• WEST AMWELL: Tax hike probable with no extra state aid

    Failure to win extraordinary aid means a likely increase of nearly $100 in property taxes for the average homeowner By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    WEST AMWELL — West Amwell has failed to win any extraordinary aid from the state, which could mean furloughs for police officers if the township’s fiscal condition deteriorates before the end…

  • MANSFIELD: Campers fear encroachment by warehouse complex

    MANSFIELD: Campers fear encroachment by warehouse complex

    The camp’s poster. Staff photo by Geoffrey Wertime.

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Severe flooding reported on Route 130

    By Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — There have been reports of 2 to 3 inches of rain and major flooding along Route 130 in the township, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service said this afternoon.    One report indicated there were 6 inches of flowing water along Route 130 and Meadowbrook Road, according…

  • NEW HOPE: Annual auto show held

    NEW HOPE: Annual auto show held

    Phil McAuliffe The hood ornament of a 1920 Packard.

  • Reader disappointed by review

    Hope Arvanitis of Lambertville To the editor:    It was with great dismay that I read your publication’s (TimeOff) restaurant review (July 30, 2009) in which your writer referred to being greeted at Lambertville’s Cinqo de Mayo restaurant by a man with a black eye patch.    To so carelessly publish such an egregiously insensitive description to…

  • BURLINGTON COUNTY: Towns get affordable housing funds

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    Two organizations will receive a collective $1.28 million toward affordable housing initiatives in Bordentown and Florence as part of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York’s Affordable Housing Program, the bank announced Aug. 4.    Burlington-based Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey was awarded a total of $900,000 to help…

  • CHESTERFIELD: Farm fete aids at-risk kids

    CHESTERFIELD: Farm fete aids at-risk kids

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    CHESTERFIELD — The 230-acre grounds of Fernbrook Farms were teeming with excited children and playful adults this past weekend, when locals came out to benefit a program for at-risk youth.    The aroma of expertly cooked and locally grown food was strong in the air as visitors explored the sprawling campus…

  • NEW HOPE: Annual auto show held

    NEW HOPE: Annual auto show held

    Phil McAuliffe John Harnatkiewicz of Levittown, Pa., looks at a 1960 DeSoto.

  • CHESTERFIELD: Man, 45, dies in bike accident

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    CHESTERFIELD — The co-owner of a township farm died Saturday after an accident last week, police said.    Troy Sylvester, 45, was the co-owner of Magical Acres Horse Farm on Chesterfield-Crosswicks Road, where he lived.    On Wednesday night, the all-terrain vehicle he was riding overturned, injuring him. He was sent to…

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