• LAWRENCE: Marine major to lead Memorial Day parade Saturday

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     Maj. David G. Loyack, a 1985 graduate of Lawrence High School, will lead Lawrence Township’s annual Memorial Day parade when the marchers step off at 10 a.m. on Princeton Pike at Stonicker Drive Saturday.     Maj. Loyack, who was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps…

  • Summer recreation registration under way

    The six-week program will be held Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.-noon, from June 29 to Aug. 7    The Lambertville Recreation Commission is accepting applications for the Summer Recreation Program. The six-week program will be held Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.-noon, from June 29 to Aug. 7.    The program will be headed up by Donna Lelie,…

  • Let the alliance begin

    Larry Simms, Lambertville     After the overwhelming defeat of the South Hunterdon Regional High School (SHRHS) budget by a vote of 783 to 470, or 62.5 percent to 37.5 percent, South’s administration and board have used both the local papers and public meetings to avoid responsibility for this defeat. Instead, they have primarily cited three…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    Thursday, May 21    History lesson – Allentown historian John Fabiano will give an update of his most recent research at the monthly meeting of the Allentown/Upper Freehold Historical Society at 7 p.m. at Allentown United Methodist Church, 23 Church Street, Allentown. Saturday, May 23 – Sunday, May 24    Up in the sky… – The Mercer…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: City Council backs 5% trim of SHRHS budget

    Governing bodies of the school’s three sending districts were required to either recommend cuts or leave the budget intact by May 19 (Tuesday) By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — A recent meeting of the City Council became strained and tense at times as parents unsuccessfully lobbied officials not to vote for a 5 percent…

  • No blank checks

    Paul Bacon, Lambertville     In the current controversy over the Lambertville public school budget, we hear a large cost for the district is the disproportionate number of “special education” children in our schools compared to other districts across the state. Special education students are extremely costly to educate, siphoning monies from the schools’ budgets in…

  • PLUMSTED: POLICE BEAT

       Qaadir Majeed, 28, of Monroe, was charged Saturday with driving while intoxicated.    Police said he was pulled over for speeding on Pinehurst Road at 1:25 a.m. * * *    Jesse Rowe, 19, of Allentown, was charged Saturday with driving while intoxicated.    Police said he was pulled over on Monmouth Road for swerving and traveling at…

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  • Memorial Day parades set

    by Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer    Area Memorial Day parades will be held Monday in Allentown, Plumsted and Millstone Township.    In Allentown, locals Art and Joan West will be joint grand marshals of the borough’s 56th annual parade, which will be begin at 10 a.m. on North Main Street. The Wests are only the second…

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