• CAMPAIGN CORNER

    Right direction Grant Miller, Derek Roseman, Craig Voorhees, John Woznicki, candidates for LPS school board    On April 21, Lambertville’s voters will have the opportunity to make their voices heard in the direction of our public schools. With all that has been accomplished at Lambertville Public School over the past year, we believe voters will come…

  • Take closer look at classroom space

    Angelo Scialfa, of Robbinsville    After reading the article on the 5-cent hike in the school budget I was a little upset by the comments made.    I understand that space in the schools is tight. However, we need to take a hard look at what is taking place now and more importantly what could happen in…

  • Beyond tolerant

    Marcia O’Connell, Andrew Clifford, Lambertville     When we began the renovation on our house last September, we prepared ourselves as much as possible for the discomforts one expects when living in a construction zone: strangers parading through the house while you’re trying to get ready for work and school; eating out of a crock pot…

  • PLUMSTED: Township seeks money for two new police officers

    by Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    PLUMSTED — The township Police Department, which is under a cloud of controversy and recently lost its chief law enforcement officer, could get two new officers if the township is successful in its attempt to get funding under the federal stimulus program.    Mayor Ron Dancer announced this week that the…

  • Spring beauties

    Spring beauties

    Flower sale extended Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe    Saint Andrew’s Church, Lambertville, is extending its annual spring flower sale for one more weekend. Flowers will be sold on the church grounds on April 18, 9–3, and April 19, noon–3 or until supplies run out. Available will be hyacinths, tulips, daffodils, hydrangeas, Martha Washington geraniums, and…

  • LAWRENCE: Blawenburg Band concert Sunday will support National Guard families

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     The strains of composer John Philip Sousa’s marches will fill the air Sunday afternoon at the New Jersey National Guard Armory, as the Blawenburg Band plays at a fundraiser to support the National Guard State Family Readiness Council.     The 1 p.m. concert will be preceded by an antique…

  • PRINCETON: AROUND TOWN: UMCP Kids Marathon is picking up steam

    PRINCETON: AROUND TOWN: UMCP Kids Marathon is picking up steam

    Special to The Packet       Many children from the Princeton area are expected to log 26.2 miles on their sneakers between now and June 7, thanks to Princeton HealthCare Kids Marathon, a new initiative by the Auxiliary of the University Medical Center at Princeton.     “We’ve created a great way to help parents help their…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    Thursday, April 16    Spotlight on women – Upper Freehold resident Sarah Bent will be the guest speaker at the Allentown/Upper Freehold Historical Society monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at Allentown United Methodist Church, 23 Church St. Ms. Bent, historic site supervisor at Historic Walnford, will share her knowledge and expertise about women in business and…

  • LAWRENCE: Squibb, malls appeal property tax assessments

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer More than 100 Lawrence Township property owners — including some of the largest commercial property owners — have filed tax appeals contesting their property tax assessments for 2009, according to Municipal Manager Richard Krawczun.     The list of property owners that filed tax appeals by the April 1 deadline includes…

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