Category: archives
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The Archives
Perfect for dining before or after events at the War Memorial, this establishment inside the Trenton Marriott serves unbeatable crab cakes. By: Kate and Tom O’Neill Consider the crab cake. This nearly ubiquitous treat comes in as many variations as there are chefs. The search for a great or even a good crab…
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Obituaries-Dec. 15, 2005
Barbara Mehl LITTLE EGG HARBOR Barbara J. Mehl, 69, died Wednesday, Dec. 7, at Southern Ocean County Hospital, Stafford Township. She was born in Somerville and resided in Skillman for 35 years. She moved to Little Egg Harbor eight years ago. She is survived by her husband, James D.; three daughters, Cindy Sorg of…
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Woodlands resolution corrected
The resolution for West Amwell’s Community Forestry Committee did not include private land as part of its preservation efforts. By: Linda Seida WEST AMWELL A committee charged with protecting woodlands almost lost its muscle because of the wording of a resolution, but after two committee members voiced complaints, the wording was changed with the…
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Stories of Spirit
Grief counselor Susan Barbara Apollon tells the stories of her patients’ encounters with deceased loved ones in a new book. By:Susan Van Dongen (Susan Barbara Apollon, author of Touched by the Extraordinary: An Intuitive Psychologist Shares Insights, Lessons and True Stories of Spirit and Love to Transform and Heal the Soul, will appear at Barnes…
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Mill Street plan needs canal group’s OK
Mayor Gregg Rackin vows the drainage project will go forward, with or without the Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission approval. By: Linda Seida STOCKTON Confusion and uncertainty surround the status of plans to upgrade Mill Street and repair the road’s decades-old drainage problems. But the mayor has vowed the problems will be fixed. The…
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‘Once Upon a December’
Bristol Riverside Theatre presents their third annual winter musicale. By: Stuart Duncan Quietly, unobtrusively, amidst the stagings of Dickens in all his seasonal variations, comes Bristol Riverside’s third annual winter musicale, this year focusing on December and its traditional holidays. The title is Once Upon a December, the songs and carols are familiar, the performers…
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Police Blotter-Dec. 15, 2005
Lambertville Nicholas Durastanti, 57, of Lambertville was charged with drunken driving and aggravated assault on a police officer Dec. 8 at about 8 p.m. Police said they got a cellphone call from a motorist reporting an erratic drive near Route 179. When police arrived, they saw a truck swerve into the slow lane of traffic,…
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ALS patient slated for courage award
Shelbie Oppenheimer of New Hope, who was diagnosed with the disease in 1996, was scheduled to receive the Hope and Courage Award Tuesday from the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the ALS Association. By: Linda Seida NEW HOPE Approximately every 90 minutes in the United States, someone is diagnosed with the fatal neurological condition ALS,…
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose
Fuma Sacra brings Medieval and Renaissance music to Bristol Chapel in Princeton By:Susan Van Dongen During the Middle Ages, the rose was seen as the queen of flowers and a symbol of the Virgin Mary, representing romance, spirituality and healing. For a rose to bloom in winter was said to be a miracle, or a…
