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  • Feline’s fate a mystery

    Monique Spicer’s cat, Pierre Cardin, has been missing since a fire gutted her Lambertville home Dec. 22. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Have you seen this cat?    Pierre Cardin, a large and fluffy gray cat with yellow eyes, has been missing since Dec. 22 when a fire gutted the York Street home where he was…

  • ‘The Winning Streak’

    George Street Playhouse stages the world premiere of Lee Blessing’s father-son drama. By: Stuart Duncan TIMEOFF PHOTOS/MARK CZAJKOWSKI —> text —>    Playwright Lee Blessing certainly fits the definition of prolific. A Walk in the Woods, which played last season at New Brunswick’s George Street Playhouse, has moved on to Broadway, London’s West End and, in…

  • Stockton may spend $7,000 for tax map updates

    The state rejected the borough’s tax maps in August. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — When the Borough Council meets Jan. 31, members could vote to approve the expenditure of $7,000 to update the town’s tax maps in digital form in preparation for a town-wide revaluation ordered by the county.    Andrew Giannattasio, newly appointed chairman of…

  • Eagles lose to top Skyland team

    By: John Powers    The South Hunterdon Regional High School girls basketball team had the challenge of facing one of the hottest teams in the Skyland Conference Friday night.    And though the Eagles played well at times, they fell at Belvidere 58-46.    The County Seaters improved to 7-0 overall and 4-0 in Skyland Conference Raritan Division…

  • Police Blotter-Jan. 13, 2005

    Solebury    Police, along with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, are investigating a hunting accident on a right-of-way between Chapel Road and School Lane Jan. 4.    The victim, Michael J. Rice, 20, of State Road, Croydon, Pa., was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital in Langhorne, Pa., with an injury to the upper left arm from a pellet…

  • To our Health-Jan. 13, 2005

    Simple tests can find prostate cancer By: Dr. Terry Shlimbaum    Jay Switzer of Flemington carries a medallion in his pocket wherever he goes that says "attitude is everything."    Mr. Switzer’s positive outlook on life helped to get him through a difficult time in his life. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer, the most common type…

  • ‘The Foreigner’

    Maurer Productions OnStage makes its debut at Kelsey Theatre with Larry Shue’s comedy. By: Stuart Duncan    Who knows how far playwright Larry Shue might have gone if his life had not been cut short by a fatal crash in 1985. Two of his comedies, The Nerd and The Foreigner, have become standards in repertory of…

  • Editorial-Jan. 13, 2005

    Lewis memorial fitting reminder of generous man By: Mae Rhine    We applaud the efforts of a group of Lambertville residents, who are in the process of constructing a memorial to honor Fred Lewis.    And we urge others to get involved by donating to the cause.    Mr. Lewis died in April 2004 at 88. His family…

  • South students have ‘Lazy Daze’

    Middle School students will stage "Lazy Daze Inn" Jan. 13 and 14. By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — "The Lazy Daze Inn," a theatrical production by eighth-graders at South Hunterdon Regional High School, will be staged tonight (Thursday) and Friday night at the school on Mount Airy-Harbourton Road.    Tickets, or "rooms" at the inn, are…