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LAMBERTVILLE: Underage drinkers are target of new ordinance
By John Tredrea, Special Writer LAMBERTVILLE — An ordinance focusing on consumption and possession of alcohol on private property by anyone under 21 was adopted Monday by Lambertville City Council. ”This ordinance comes at the request of the Hunterdon County prosecutor’s office,” Mayor David Del Vecchio said. The mayor and Police Director Bruce Cocuzza acknowledged…
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LAMBERTVILLE: Vic Walker Memorial tourney is boost for business
It turns out the Vic Walker Memorial All Star Baseball Tournament being waged on Ely Field is cause for more than just great games being played on warm summer evenings, according to a tournament spokesman. The tournament runs through July 26. ”Lambertville merchants are reporting a robust increase in sales as a result of the…
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PENNINGTON: Officials explain what the ‘library tax’ means
Pennington Borough residents will see a “library tax” on their tax bills starting this August. This is not a new or additional tax, according to Library Board President Pam Switlik. In fact, she added, “The rate for minimum library funding has not changed since it was set in 1844.” ”This law simply changes the way…
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POLICE BLOTTER: July 22
Princeton Borough Jacquelin Medini, 24, of Princeton, was arrested on Nassau Street on July 20 for a $392 active traffic warrant from Morris Plains. She was released on her own recognizance pending a court date in Morris Plains Municipal Court. Raymond Clark, 26, of Philadelphia, was arrested on July 20 for a $283 outstanding warrant…
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PLAINSBORO: Cardboard Canoe Race
PLAINSBORO The annual Great Plainsboro Cardboard Canoe Race is scheduled to take place on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Water’s Edge Park. Twenty-five teams of two will build and race boats made of corrugated cardboard and packing tape. It will be paddled by one member of the team. Each team will have one hour…
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SPOTLIGHT: No typical tourist
By Linda Arntzenius, Special Writer Princeton resident, Quaker, peace activist and book repairman (he’s a beloved volunteer at the Princeton Public Library where he saves a bundle on repairs to children’s books), Bill Strong — octogenarian — has just returned from a trip to Cuba. It’s not the first time he’s been there, but the…
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Saving on car insurance could cost in the long run
Jeff Perlman, Princeton I can’t help but notice the plethora of ads promising to save me 15 percent on car insurance. When I think about it, three ways I can save 15 percent are as follows: — Cutting my 2,000-calorie-a-day diet by 300 calories (saving 15 percent on meals.) — Turning off all the…
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PRINCETON: Waiter’s Race raises funds for nonprofits
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer It was a sweeping Terra Momo victory at the Waiter’s Race in Palmer Square this week with all the top finishers hailing from the restaurant group. The sprint around the square pitted 36 waiters from 13 restaurants against each other for cash and prizes, but most importantly, bragging rights. ”I…
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SPOTLIGHT: No typical tourist
Bill Strong outside his Maple Street home with the machete he used back in 1969 to cut sugar cane in Cuba and that he used to trim the bushes with back home.
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