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  • Opah Grille – Gladstone

    Lively atmosphere, upscale surroundings and imaginative cooking with a conscience can be found in Gladstone. By: Kate and Tom O’Neill Opah Grille 12 Lackawanna Ave. Gladstone (908) 781-1888 Food: Innovative, very good Service: Friendly and well-trained Prices: High Cuisine: Fine seafood and grill specialties Ambience: Stylish seaside dining Hours: Lunch: Mon.-Fri.: 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; Dinner:…

  • Bridge Street span to undergo major face-lift

    Construction of temporary bridge could begin later this month. By: Roger Alvarado    Motorists can expect to start seeing major construction in and around the area of Manville’s Bridge Street Bridge by the end of this month.    That’s because the aging structure is about to undergo a face-lift that could take up to two years to…

  • Opah Grille

    Lively atmosphere, upscale surroundings and imaginative cooking with a conscience can be found in Gladstone. By: Kate and Tom O’Neill Opah Grille 12 Lackawanna Ave. Gladstone (908) 781-1888 Food: Innovative, very good Service: Friendly and well-trained Prices: High Cuisine: Fine seafood and grill specialties Ambience: Stylish seaside dining Hours: Lunch: Mon.-Fri.: 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; Dinner:…

  • 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…