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  • Dec. 10, 7:02 p.m.: Baseball’s winter carnival

    Thomas Boswell explains hot-stove a-go-go. By: Hank Kalet    Thomas Boswell, the fine Washington Post sportswriter, offers his take on the wild ride that has been this baseball offseason so far.

  • City to buy new sweeper

    The new machine, at a cost of $115,000, will replace a 15-year-old model. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — The city will soon have a new sweeper to help keep streets clean.    It will replace a 15-year-old demo model the city purchased in 1991.    The City Council authorized the $115,000 purchase with a bond ordinance late…

  • To Your Health-Dec. 11, 2003

    Women must monitor their health all of their lives. By: Dr. Terry Shlimbaum    From the teen years to the golden years, women need to regularly monitor their health.    It is important to schedule screening tests with your health-care provider to maintain good health. Women need to take the time to have annual pelvic and breast…

  • City hearing planned for 6-acre subdivision

    The Planning Board will allow public comment in January on a proposed two-unit project on Perry Road. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Residents who want to speak their minds on the minor subdivision proposed for 6 acres on Perry Road will have another opportunity in January when the Planning Board again will allow public comment…

  • ‘Bad Santa’

    Director Terry Zwigoff and a talented cast deliver a feel-good Christmas movie about people who don’t feel so good. By: Elise Nakhnikian    A connoisseur of American vernacular, Mark Twain knew a good string of cuss words when he heard one. The one time his ladylike wife tried to swear he supposedly told her: "You got…

  • Last Minute Gift Guide – 2003

      Sweet Season’s Eatings Gourmet specialties add pizzazz to your table. Pg. 5 Muscle Cars and Rock and Roll When the sky’s the limit… holiday picks for your guy. Pg. 7 Santa Baby A wish list for women who dare to dream. Pg. 9 Download as PDF [40 Pages]                                       MARKETPLACE: View All Our…

  • ‘Caught in the Net’

    Off-Broadstreet Theatre in Hopewell offers another comedy from Brit Ray Cooney. By: Stuart Duncan    Ray Cooney, Britain’s prolific comedy writer, has become more familiar to U.S. audiences since his first smash hit, Run For Your Wife, came to New York. He has had more than 40 years as a recognized "master of farce" — a…

  • Torricelli accident case continued until January

    The former senator still denies he was driving at the time of the crash. By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — During former Sen. Robert Torricelli’s court date last week for a minor traffic violation, the courtroom held more reporters, photographers and cameramen than people actually involved with the case.    More than a dozen members of…

  • Dec. 10, 6:58 p.m.: Top Ten, the spy shows

    A list that highlights the best of the espionage shows from teh ’60s and ’70s. By: Hank Kalet    This week’s Top Ten is a day late, though I hope it’s not a dollar short.    The subject: TV’s espionage shows, the spies. I’ll start off by saying my interest in spy television has waned over the…