown that appears headed for court, Breakwater Alternative Treatment Center says it will move forward with its plan to grow medical marijuana in town even if municipal leaders pass an ordinance tonight (Dec. 15) aimed…

  • PRINCETON: It’s in the bag …

    PRINCETON: It’s in the bag …

    A group of volunteers from Sustainable Princeton, the Princeton Merchants Association and Fair Trade Princeton show off the ‘Princeton Shops Sustainably’ reusable shopping bag in front of jane consignment, one of the local retail stores supporting the BYOBag project. The bags are also being sold at Green Design, Labyrinth Books, the Whole Earth Center, Infini-t…

  • JAMESBURG: Jamesburg has its holiday tree lighting

    JAMESBURG: Jamesburg has its holiday tree lighting

    M Edini Jamesburg’s Christmas tree lights up Veterans’ Park.

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  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Deer hunting plan dropped for now

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    A proposed ordinance under which hunting of white-tailed deer on Hopewell Township-owned land would be permitted has fallen by the wayside.    At Monday night’s Township Committee meeting, no committee member seconded a motion to adopt the ordinance, so the measure died, township Clerk Laurie Gompf said.    Issues covered by the…

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