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LAMBERTVILLE: Food trucks event may be coming back
October plan could get OK Tuesday By John Tredrea, Special Writer Food truck time is on the near horizon for Lambertville. Actually, food trucks — 15 of them — is more like what it’ll really be. Mayor David DelVecchio said Saturday that the agenda of the City Council’s Aug. 19 agenda will include a vote…
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MANVILLE: Susan Asher gets seniors in the swim
For last 26 years, she has led classes in borough pool By Mary Ellen Day, Special Writer Sue Asher has been helping the senior citizens in town keep fit for the past 26 years by leading summer weekly aqua aerobics classes at Cooper Pool. "Once again we are back doing the aqua aerobics with my…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Sign proclaims town as ‘Purple Heart Community’
A sign that heralds the township as a community that honors Purple Heart veterans has been placed in the traffic island on Auten Road near New Amwell Road. A ceremony was held Thursday, Aug. 7, at the township’s Garden of Honor to note Hillsborough being the first community in Somerset County, and the second in…
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FLORENCE: Resident ranks No.1 in nation for javelin
By Amy Batista, Special Writer The mayor and council honored a resident for his athletic accomplishments and for being such a praiseworthy young man by declaring Aug. 9 “Curtis Thompson Day.” Mr. Thompson has brought national attention to the community over the last couple of years through his athletic participation in javelin. Mayor Craig…
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FLORENCE: Backdraft cause of 2012 blast
By Amy Batista, Special Writer A delayed Fire Department response resulted in a backdraft, or smoke explosion, that injured seven firefighters, one seriously, who responded to a burning commercial tractor trailer stopped on the shoulder of the southbound lane of I-295 two years ago, according to an investigation conducted by the New Jersey Division…
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HOPEWELL VALLEY: National Night Out deemed a success
By John Tredrea, Special Writer Hopewell Valley’s National Night Out, held Aug. 5 in the Brandon Farms development, was pronounced a success by area police and other emergency service personnel. National Night Out events, held in other Mercer County municipalities that night as well, are held to give residents, including children, a way to get…
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MANVILLE: Farm market going strong
Jackie Malek, of Manville, is a faithful farm market customer. (Photo by Mary Ellen Day)
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WEST AMWELL: Police charge area man as fugitive
On Aug. 2, at about 12:44 a.m. Patrolman James Klesney was on Route 179 when he stopped a vehicle driven by Craig Williams, 24, of Phillipsburg, for a motor vehicle violation. A computer check showed that Mr. Williams was a wanted person from Pennsylvania. Mr. Williams was arrested and charged with being a fugitive from…
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