• ALLENTOWN: POLICE BEAT

       Two unlocked cars were reported burglarized on Lakeview Drive between April 11 and April 13.    Approximately $1,700 in miscellaneous items were reported stolen from one vehicle at 11:49 a.m. April 13, and another victim told police at 2 p.m. that day that about $610 in items were taken from a different vehicle.    About $200 in…

  • FLORENCE: Township woman dies in Burlington Township crash

    by Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP — A Florence woman was killed in a one-car accident Sunday, according to the State Police.    Jeanne Hughes, 46, of Florence, was driving north on Route 295 at 5:39 p.m. Sunday when witnesses said she drove her 2000 Volkswagen Jetta across three lanes of traffic, leaving the roadway…

  • Restaurant hosts ‘Walk on the Wildflower Side’

    The retreat runs May 4-7 and May 11-15    Lambertville Station, 11 Bridge St., Lambertville, is taking guests on a field trip this spring to nearby Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve in New Hope, Pa.    The “Walk on the Wildflower Side” retreat, running May 4-7 and May 11-15, promises a complete sensory experience, from the sights and…

  • CHESTERFIELD CHATTER: From the April 23 edition

    By Nancy Mrzljak Nancy Mrzljak Tel: 298-0567 Fax: 298-3936 [email protected]    The Chesterfield Township Committee meeting will be held 7:30 p.m., tonight at the Chesterfield Township Municipal Building. For more information call 298-2311 or visit the township Web site www.chesterfieldtwp.com. * * *    The first Spirit of Chesterfield Festival meeting will be held 7 p.m., tonight…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Life after the festival

    HILLSBOROUGH: Life after the festival

    Hillsborough resident Jim Haba (at right) introduces poet Gerald Stern at the 2008 Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival. Mr. Haba retired after directing the festival for 22 years — he’s now focusing on his own creations, including collages and tiles.

  • PRINCETON AREA: Farm fresh: Nourishing a farm-to-school network

    By John Dunphy Special Writer     Given the option, would parents rather have their children’s school lunches come from the farmer a few miles away or from the other side of the country?     Newly appointed New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher posed that question to an audience of about 200 Saturday morning…

  • Har Sinai Religious Calendar

    By Har Sinai                       HAR SINAI RELIGIOUS CALENDAR April 30-MAY 7, 2009  Har Sinai Temple is located at 2421 Pennington Road at Denow Road West in Hopewell Township. The schedule is: May 1, 7th Grade Shabbat service and graduation, 7:30 p.m.; May 2, Cantor’s Bar and Bat Mitzvah prep, 9:15-10 a.m.; Torah study, 9:15-10 a.m.; May 3,…

  • Author to speak about New Hope Underground Railroad

    New Hope Historical Society’s Speaker Series ends    The New Hope Historical Society’s Seventh annual Speaker Series will conclude on April 27 with a discussion about the Underground Railroad in New Hope by the Rev. Joseph F. DiPaolo, pastor of the United Methodist Church in Wayne, Pa.    He had been pastor of the United Methodist Church…

  • The Solebury School’s College Counselor Wins Bertucci’s Italian Restaurant Recipe Contest

    By Beverly Berkeley Tim Gallen, The Solebury School’s Director of College Counseling does a great job of helping the school’s seniors get placed in the colleges that best suit their needs, but Tim has other talents as well. He is also a pretty good cook, and Tim recently won the grand prize for Bertucci’s Italian Restaurant’s “Share…

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