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  • ‘Mandela!’

    Crossroads Theatre Company offers an oratorio about the life of the South African civil-rights activist. By: Stuart Duncan    It is sad to report that Crossroads is still very much in limbo — suspended between its magnificent heritage and a still undefined future.    Opening night of Mandela! revealed a production not nearly finished and an audience…

  • Obituaries-May 6, 2004

    Johnnie Williams    LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Johnnie W. Williams, 63, died Friday, April 16, at home.    Born in Englewood, he graduated Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood in 1959 where he was on the football team and a state champion in track and field.    He served at home and overseas in the Army Medical Corps…

  • South Hunterdon routs Morrisville, 17-2

    By: John Powers    After six straight losses, the South Hunterdon Regional High School baseball team had a chance to have some fun Friday.    The Eagles routed Morrisville, Pa., 17-2 behind senior Nick Carnevale, who won the game on the mound and went 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBIs and four runs scored. But the key…

  • A Little Bit O’ Luck

    McCarter Theatre stages ‘My Fair Lady’ in its intimate Berlind Theatre. By: Matt Smith Kate Fry stars as Eliza Doolittle, the strong-willed flower girl, in My Fair Lady.    Musical theater directors often insist on "re- imagining" beloved works, sometimes with disastrous results. They fail to see that you just can’t set Oklahoma! in a New…

  • Editorial-May 6, 2004

    Cemetery survival retains area’s history By: Mae Rhine    Here’s a chance to help preserve some history in Lambertville.    The historic Mount Hope Cemetery will hold its annual Spring Field Day Saturday, May 8, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.    Volunteers are needed to spend the afternoon pruning trees and shrubs, pulling weeds, gardening and doing…

  • Stockton may pass parking ordinance

    The borough is trying to control heavy tourist traffic. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — In an effort to better control heavy tourist traffic, Borough Council members this month are expected to pass an ordinance that will restrict parking on some borough streets.    A parking ordinance is expected to be introduced May 24 after council members…

  • Work to begin at Cherry Valley Road intersection

       MONTGOMERY — Construction will begin this week or shortly thereafter for lane widening and installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Cherry Valley Road and The Great Road, the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders recently announced.    The intersection will remain open during the construction, but use of alternate routes is encouraged.    Officials…

  • Hamilton Square man killed on Route 29 in Hopewell Township

    Dennis L. Williams, 39, a captain with the Washington Township Fire Department, was hit by a truck while he was trying to retrieve a spare tire. By John Tredrea    Hamilton Square resident Dennis L. Williams, 39, a paid captain with the Washington Township Fire Department, was killed on state Route 29 at 7:45 a.m. April…

  • Club Talk: What’s in that golf bag?

    Area CEOs and businesspeople reveal their secret weapons. By: Gwen McNamara    It’s that time of year again — time when area CEOs and businesspeople dust off the old clubs and get ready to do business on the links, or simply play a few rounds just for fun.    So as bags get dragged out of closets…