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  • ‘The Way of the World’

    Shakespeare ’70 tackles this 1700 comedy of manners by William Congreve. By: Matt Smith    Trenton-based Shakespeare ’70 is the area’s only (mostly) classical theater company. Led by Dr. John F. Erath, English professor emeritus at The College of New Jersey, the troupe shows a logical reverence for the Bard and his contemporaries.    Shakespeare ’70 tackles…

  • Feb. 18, 6:40 p.m.: So long, Howard

    The quixotic campaign comes to an end. By: Hank Kalet    Howard Dean is gone.    The former Vermont governor has abandoned his bid for the presidency, ending what has been a bit of a roller coaster ride. Gov. Dean was an interesting candidate who, most likely, would not have faired well against the incumbent president. His…

  • Tax bill questions topic of forum in city

    A county tax official will meet with residents Feb. 25. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Have questions about your tax bill? Or the way your property has been assessed?    Hunterdon County Tax Board Administrator Athan Efstathiou will be available to answer those and other questions during a free public meeting with residents Wednesday, Feb. 25.…

  • South will need interim superintendent

    The search is on to find a replacement for Dr. Cheryl Simone, whose contract expires June 30. By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — South Hunterdon Regional High School probably won’t have a replacement ready when the district superintendent’s contract expires at the end of the school year, according to officials who are beginning a superintendent…

  • ‘Lips Together, Teeth Apart’

    George Street Playhouse stages this 1991 Terrence McNally hit. By: Stuart Duncan    When theater buffs discuss American playwrights and attempt to rank them, you seldom hear of Terrence McNally.    It is strange, because he has won five Tony Awards, a Pulitzer, two Guggenheims, a Rockefeller Grant, the Lucille Lortel Award and on and on. Could…

  • Former township mayor must stand trial

    Raritan Township Court has ruled Edward Hawley must face charges resulting from the death of a township woman almost three years ago. By: Linda Seida    The legal troubles aren’t over for Edward Hawley, the former six-time mayor of West Amwell who is facing charges in the accidental death of a township woman almost three years…

  • Senior Menus-Feb. 19, 2004

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    The value of each meal is $3.13. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine.    The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted.    Thursday, Feb. 19 — Spinach with tortellini soup,…

  • New Hope not happy with 40-unit plan

    The Borough Council thinks George Michael’s plans for 36 condos and four apartments at the site of the old New Hope Inn is too high, too dense and too close to Ingham Creek. By: Linda Seida    NEW HOPE — Members of the Borough Council had three things to say about a developer’s plan to put…

  • Eagles end disappointing season with loss

    By: John Powers    The obstacles that faced the South Hunterdon High School boys basketball team began before the 2003-04 season even began.    Saturday, the Eagles’ long season ended with a 76-38 loss to North Hunterdon in the Hunterdon-Warren Tournament preliminary round game. The Eagles finished the season with a 2-17 record under coach Frank Schermerhorn,…