Category: archives
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‘Flightplan’
Don’t scratch the surface of the plot too deeply or you’ll wind up jumping without a parachute. By: Bob Brown Anyone who tuned in to CNN the evening of Sept. 21 saw an example of modern TV reportage as we know it: what counts is not what’s happening now, but what may happen while we’re…
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‘High Society’
Actors’ NET of Bucks County begins its 10th anniversary season by bringing back its first two stars. By: Stuart Duncan High Society begins the 10th anniversary season at Actors’ NET of Bucks County at its theater in the Heritage Center in Morrisville, Pa. Behind that statement is a heart-warming story: The premiere production of the…
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Obituaries-Sept. 29, 2005
Isabel DeFazio WEST AMWELL Isabel DeFazio, 78, died Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the Hunterdon Care Center in Raritan Township. Born in Bonita Springs, S.D., she was the daughter of the late Frank and Emma Tholson Postlewait. She lived inn West Amwell since 1954. An X-ray technician, she was trained at the University of Chicago…
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‘The Gin Game’
The Bickford Theatre in Morristown reprises D.L. Coburn’s drama. By: Stuart Duncan The Gin Game saw its first light in a tiny, 56-seat theater in Los Angeles. A review in Variety was noticed by Actors Theatre in Louisville and from there to Mike Nichols who teamed up with Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy. With stops…
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‘Tim’s Burton’s Corpse Bride’
Like ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas,’ this film is a fairy tale that may be too dark for young kids. By: Elise Nakhnikian When Emily, the title character in Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, is jilted by her groom, she temporarily loses her customary optimism. Feeling as blue as her picturesquely decaying skin, she perks up a…
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Police Blotter-Sept. 29, 2005
Lambertville Pedro Hernandez, 28, of Lambertville was charged with drunken driving Friday after police received a complaint of loud music coming from a parked vehicle on McCready’s Alley. Police arrived at 3 a.m. to find Mr. Hernandez behind the wheel of his car drinking beer, police said. There were 13 empty beer bottles recovered from…
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University students, YMCA in volunteer partnership
Seventy-five from Princeton offer time and talents By: David Campbell Student volunteers from Princeton University’s Rockefeller College are teaming up with Princeton Family YMCA to make good on the university’s informal motto, "Princeton in the nation’s service and the service of all nations." About 200 students visited a volunteer fair held by the YMCA last…
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Speaker to tout Plainsboro’s role in American Indian history
1982 excavation of ancient site to be explained by expert Saturday By: Emily Craighead PLAINSBORO Beneath the roadways, townhouses and strip malls that shape the township’s landscape today lie traces of an American Indian civilization forgotten for thousands of years. Artifacts from that civilization and how they were uncovered during a 1982 archaeological dig…
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McCareins, defense helps PU go 2-0
Tiger corner returns third interception for game-saving score By: Justin Feil The offensive line was the key to the Princeton University football team’s opening-season win. Jay McCareins and the Tiger defense highlighted a 20-17 win over San Diego in the home opener Saturday. McCareins tied a school record with three interceptions, and turned the final…
