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  • Profile of a fiddler

    Folk Exchange Fiddle Contest Silhouetted against the sky, Kim Basile of Hopewell plays the fiddle during the 19th annual Folk Exchange Fiddle Contest — the longest-running traditional fiddle contest in the state — at Howell Living History Farm Saturday.

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    Week of Sept. 2 Woodlands at risk of development To the editor:    Block 2301, Lot 24 on Johnson Avenue continues to be hard to understand in its position as Lawrence Township owned land. At the township meeting of Aug. 3, a Mr. Gant asked the question of why did the township purchase this land? Mr.…

  • Van attack victim dies

    Husband now faces murder charges. By: Joseph Harvie    A township man pleaded not guilty to upgraded charges of murder Monday after his wife, Renu Dabas, died Saturday, according to Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor Nicholas Sewitch.    Samander Dabas, 37, of Newman Road in Kendall Park hit his 21-year-old wife with the couple’s Mercury Villager on Aug.…

  • Ota-ya

    This popular Newtown spot is the place for fresh sushi and friendly service in a relaxed atmosphere. By: Dawn Nikithser Ota-ya 10 Cambridge Lane Newtown (215) 860-6814 Food: Very good Service: Prompt and efficient Prices: Moderate to expensive, depending on your sushi appetite and fish preferences Cuisine: Japanese Ambience: Simple, dark wood, comfortable Hours: Lunch:…

  • ‘Hero’

    Director Zhang Yimou breaks out of the art house with his first martial arts film. By: Elise Nakhnikian    Upon its release two years ago, Hero became a Chinese pop culture phenomenon. With a budget of $30 million, it was the most expensive movie ever made in that country, and it became China’s biggest domestic hit…

  • Township tax hike awaits approval

    Mansfield Township Committee introduced its $5.5 million 2004 budget that carries a 26-cent tax increase. By: Scott Morgan    MANSFIELD — Nearly six months after the Township Committee introduced its $5.5 million 2004 budget and the 26-cent tax increase that went with it, the budget has yet to be passed.    Last week, during its Aug. 25…

  • ‘Vanity Fair’

    Based on the William Makepeace Thackeray novel, this Reese Witherspoon costume drama plays like a Victorian soap opera. By: Jay Boyar    Costume dramas, let’s face it, are often stuffy.    Some, like Nicholas Nickleby (2002), are so overstuffed they can barely move.    But even some of the better ones — Sense and Sensibility (1995), say —…

  • POLICE BEAT

    FLORENCE    Police charged an 18-year-old Willingboro man with various motor vehicle and substance violations, including leaving the scene of an accident, in the pre-dawn hours Sunday.    According to police, officers stopped Joshua Brown at the corner of Hornberger and Delaware avenues at 4:23 a.m. after noticing damage on his car. At the stop, police said,…

  • Worthy of a few cheers: Allentown Midgets edge EW for opening win

       The Allentown football players were not the only ones that started the Pop Warner football season this past weekend. The cheerleaders were in action as well.    According to coordinator Mary Beth Golla, the cheerleaders started practices on August 2. The girls have been working on sideline cheers and those they do in breaks in the…