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  • Olympic medallist has benefit for squad

    Jason Read, who won a 2004 Olympic gold medal for rowing, is chief of the Amwell Valley Rescue Squad and helped raise $10,000 for a new building. By: John Powers    RINGOES — The quest continues for Olympic gold medallist Jason Read.    And with Mr. Read, no matter the quest — whether as an elite rower,…

  • Outside the Box

    A human rights activist and former graphic designer, Roger Cook pours his passions into assemblages. By: Ilene Dube "Multiple Personalities" by Roger Cook, on view at the Pennswood Village Art Gallery in Newtown, Pa.    You see his artwork every time you search for the restroom at the airport. Those little black figures, one with a…

  • Parenting Pearls-May 5, 2005

    Check neighborhoods around college campuses By: Dr. Mae Sakharov    Last month’s "Parenting Pearls" column described the binge drinking that takes place on many college campuses.    It will take a concerted effort by college administrators, parents and students to change the behaviors and the environment that encourages or accepts binge drinking on campuses.    The dangers of…

  • Stockton’s revaluation delayed

    The borough could do a reassessment instead, using its local tax assessor. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — The revaluation of all Stockton properties ordered by the county almost two years ago still has not begun.    No one at this point is certain when the task will be completed or who will perform the job with…

  • True Hollywood Story

    The Michener Museum celebrates ‘Smarty Jones: Heart of a Champion.’ By: Matt Smith Smarty Jones races to victory in the 2004 Preakness Stakes. The James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pa., is spotlighting the famous Bucks County horse.    Only the most hardened cynic could turn a cold shoulder to the compelling saga of Smarty…

  • Four honored for land preservation

    Rick McDaniel, Constance Bassett, Dave Pasicznyk and Joanne Nestor were honored by the Delaware Riverkeeper Network for their efforts in saving 63 acres of land in Stockton from development. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — Like crusaders after an elusive holy grail, the four of them waged a war for years.    Now, 13 years later, in…

  • ‘Starmites’

    Bucks County Playhouse revives the quirky comic musical. By: Stuart Duncan Bucks County Playhouse is staging ‘Starmites’ through May 22.    Starmites, which is opening a most ambitious season at Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Pa., was a dismal failure in New York. It premiered at the end of April 1989 and ran for only…

  • Outside the Box

    A human rights activist and former graphic designer, Roger Cook pours his passions into assemblages. By: Ilene Dube    You see his artwork every time you search for the restroom at the airport. Those little black figures, one with a skirt and one with trousers, originated in the mind of Roger Cook, back in the day…

  • Police Blotter-May 5, 2005

    Lambertville    Wednesday, April 27, at about 8:30 p.m., a Lambertville woman claimed a white Porsche tailgated her from Stockton.    As the reached Lambertville, the Porsche passed her, police said. She said she pulled up behind the vehicle and tailgated the car until it pulled over on Route 29 at the entrance of Village Apartments, police…