Category: archives
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A Delicate Balance
Phillip Singer went from creating book covers to his own original oils and giclee prints with a touch of surrealism. By: Mary Jasch Phillip Singer, oil painter and surreal artist with a twist. Mr. Singer likes series of things, and constancy and flow in a volatile business. A man of risk, as any working artist…
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Hopewell Township Charter Commission slates April 12 public hearing
Purpose of hearing is to provide information on the work of the commission, its findings regarding the operation of the present form of the government, and to give the public a chance to comment. By Ruth Luse The Hopewell Township Charter Study Commission expects to conclude the first phase of its work in early April…
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Of dice and decks
BOOK NOTES by Dr. Joan Ruddiman What do geeky MIT kids do for fun? They take Vegas for millions. "Bringing Down the House" is Ben Mezrich’s first work of non-fiction. But this New York Times Best Seller reads like a wild action thriller, full of gaming coups, Vegas girls, and tough guys galore. Then there…
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Task force links man to spree
Police charge 36-year-old in five local burglaries. By: Joseph Harvie A 36-yearold man suspected in more than two dozen burglaries throughout Middlesex County was charged Sunday following an investigation by a task force of law enforcement officers from Edison, North Brunswick, Woodbridge and South Brunswick. Gabriel Bay, who is from North Brunswick but was staying…
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Gas spill closes Route 1
Truck spills 100 gallons of diesel onto highway. By: Joseph Harvie Much of Route 1 between Route 522 and New Road was closed Friday morning after a Mack dump truck flipped, ruptured its fuel tank and spilled 100 gallons of diesel onto the highway. Police said traffic traveling north and south was stopped from about…
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HoVal girls team anything but lax
Hopewell Valley girls lacrosse By: Mike Molaro After the Hopewell Valley Central High School girls lacrosse squad finished last season at 3-15, the Lady Bulldogs could’ve done one of two things. They could’ve felt sorry for themselves and blamed the rough times on a lack of a senior class to provide leadership. Or they could’ve…
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LBA Highlights
By: Laura Kropp The Lambertville Basketball Association held its championship games this week. The season ended with some exciting games. Third- and fourth-grade boys Garefino 31 Amwell Auto 6 The Garefino team jumped out to an early lead and never looked back in this game. Jake Phillips led his team to the championship by scoring…
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Coalition for Peace Action plans anniversary dinner April 1
Nonproliferation expert Joseph Cirincione will give the keynote address on "Preventing Nuclear Terrorism" at the Coalition for Peace Action’s 25th Anniversary Membership Dinner and Gathering on Friday, April 1, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 33 Mercer St., Princeton. Mr. Cirincione, a senior associate and director for non-proliferation at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington,…
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‘Address Unknown’
George Street Playhouse takes on the epistolary play about two German friends during the rise of the Nazi party. By: Stuart Duncan Sam Freed (left) and Mark La Mura star in Address Unknown at George Street Playhouse. I’m not sure when this phenomenon began this insistence that a drama, no matter how old, must…
