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  • Water rates may go up in Stockton

    The water rate would rise 10 percent to $2.17 per 1,000 gallons while the sewer rate would go up 4 percent to 7.17 cents per 1,000 gallons of measured water usage. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — Residents will be paying more for water and sewer service if an ordinance introduced by the Borough Council is…

  • Sita’s

    The Newtown, Pa., restaurant formerly known as Shano’s just may be Bucks County’s best Indian restaurant. By: Richard Burns    While the food of India is becoming increasingly popular in this country, to many it remains a mystery, with the prevailing view that any Indian food must burn the tongue and throat. In fact, the range…

  • Letters-Dec. 8, 2005

    Restore funding for cancer research To the editor:    As someone who has been touched by cancer and as an American Cancer Society volunteer, I believe investing in cancer research and programs should be a top national priority.    That’s why I was so disappointed to learn Congress could cut cancer research funding by as much as…

  • Domestic violence to be brought to light

    Women’s Crisis Services will sponsor the "Communities of Light: Peace Begins at Home" campaign Dec. 18. By: Linda Seida    Being invisible is a dangerous business.    So dangerous, a volunteer with a Women’s Crisis Services domestic violence crisis intervention team asked that her real name not be used in this article. She is afraid of reprisals…

  • ‘Swing’

    Bucks County Playhouse gives a nod to the sounds of the ’30s and ’40s in this energetic musical revue. By: Stuart Duncan    After a summer of soap stars, not all of whom were ready for the disciplines of theater, Bucks County Playhouse has saved the best until next to last. Swing is a musical revue…

  • Two-for-One Deal

    Music is not for the elite, say members of the Delaware Valley Winds, who will perform at McCaffrey’s Supermarket in Yardley, Pa., Dec. 12. By: Megan Sullivan    Food shopping can be a drag. Amidst the sound of clanging carts and crashing condiments, a clean up on aisle seven may be the most exciting part of…

  • Scrooge’s Baggage

    David Cromwell ventures into his second year as the miserly curmudgeon in McCarter Theatre’s ‘A Christmas Carol.’ By:Josh Appelbaum    A Christmas Carol, McCarter Theatre’s long-standing holiday tradition and a veritable cash cow, isn’t in danger of being put out to pasture anytime soon.    Michael Unger, who has directed the current production written by David Thompson…

  • ‘Inspecting Carol’

    Peter Scolari and Dan Lauria star in this send-up of ‘A Christmas Carol’ at George Street Playhouse. By: Stuart Duncan    It’s astonishing that one of the funniest plays to hit the American stage was assembled by committee. But 15 years ago, Daniel Sullivan, who was artistic director of Seattle Rep, had the notion to create…

  • ‘Little Shop of Horrors’

    The Academy Theatre adds a twist to the charming Howard Ashman/Alan Menken musical. By: Matt Smith    Little Shop of Horrors, the venerable 1982 off-Broadway hit based on the 1960 Roger Corman cult film, is a perfect fit for the cabaret-sized Academy Theatre in Bordentown. In fact, a 2003 Broadway revival of the Howard Ashman/Alan Menken…