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  • ‘Derailed’

    This movie may remind you of classic ’40s films, with their snappy dialogue and smart editing. By:Bob Brown    Strap yourself in for this one. Derailed starts off nice and easy. But without warning, it lurches around an unexpected bend, and from there on it’s a thrill ride to the finish. Mikael Hafstrom (Ondskan) directs from…

  • ‘Girasole’

    One family’s dream has traveled from Italy to Bound Brook, bringing with it authentic food from mushrooms, greens and figs to molten chocolate. By:Antoinette Buckley Girasole 502 W. Union Ave. Bound Brook (732) 469-1080 www.girasoleboundbrook.com Food: Very good to excellent Service: Good Prices: Moderate Cuisine: Italian Vegetarian Options: Appetizers, salads and a few entrées Ambience:…

  • ‘Inspecting Carol’

    Like 40 Productions revisits Daniel Sullivan’s popular holiday comedy at Kelsey Theatre. By: Stuart Duncan    It’s getting to the point where there are almost as many productions of Inspecting Carol as there are in the area of the classic Dickens tale A Christmas Carol. The former is the brainchild of Daniel Sullivan and the Seattle…

  • Eagles lose ninth straight game

    By: John E. Powers    Saturday was most likely the last chance for South Hunterdon Regional High School’s football team to avoid a winless season.    But the Eagles, who now prepare for their Thanksgiving Day battle with streaking Delaware Valley, fell to Trenton Catholic 14-6 in Hamilton.    The Eagles dropped to 0-9 in a state consolation…

  • Through the Looking Glass

    Yardley, Pa., mixed media artist Colleen Attara exhibits her ‘Conversation Windows’ at Zebra-Striped Whale in Newtown, Pa. By: Megan Sullivan    Whimsical flowers with winding stems dance delightfully within brightly colored vases painted on glass panes of old, forgotten windows. The carefree shapes are brought to life in vivid hues of purple, blue, pink, red, yellow…

  • Discovery of city deed leads to celebration

    Deed Days will mark finding founder John Holcombe’s deed to Lambertville. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — The discovery of a 300-year-old deed that belonged to Lambertville’s founder John Holcombe has prompted the city to declare Thanksgiving weekend Deed Days, which will celebrate three centuries of the city’s history, culture, diversity and tolerance.    "It’s a celebration…

  • ‘Hair’

    Rider University is staging Hair through Nov. 19. By:Stuart Duncan    Hair had a peripatetic beginning when it opened in New York in late October 1967 — first 49 performances at the Public Theater off-Broadway, then 45 additional performances at Cheetah, a Greenwich Village night club. At this point the production had no nudity, but did…

  • Obituaries-Nov. 17, 2005

    John Eler    SOLEBURY — John Dean Eler, 58, of Solebury Township and Normandy Beach died Sunday, Nov. 6, at Compassionate Care Hospice Center at St. Francis Hospital in Trenton.    Mr. Eler was born in Trenton and grew up in Ewing Township.    He graduated from the Parkway School, The Pennington School, Lehigh University and the University…

  • ‘Dogs of Lambertville’ calendar for sale

    Adrien Gerson puts together the second straight yearly homage to city pets. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Even before their photographs made them pinup stars this week, two pugs that spend their days greeting customers at a home furnishings store were having a grand season.    The pugs, Jackson and Pat, are owned by the proprietors…