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Pennington Day is coming
The 2011 chairwomen for Pennington Day are shown in front of “The Crossroads” of Main Street and Curlis Avenue — the heart of the annual street fair. They are Pennington residents, Kristin Tunkel and Francie McManimon, former co-chairwomen of the Booth Committee. Planning is under way for Pennington Day, set for May 14. Individuals and…
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Bait and switch
Tom Allibone, West Amwell Switching phone companies to save a buck could raise your real estate taxes if Verizon stops paying the business personal property tax on its poles and wires deployed within your town. It’s hard to believe but true. If Verizon loses 51 percent of the phone line in your town, they…
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Enough silliness
Debra A. Burd Titusville Recently Hopewell Township has been the topic of news stories regarding their proposed chicken ordinance. In the midst of the daily horror facing the people in Japan and the Middle East, the media seized on what they perceived as a funny story, perhaps to lighten things up for a few…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Victorian Tea Time
Staff photo by Mary Brienza Kendall Park residents Cynthia Aman Stanton, 44, (left) and Gabriella Stanton, 10, (right) enjoy Victorian style tea at the Kingston Presbyterian Church on Main Street in Kingston on March 19 after watching a presentation of Irish stories in the church by David Emerson from the NJ Council for the Humanities.…
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PRINCETON: Princeton Ridge suit is settled out of court
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer The Princeton Ridge, an environmentally sensitive area off Bunn Drive in the township, will be developed, but with strict environmental standards that have been put into place after a lawsuit was settled. The ridge has steep slopes, large boulders and is heavily wooded, said Borough Attorney Ed Schmierer. ”You can…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Puppet show briefly turns library into Oz
Staff photos by Mary Brienza Dayton resident Shail Shah, 10, (left) and Nicholas Attanasio, 14, (right) of Kendall Park practice at the library on Kingston Lane on March 18 for the puppet show version of the Wizard of Oz that was performed on March 25.
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LAMBERTVILLE: Digital parking meters coming?
By Cynthia Williamson, Special Writer LAMBERTVILLE — Quarters would no longer be a commodity in Lambertville under a plan to upgrade parking meters throughout the downtown business district. The City Council introduced an ordinance at its meeting March 21 that would authorize spending $60,000 to replace the current meter heads with ones that are digital.…
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Cabaret to benefit New Hope parks
The New Hope Park and Recreation Board is holding a Cabaret Brunch benefit on April 10. Members of the cabaret group are (from left) Bob Egan, Barbara Gurskey, Lisa Sherman and Michael Traupman.
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK – New eatery brings Tex-Mex cuisine
Staff photo by Mary Brienza Franklin Park resident Dr. Vishal Mehta, 41, pours homemade Sangria at the bar at the grand opening of his restaurant El Dorado Friday on Route 1 in Monmouth Junction.
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