Category: archives

  • ‘Ain’t Misbehavin”

    Bristol Riverside Theatre concludes its mainstage season with this tribute to Fats Waller. By: Stuart Duncan    Ain’t Misbehavin’ might just be the perfect musical revue.    It is a blend of the music of the legendary Thomas "Fats" Waller and the contemporary genius of Richard Maltby (Baby and Starting Here, Starting Now), who molded Waller’s material…

  • Volunteerism up at Lawrence First Aid Squad

    Township has no plans to outsource service to hospital. By: Lea Kahn    Fears that the Lawrence Township First Aid and Rescue Squad may become a paid ambulance service have shriveled in the wake of a surge of interest in the squad by volunteer emergency medical technicians.    Township officials had considered farming out the emergency medical…

  • Art show Thursday to benefit D&R Greenway

       Delaware & Raritan Greenway, central New Jersey’s land trust, and Matteo & Co. in Princeton Shopping Center will hold a preview of selected works from the 2004 Greenway Gala Art Show at the store on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m.    Susan Taylor, director of the Princeton University Art Museum, made a final selection of…

  • Spectacular cinematic treats

    MY TAKE by Rose McGlew    We are a movie-loving family.    Ever since we’ve had Replay TV (just like TiVo) installed, we very rarely watch regular television anymore. We record the shows we want to watch, skip the commercials and, voila… we catch up on a whole season of "Scrubs" in three hours. We no longer…

  • Picott and Calvo win MCC titles

    Spring track By: Jim Green    The Lawrence High School girls track team finished just where it expected to at the Mercer County Championships on Saturday at West Windsor-Plainsboro North.    And, considering they expected a third-place finish, the Cardinals have plenty to be proud about.    "I’m very pleased with the girls’ performances," Lawrence coach Dave O’Neal…

  • DISPATCHES: Western towns bracing for Rt. 92 traffic

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Towns west of Route 92 have a right to be worried about the coming traffic. By: Hank Kalet    All you need to do is look at a map to understand that, should Route 92 be built, it will have an impact well beyond the area studied by the U.S. Army Corps…

  • Shoulda Woulda Coulda

    Dr. Carol Goodheart and her team of psychologists teach women to stand up to societal demands by learning positive self-talk. By: Susan Van Dongen TIMEOFF/MARK CZAJKOWSKI "Being a caretaker has its good sides – it’s a source of real personal reward and connection," says Dr. Carol Goodheart. "But it can also drain a woman’s personal…

  • Lions hosting three rings of excitement

    Cole Bros. Circus coming to town next week. By: Matthew Kirdahy    Few can say they tame Bengal tigers or train house cats to leap from a 20-foot-high platform as a day job, unless of course they work for the circus.    For those South Brunswick residents who don’t work for the circus, they’ll get a chance…

  • Obituaries for the week of May 13

    Velma Mansure    Velma Diane Mihalik Mansure, 80, died May 3 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.    Born in Brandenville, Pa., she resided in Lawrenceville for the past 20 years.    Daughter of the late Steve and Elizabeth Kuba Mihalik, wife of the late John S. Mansure, sister of the late Michael and George Mihalik…