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  • Olga Holub

       MANVILLE – Olga (Sokolenko) Holub died Sunday, Feb. 8, at the Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 75.    Born in Ukraine, she came to the United States and settled in Manville in 1959.    She retired as a machine operator from Medisha Cosmetics in Hillsborough and had been previously employed by Jelco, a division of…

  • A Mighty Sound

    Michelle Shocked and John Sebastian will sing for harmony at this year’s Peace Concert. By: Susan Van Dongen John Sebastian and Michelle Shocked will play together for the first time when they perform at the Concert for Peace in Princeton Feb. 28.    In an age of sound-bite mentality, silicon-enhanced bodies and superficial culture, Michelle Shocked…

  • ‘Hate mail’ troubles resident

    Mansfield residents receive hate mail they believe could have been sent in response to their unpopular opinions on township issues. By: Eve Collins    MANSFIELD – In an envelope with her address typed neatly on the front, Victoria Chandel received a letter in the mail decorated with swastikas and other disturbing symbols.    "I have lived in…

  • School bus vandalism delays Northern classes

    All 35 of the Northern Burlington Regional School buses were vandalized Tuesday morning, causing a 90-minute delayed school opening. By: Eve Collins    MANSFIELD — All 35 of the Northern Burlington County Regional School District’s buses were out of commission Tuesday morning after officials said someone crept on to school property and vandalized them.    Officials received…

  • ‘Don’t Drink the Water’

    The Somerset Valley Players take a trip back to the Cold War with this Woody Allen comedy. By: Stuart Duncan    Folks who like Woody Allen’s early movies will probably enjoy the presentation of Don’t Drink The Water at the Somerset Valley Playhouse. It is packed with Allen’s slightly off-center view of the world, has many…

  • LBA Highlights

    By: Karen Scheetz    As the Lambertville Basketball Association enters its final three weeks of the season, the games are becoming closer, and teams are working harder to win a berth in the playoffs.    Here is a look at the past week’s games. Third- and fourth-grade girls GSG 12 R&R 10    Once again, these two well-matched…

  • Feb. 18, 6:33 p.m.: A music industry in distress

    Don Henley tells us what’s wrong with the music business. By: Hank Kalet    Don Henley of the Eagles offers his state of the union on the music business in a solid http://www.washingtonpost.com/Washington Post op-ed that ran Tuesday. It’s not a pretty picture.    He says "the music business is in crisis. Sales have decreased between 20…

  • ‘Night of the Assassins’

    The Princeton University Program in Theater and Dance offers this rarely performed Jose Triana play. By: Stuart Duncan    Night of the Assassins, now on stage at 185 Nassau St. in Princeton, is a play no one has ever heard of, written by an equally unknown playwright.    However, its author, José Triana, is much admired in…

  • Fire election set for Saturday

    Incumbents Mitchell Ege and Robert Brown are being challenged by Kenneth Williamson for the two available seats on the Lambertville Board of Fire Commissioners. By: Sue Kramer    LAMBERTVILLE — Voters will go to the polls Saturday to decide on the Fire Department’s budget and elect two candidates to fill openings on the Board of Fire…