Category: archives
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Anti-hunger advocate to speak for Crisis Ministry
On Sunday, Sept. 26, The Crisis Ministry of Princeton and Trenton and Trinity Episcopal Church in Princeton will welcome the Rev. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World, who will speak about the politics of ending hunger and the role of the faith community in this endeavor. The event will be held at Trinity…
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‘We Don’t Live Here Anymore’
Adults play musical beds in this film version of two stories by Andre Dubus. By: Elise Nakhnikian Based on two Andre Dubus stories from the ’70s, We Don’t Live Here Anymore reminds me of those short stories The New Yorker used to specialize in, where some world-weary couple engages in several pages’ worth of soul…
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Comic Potential
Critic Bill Wine explores what makes films funny in a lecture at the Yardley-Makefield Library. By: Amy Brummer Mary Ann Chamberlain, a member of the Makefield branch’s board of directors. Bill Wine’s lecture on comedy at the Yardley-Makefield Library Sept. 20 will be sure to mention the work of Woody Allen. For all the cinephiles…
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Open space — but why?
Monument Park in Princeton Borough has everything a town park can offer, except visitors. By: Jennifer Potash On a balmy, sunny day earlier this summer, I sat on a bench in the pedestrian mall leading up to Monument Park at Princeton Borough Hall. I drew a few looks as if I were the first…
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Ye Olde Good Times
The Village Renaissance Faire is back for another family-friendly event in Wrightstown. Related Story: Slings and Arrows By: Matt Smith A juggler tosses knives. Four years ago, Wrightstown resident Ken Hone was scratching his head thinking of ideas for a large community happening to benefit the local public library and other nonprofit groups. He came…
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Friday night highlights
Wade runs wild in Montgomery football turf opener By: Bob Nuse As far as Zoran Milich was concerned, this was no ordinary season-opening game. And his Montgomery High football team responded with a far better than ordinary performance. Playing its first game at brand new Cougar Field, with an overflow crowd looking on, Montgomery turned…
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Officials construct case for installing sidewalk
Snowden Lane residents voice opposition. By: David Campbell Princeton Township public works and police officials recommended Monday night that a controversial plan to install sidewalks along a portion of residential Snowden Lane on the Princeton Borough border go forward to ensure pedestrian safety. "We’re recommending the Township Committee seriously consider making the connection," said Township…
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‘Mean Creek’
A little film about the nasty tendencies of middle-school kids in rural Oregon addresses the larger moral issues we all struggle with. By: Bob Brown Writer/director Jacob Aaron Estes came practically out of nowhere to earn a Humanitas Prize earlier this year for his little film’s "honest exploration of making difficult and life-changing choices." That…
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Letters to the Editor, Sept. 14
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Sept. 14 McCarter Theatre production sends powerful message To the editor: Congratulations to playwright Steven Dietz, director Emily Mann, the cast and the entire creative team at McCarter Theatre Center for bringing to our community the world premiere of "Last of the Boys," a play about survivors of the Vietnam…
