Category: archives
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All Are Invited
Pennsbury Manor celebrates Pennsylvania’s multicultural history with the Colonial Crossroads River Festival. Related Article: A Holy Experiment By: Megan Sullivan Before William Penn sailed from England to Pennsylvania in 1682 as its new proprietor, he wrote letters to the colonists and Indians inhabiting the land, assuring them of their freedom. He promised he would not…
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‘Deadly Reunion’
Without A Cue Productions presents this murder mystery at Cock ‘n Bull Restaurant in Lahaska, Pa. By: Stuart Duncan It has been 18 years since the Cock ‘n Bull Restaurant in Peddler’s Village in Lahaska, Pa., opened its Pub Room downstairs to the murder-mystery crowd. It’s a perfect room for such theater it holds…
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Otherworldly Lives
Christopher Durang’s ‘Miss Witherspoon’ premieres at McCarter Theatre. By: Jillian Kalonick One of the secrets of the afterlife, in the mind of playwright Christopher Durang, is that St. Peter often looks like E.T. or Yoda. Heaven looks like whatever one’s image of it is. And reincarnation means being sent back to Earth over and over,…
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Pane e Vino
The simple pleasures of this new Doylestown, Pa., arrival makes it a worthy replacement of the beloved Blue Star. By: Amy Brummer Pane e Vino 52 E. State St. Doylestown, Pa. (215) 348-1414 Food: Excellent Service: Very good Prices: Moderately expensive Cuisine: Italian/Mediterranean Vegetarian Options Several vegetarian appetizers and entrées available. Ambience: Casually elegant and…
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A Holy Experiment
By: Megan Sullivan Related Article: All Are Invited As Pineville, Pa., resident Carl Reader began researching William Penn for a book series called The Founders, he realized Penn deserved a lot more than just a small article. "We know him as the guy on the Quaker Oats box, but he’s a lot more than just…
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Get your kids engaged as they head to school
BOOK NOTES, Dr. Joan Ruddiman September signals back-to-school thoughts for everyone. That’s a broad assumption, but consider how school drives our society. The August economic indicators are based on back-to-school sales. The tourism industry revolves around school calendars. Even those who have no ties at all to schools pay attention to changing traffic patterns when…
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Boys’ soccer teams set for more turf wars
Area squads like faster, crisper games By: Bob Nuse There was a time when playing on a turf field was a special occasion for a high school soccer team. That’s not the case anymore. At least for most of the teams in the Packet area. Montgomery, Princeton, the Hun School and Princeton Day School will…
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PU water polo is target
Stover, Tigers hope to repeat at Easterns By: Justin Feil If it’s fun to be targeted, the Princeton University men’s water polo should have a blast this fall. The Tigers lived up to their greatest expectations last year by winning the Eastern Championships and advancing to the NCAA Championships where they finished fourth. They return…
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North girls’ soccer won’t sit on success
Lally, Knights make push to improve By: Justin Feil The West Windsor-Plainsboro North girls’ soccer team isn’t sitting back after winning a school-record 15 games and reaching the Group III state semifinals. The Knights are working as hard as ever to live up to that same standard, which is exactly how Stephanie Lally ended up…
