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LAMBERTVILLE: City OKs new rules for slopes projects
By John Tredrea, Special Writer LAMBERTVILLE — An ordinance tightening city regulations on construction on steep slopes was adopted by the Lambertville City Council on Monday night. ”This will make it tougher to build in the most sensitive parts of the community,” Mayor David Del Vecchio said. The mayor and Planning Board member Paul Kuhl…
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Drivers: Get to know NJ law about pedestrians!
By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor A state law that took effect April 1, 2010, recently became a hot topic on a well-known New Jersey radio talk show. Callers from all over the state told tales about traffic tickets they had received from police for violations of the state statute that requires drivers to stop and…
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PRINCETON: The heat stays on
By Marisa Iati, Staff Writer As temperatures climbed into the high 90s this week, many Princeton residents and visitors continued to brave the outdoors. Deena Chadi relaxed on a bench on Nassau Street Tuesday while taking her two babysitting clients for a walk. ”I wanted to take them out, and I didn’t have a car,”…
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WEST WINDSOR: InterCap quits transit village settlement
By Marisa Iati, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Negotiations between Township Council, InterCap Holdings and Fair Share Housing Center to build a transit village in Princeton Junction are back to the drawing board, as the council failed to introduce a land use ordinance at Monday’s meeting and InterCap has revoked a litigation settlement. At the…
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PRINCETON: Soyuz capsule on display at mall
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer On the heels of the last U.S. space shuttle landing yesterday, a piece of Russian space history has come to Princeton. The Soyuz capsule that took a Montgomery resident to space and back will be on display at a local mall through the fall. Gregory Olsen, president of Princeton-based GHO…
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LAMBERTVILLE: Longtime tax collector keeps city job
By John Tredrea, Special Writer LAMBERTVILLE — City Tax Collector Bonnie Eick still has her job. The Lambertville City Council voted Monday night to rescind her retirement, which members accepted recently. ”You’re still here, Bonnie,” Mayor David Del Vecchio said to Ms. Eick after the vote. At the June 20 council meeting, after Ms. Eick…
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Rug Artisans Guild sponsors rug-hooking workshops
The Hunterdon County Rug Artisans Guild will sponsor its 15th annual rug hooking camp from Aug. 15-19 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Instructors Kris McDermet (Dummerston, Vermont), Iris Simpson (Toronto, Canada) and Diane Stoffel (Brewster, Massachusetts) will be the instructors. The camp is held at the Educational Services Commission (ESC) School on Route 179, outside of…
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PENNINGTON: Historic Preservation group picked
By John Tredrea, Special Writer Five Pennington Borough residents have been appointed to the Historic Preservation Commission that will review certain types of proposed construction or demolition in the historic district the borough created in May. The district is in the oldest part of the borough, which is the downtown area on Main Street and…
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Pianist wins Barton scholarship
Ann Lee is the inaugural recipient of the Ena Bronstein Barton Piano Scholarship of Westminster Conservatory, the community music school of Rider University. Ann, a rising senior at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, has studied piano at the Conservatory for 11 years with Galina Prilutskaya. She is the daughter of Kun and Soon-Joo Lee of…
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