Category: archives
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A Star and a Legend
A memoir recounts the final days of movie star Sylvia Sidney’s life and the refurbishing of an old house in Ringoes. By: Ilene Dube Sylvia Sidney (above) – "the saddest eyes in Hollywood" – and the "hot tub" (below left) in her Ringoes home. Born to Russian immigrants in 1910, screen star Sylvia Sidney is…
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Hart named to Delaware bridge panel
Donald Hart of Stockton was sworn Nov. 29 to the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. By: Linda Seida Former Lambertville resident Donald Hart has been sworn in as a member of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. Mr. Hart was sworn in Nov. 29 along with Mayor Roger Hines of Hackettstown. Each appointee…
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‘Holiday’
Bristol Riverside Theatre celebrates the season with this Philip Barry play. By: Stuart Duncan If Philip Barry had done nothing else, he would still be remembered as the playwright who provided Katharine Hepburn with her two juiciest roles. The more noteworthy came in 1939 with The Philadelphia Story. But 12 years earlier, he had written…
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Letters-Dec. 9, 2004
The ‘South Union Street Blues’ To the editor: A scaffolding in Lambertville blew over in the wind, and the power was turned out for the night on South Union Street. Coupled with the flood, this inspired me to write "The South Union Street Blues." South Union is my neighborhood, and I’ve learned to take…
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‘Illyria’
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey concludes its season with a musical based on ‘Twelfth Night.’ By: Stuart Duncan The "Twelfth Night" after Christmas has long been celebrated with merry-making. The tradition goes back to Roman times, in part because it was believed to be the time when the three wise men (the Magi) reached…
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Road to Bethlehem
A journey to ‘Christmas City USA’ reveals a place with a storied past and promising future. By: Matt Smith TIMEOFF PHOTOS/MATT SMITH A historic water trough on Main Street. The road to Bethlehem, Pa., actually winds through Bucks County a 90-minute pilgrimage up routes 413, 611 and 412 when you start a block…
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Veteran Weiss new to North hockey
Former Nottingham head coach named second coach in Knights’ program By: Bob Nuse Bob Weiss may be new to coaching ice hockey at West Windsor-Plainsboro High North, but he’s certainly not new to coaching ice hockey. Weiss, who takes over for the departed Tim Grable, spent five seasons as the head coach at Nottingham High.…
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Two Princeton University seniors awarded Marshall Scholarships
Pair to study at Oxford University. By: David Campbell Princeton University seniors Patrick Cunningham and Joshua Geltzer have been awarded 2005 Marshall Scholarships, which cover the cost of living and studying at a British university of the recipient’s choice for two to three years. Mr. Cunningham is an English major and recipient of several creative-writing…
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OBITUARIES, Dec. 7, 2004
Julius Koppelman, Drew M. Dinardi, Sarah M. Santowasso, Robert J. Carson, Bernardino M. Toto. Julius Koppelman Benefactor of Rider center Julius Koppelman of Princeton, who was instrumental in the founding of Rider University’s Holocaust/Genocide Resource Center, died Friday. Mr. Koppelman rose from junior accountant executive to executive vice president and member of the board…
