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  • Ancient oak topples in back yard

    200-year-old white oak behind Mansfield residence fell into a swimming pool and struck the roof of the house last week. By: William Wichert    MANSFIELD — At 3 p.m. on July 21, about the time they would normally go for a swim in the pool behind their Mapleton development home, the Kumar family ran for cover…

  • Council mulls cuts to reduce tax hike

    If proposed cuts are approved at special meeting, borough budget will be set at $$10.7 million By:Roger Alvarado    Borough residents can expect to see an 7.5 percent tax increase for the municipal portion of their tax bill this year, if cuts to the borough’s budget are approved tonight (Thursday).    During a July 22 special meeting,…

  • Rider U. breaks ground on new baseball facility

    Field to be ready for play by 2005 spring season By: Jim Green    As far as Rider University athletic director Curt Blake is concerned, the Broncs baseball program is not beginning a new era of prosperity; it’s simply building on one that has already been in place.    Following the introduction of new baseball coach Barry…

  • When Comedy Was King

    The County Theater in Doylestown, Pa., will celebrate comedy pioneers Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy with an Aug. 2 screening of four films by the legendary duo. By: Amy Brummer The County Theater will celebrate comedy pioneers Stan Laurel (above and below at right) and Oliver Hardy with an Aug. 2 screening of four films…

  • Student working to register voters

    Molly Weingart of Sergeantsville is taking part in Project Democracy’s 2004ward Program. By: Melissa Kadish    Molly Weingart, a 19-year-old from Sergeantsville, is taking part in Project Democracy’s 2004ward Program.    The program is a youth-based nationwide effort to increase voter turnout. It takes a nonpartisan point of view and is partnered with local and national organizations…

  • Police Blotter-July 29, 2004

    Lambertville    Sunday at 6 p.m., a 20-year-old man suffered a broken leg and his 19-year-old cousin a back injury in a Jet Ski accident.    West Amwell Police responded as Lambertville was busy, police said.    Brandon Brahms of Centreville, Va., was stopped on his Jet Ski, and his cousin, Shayman Burger of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., lost…

  • ‘The Foreigner’

    The Somerset Valley Players stage this comedy from the late Larry Shue. By: Stuart Duncan    One can only imagine to what heights Larry Shue might have risen if the actor/playwright had not been killed in 1985 in a commuter airline crash. He was 39 and already had written two comedies, both of which had reached…

  • ‘Village’ People

    Bumping into Sigourney Weaver was all in a day’s work for Bucks County residents cast in the latest M. Night Shyamalan thriller. By: Daniel Shearer TIMEOFF/DANIEL SHEARER Newtown resident Shannon Lamber-Ryan survived an open casting call to land a featured role in The Village, which was filmed in Chadds Ford, Chester County    Newtown, Pa., resident…

  • The Hopewell Valley Bistro & Inn

    Old World welcome and an extensive menu with Eastern European specialties combine for an evening of comfort in Hopewell Borough. By: Kate O’Neill THE Hopewell Valley Bistro & Inn draws on the owners’ Eastern European heritage to provide an unusual dining opportunity in the heart of Hopewell Borough. The menu includes Austro-Hungarian specialties along with…