• BORDENTOWN CITY: Castagna requests public defender

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    Suspended Bordentown City Police Chief Phil Castagna has asked the county to provide him with a public defender for his upcoming retrial on the charge of conspiracy to commit murder.    ”The public defender’s office has some very good attorneys, and I’m looking forward to their services in proving my innocence…

  • “DOG TAILS & COCKTAILS” at The Red Oak Grille to Benefit Homeless Pets

    By St. Hubert’s and the Red Oak Grille invite dogs and their people to “Dog Tails & Cocktails” at a Happy Hour on the grounds of New Jersey National Golf Club to benefit homeless pets.          Happy Hour will be celebrated on Thursday, June 4 from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. on the terrace at the Red…

  • South misinformation

    Marie Collins, Lambertville     I am not speaking as a member of the South Hunterdon Regional Board of Education, but for myself, in the hopes of addressing some misinformation that has circulated about the high cost per pupil at South Hunterdon Regional.    First, “cost per pupil” is a descriptive statistic that the NJ Department of…

  • LAWRENCE: Council to vote on budget

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer A public hearing and final action on the township’s proposed $40.8 million budget for 2009 is expected when Township Council meets tonight, Thursday, at 7 p.m. at the Municipal Building.     The council rescheduled its regular meeting for Thursday because of the Democratic and Republican party primary elections Tuesday. The…

  • ‘Drag Me to Hell’

    ‘Drag Me to Hell’

    This fun and stylish film depends on its plot and its characterizations rather than special effects, brilliant as they are By Bob Brown THE title of Sam Raimi’s latest film may turn people off. It sounds like a cheap grade C flick. The Sunday afternoon my wife and I attended a showing, only two other…

  • The Green series

    Sara Scully, program producer, ACME Screening Room     The Friends of the Library’s ACME Screening Room just wrapped up the Green Film Series, which ran May 9, 16 and 23 and featured films and speakers focused on issues critical to sustainability of life on earth, namely land use, food and water. The series was held…

  • Lambertville-New Hope squad needs money for ambulance

    Goal is $100,000    Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance & Rescue Squad President Pat Pittore has announced the start of a fundraising campaign to replace one of the squad’s three ambulances.    The fund drive is expected to run over the next few months, with a goal of raising $100,000.    Mr. Pittore said: “We are replacing the oldest ambulance…

  • PARENTING PEARLS: ‘Everything we need is inside each of us’

    Dr. Mae Sakharov    James S. Gordon, founder of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM) in Washington D.C., and a professor at the Georgetown University School of Medicine, was a keynote speaker at the Urban Zen Well-Being Speakers Series (www.urbanzen.org) on April 14 in New York City as part of the Urban Zen Initiatives. These initiatives…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    West Amwell and Lambertville    WEST AMWELL — May 22 at 11:02 p.m., police went to a one-vehicle crash on Route 179 at mile post 3.l.    Katerina Syzoneko, 18 of Randolph, was driving north when the right front tire of her vehicle hit uneven pavement due to construction. Her vehicle left the roadway on the northbound…

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