• LAMBERTVILLE: Auto body shop has met ‘great people by accident’

    LAMBERTVILLE: Auto body shop has met ‘great people by accident’

    Allen, Fran and Steve Affleck (right) are carrying on a tradition of Chris’ Auto Body in Lambertville, which has been doing business for more than 50 years. When they say “we meet great people by accident,” they’re only partially joking. 

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Auto body shop has met ‘great people by accident’

    LAMBERTVILLE: Auto body shop has met ‘great people by accident’

    Chris Auto Body does classic restorations, too By John Tredrea, Special Writer    This family-owned, 50-year-old, hands-on business — auto body work and classic car restoration is about as hands-on as you can get in this world, no? — has timely business savvy and an incisive sense of humor in its repertoire, too.    It’s Chris’ Auto…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Still time to get into Santa’s Run

    LAMBERTVILLE: Still time to get into Santa’s Run

    Parade will go through downtown on Saturday afternoon By John Tredrea, Special Writer    The Lambertville Fire Department’s annual Santa Run is set to step off at 2 p.m. Saturday. City firefighters and youngsters in holiday costume will make the city merry by parading through the downtown area.    ”We’ve been doing the Santa Run every year…

  • SOUTH COUNTY: See General Washington cross the Delaware
  • HILLSBOROUGH: 40-home sewer project advances

    Township trying to reduce cost by taking on some of road repaving costs By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Discussions are moving forward to bring sewer service to 40 homes in the southwest part of the township.    About 40 residents could face an expense as high as $35,000-$40,000 over 20 years to extend sanitary sewer service…

  • MANVILLE: Councilman-elect criticizes three borough hirings

    To the editor:    First, I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year this holiday season.    I am very happy to be re-elected to council and look forward to a very productive term. I will do my very best to communicate openly and truthfully with all taxpayers.…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Bill would mandate sprinklers in new housing

    To the editor:    On Thursday, Dec. 5, in Hillsborough, an elderly couple and their dog were killed in a residential house fire on High Acre Drive despite first responders’ best efforts. The fire started around 8:15 p.m. in the basement of the home.    It appears that the couple did not attempt to evacuate the home…

  • ALLENTOWN: Redbirds eye big girls hoops season

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    The Allentown High School girls basketball team was an up-and-coming team a year ago.    The Redbirds have arrived this season.    Allentown returns a solid nucleus of last year’s experience and with it comes higher expectations after going 14-10 and exiting in the first round of the Central Jersey Group…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Raiders feature young wrestlers

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    The opportunities are there for some new stars on the Hillsborough High School wrestling team.    The Raiders graduated their four winningest wrestlers from a year ago — Adam LaBracio (37-6), Rhys Weinberger (36-6), Deric Winston (32-7) and Tyler Workman (28-5). Add in Matt McCloskey, who fought his way to…

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