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CRANBURY: Old Trenton Road speed limit lowered
By Maria Prato, Staff Writer CRANBURY The speed limit on Old Trenton Road has been lowered from 50 to 35 mph, a victory for residents who have been complaining about the speed limit for several years. County workers installed new speed limit signs about two weeks ago lowering the speed limit between South Main Street…
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MANVILLE: Winning poetry contest entries
The Manville Public Library announced the winners of annual poetry contest, held in April. The contest requested submissions following one of four forms: sonnet (14 lines), lyric (15-25 lines), Haiku (17 syllables) or Quatrain (four lines). The winners were Mackenzie Brown, Harley Mazzariello, Jorge Cespedes and Beth Borus. The winners received copies of poetry books…
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SENIOR MENUS
June 10-17 All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville. Reservations are required. Call 609-397-2228 24 hours in advance. The value of each meal is $5.10. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine. The sodium-controlled menu is the same…
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Park ceremony set Saturday
Amwell Lodge #12 F & AM of Lambertville is hosting a flag-raising ceremony at the Mary E. Sheridan Park on York Street between N. Main and N. Union streets, on Saturday at 11 a.m. The park recently was renovated with new lights, plantings, new bench and painting of the cannon, gazebo, flagpole, and lampposts. This…
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‘Double the national average’
Doug Kurz, Lambertville The special education classification rate has increased steadily, year-after-year, with special education becoming an industry unto itself locally, it would appear. The growing number of classified students suggests a problem. Our special education population is double the national average. The enablers of this problem appear to be a self-sustaining corps of…
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PLAINSBORO: Township targets unlicensed taxis
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — The Plainsboro Police Department wants to crack down on unlicensed taxicabs working in the township. ”I look at it as a safety issue for the people,” Lt. Troy Bell said. The Township Committee introduced an ordinance Wednesday that modifies rules taxi companies have to follow in order to…
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Story on WRC hearing was ‘biased’
Susan Kapoor of Princeton In the June 8 edition of the The Princeton Packet, there was an article regarding the Westerly Road Church (WRC) (“Westerly Road Church members defend expansion plans”) which appeared to be both biased and not in keeping with principles of impartial journalism. At the June 3 Princeton Planning Board public…
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Land Trust market now open Thursdays
The Hunterdon Land Trust’s Farmers’ Market at Dvoor Farm will be open on Thursdays beginning today (June 10) from 3-7 p.m. Mid-week shoppers will find the freshest locally grown vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers as well as grass fed meats and fresh eggs. Starting in July there will also be a selection of artisan breads…
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MANVILLE: Army engineers expected at June 17 flood committee meeting
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer The borough’s Flood Committee will hold a public meeting June 17 at 10 a.m. in borough hall with the Army Corps of Engineers and state representatives on hand to discuss the state of the study for flood mitigation in Manville. According to David Gentile, project manager for the Army Corps…
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