Category: archives
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‘Heaven Can Wait’
The Yardley Players roast up this old chestnut. By: Stuart Duncan If the title Heaven Can Wait sounds familiar, that’s OK. And if it confuses you, that’s OK too. You see, the play by Harry Segall started out in the late 1930s and was made into a Hollywood movie in 1941 a darn good…
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East Meets West
The Chinese American Philharmonic Chorus will perform traditional Chinese music, American spirituals and more at the Lower Makefield Society for the Performing Arts. By: Amy Brummer The Chinese American Philharmonic Chorus will perform traditional Chinese music, American spirituals and more at the Lower Makefield Society for the Performing Arts. When Hsi Tai founded the Chinese…
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Creating new traditions
HomeFront helps families discover holidays. By: Steve Feitl Six years ago, Crystol Thompson’s children didn’t even know what Thanksgiving was. Struggling to support her kids, the West Trenton resident was not able to provide a holiday turkey or any big family meal. Then she discovered HomeFront, the Lawrence nonprofit organization that strives to end homelessness…
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‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’
Summer doesn’t end at Bucks County Playhouse until the annual staging of this hit Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice musical. By: Stuart Duncan Summer isn’t officially over at Bucks County Playhouse until a visit from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. At last it’s here with its rock score and flashy but brief costumes. The…
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Parenting Pearls-Nov. 4, 2004
Challenge status quo even at risk of failure By: Dr. Mae Sakharov Dauntless women have long traversed the globe in search of adventure, love and freedom from the constraints of patriarchal societies. They often give little thought to the following day even during difficult times although perhaps they are struck by a yearning to take…
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Nov. 3, 8:45 p.m.: The good, the bad and the ugly
Election 2004 and its discontents. By: Hank Kalet Here it is, the good, the bad and the ugly. Yes, I know we should be deep in the dumps today and I am angry (check out tomorrow’s Dispatches column). George W. Bush will remain president and the GOP gained seats in both the Senate and the…
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Halloween parade
Lambertville Public School held its Halloween parade Friday, Oct. 29. Casey Towle, third-grader at Lambertville Public School, is dressed as a stop sign during the school’s Halloween parade Oct. 29.
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Police Blotter-Nov. 4, 2004
New Hope Oct. 19 at 4:11 p.m., a New Hope man reported that, sometime overnight, someone had removed his two Yamaha snowmobiles and their trailer from a West Bridge Street parking lot. Oct. 24 at 1:22 a.m., Donald Jason Kerr, 23, of Newtown was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled…
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Letters-Nov. 4, 2004
Realtor Designation Awareness Month To the editor: The Bucks County Association of Realtors is pleased to announce the arrival of Realtor Designation Awareness Month for November. This month is dedicated to encouraging our members to pursue continuing education through the National Association of Realtors in order to stay on top of evolving technology, changing legalities…
