Category: archives
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Television station features local business
New York’s "WB11 Morning News" shot a live broadcast at East Windsor’s Slim and Tone fitness center. By: Marisa Maldonado EAST WINDSOR Going to the gym at 6 a.m. is no picnic. What with getting out of bed and going outside with no makeup on, sometimes you’re just hoping no one will recognize you.…
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String trio offers classical sounds
Gourgaud Gallery to host string trio for inaugural classical recital. By: Josh Appelbaum The harmonious sounds of Mozart, Haydn, Schumann and Strauss will serenade art enthusiasts Sunday as the Arts Review Committee presents its inaugural classical recital. The committee will welcome a string trio, with Jerry Yochelson on violin, Patti Long on cello and Ilana…
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MHS hardballers could be good or bad
By: Ken Weingartner Greg Beyer wouldn’t be surprised if his Monroe High baseball team wins the Greater Middlesex Conference White Division this year. He also wouldn’t be shocked if the Falcons finish in the middle of the pack, or worse. That’s because as good as Beyer feels about his squad, which returns a number of…
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EDITORIAL: Overturn tast-track legislation
EDITORIAL To ensure local boards retain their control over growth. Local planning and zoning boards are at the front lines of the battle with suburban sprawl. But if the state Chamber of Commerce and the New Jersey Builders Association have their way, a streamlined development process could create strict deadlines that would make it difficult…
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Professor: Islamic militants have highly sophisticated organization
"Grand strategy" for Al Qaeda outlined. By: David Campbell Militant radical Islam will not be defeated solely by bringing democracy to the Middle East, Princeton Professor Michael Doran said during a lecture Monday at Princeton University. Nor is the jihad being waged by ever-more-sophisticated organizations like Al Qaeda an insurgency against the United States provoked…
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LETTERS: Turner bill deserves approval
To the editor: Martin Bekowitz is at it again, writing vehemently against Sen. Shirley Turner’s "Common Interest Community & Homeowners Act," introduced to the state Senate on Nov. 8. The bill was introduced as a result of a task force appointed by the attorney general, which found many irregularities in the then 8,000 communities.…
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Chinatown Café
Located in an unassuming strip mall, this new Langhorne, Pa., spot came to Bucks County via Philadelphia’s Chinatown. By: Richard Burns Chinatown Café 1862F W. Maple Ave. (CVS Plaza) Langhorne, Pa. (215) 757-3353 Food: Excellent Service: Very good Prices: Inexpensive to moderate Cuisine: Chinese Ambience: Informal, bright, attractive Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11:30…
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The Incredible Shrinking Woman
Lily Tomlin brings her multiple personalities together to celebrate McCarter Theatre’s 75th anniversary. By: Susan Van Dongen Lilly Tomlin Debbie, don’t go. That is, Debbie Fiderer Lily Tomlin’s eccentric secretary on The West Wing. Fans of the show know that Martin Sheen’s President Josiah Bartlet is ready to leave the Oval Office, so that…
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Giving a band its voice
Local leads metal group. By: Leon Tovey JAMESBURG Mike Newton is a chip off the old block sort of. Mr. Newton, a 25-year-old graduate of Monroe High School and borough resident, grew up in a house filled with music; his father, Gregory, is a trained classical singer and his mother sang in what…
