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  • Ceremony of Carols

    The Hopewell Valley Chorus annual holiday concert will take place Dec. 5 at the Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing in Titusville. By: Dana Flatekval Director Marjorie Herman salutes the Hopewell Valley Chorus.    With pencils in hand ready to make changes in their music and bodies sitting erect, Hopewell Valley Chorus members are practicing rigorously…

  • Barin helps NBC run down a lot of success

    By: Sean Moylan    MANSFIELD – They say good things come in small packages. Northern Burlington county Regional High School girls’ varsity cross country star Tawny Barin is a living testament supporting that statement.    This year, Barin, a senior, led the Greyhounds’ team to their first trip to the State Group finals since 1995.    In the…

  • Nov. 26, 5:10 p.m.: My favorite tunes

    Here’s a long list of my favorite songs. By: Hank Kalet    Somehow, given our early deadlines, I missed yesterday’s Top Ten. (I also incorrectly dated my Web log entries, but have since fixed that error).    So today, I offer a very expanded list — my favorite songs of all time. I’ve done my best to…

  • Questions raised over removal of auto shop in SB referendum

    Parents and former students seek to save facility at Crossroads North. By: Rebecca Tokarz    Parents, teachers and students want the district to rethink its decision to eliminate the auto technology program.    District officials want to phase out the high school’s program in order to convert the space into four classrooms at Crossroads North Middle School…

  • DISPATCHES: To ‘Let It Be’ or to just let it alone

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Reflecting on a song that created a lifelong fan. By: Hank Kalet    One of the first songs I remember most from when I was a kid was The Beatles’ "Let It Be."    Something about the song entered me back then, well before I had any relationship to rock ‘n’ roll music,…

  • Artistry Without Ego

    Examining George Nakashima’s formidable legacy, Solebury, Pa., resident Mira Nakashima produces the definitive book about her father. By: Amy Brummer Photos Courtesy of Abrams Publishing A wide-angle view of George Nakashima’s conoid studio. Clockwise from bottom left corner: conoid cushion chair; Widdicomb-Mueller chair; conoid bench with back; conoid coffee table; pedestal end table; conoid cross-legged…

  • Board approves tentative contract

    Bordentown Regional School District unamimously approves tentative contract for teachers and other school employees. By: Eve Collins    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP – The Bordentown Regional School District unanimously approved a tentative contract for its teachers and other school employees last week and are waiting to see if union members do the same.    The previous three-year contract with…

  • In Julia’s Footsteps

    As an onscreen personality on the Food Network, Rachael Ray has the desire to make good cooking accessible and hopes her new book helps accomplish that. By: Jillian Kalonick TV host and cookbook author Rachael Ray will make a stop at Barnes & Noble, MarketFair, Dec. 2.    As much as I love watching the addictive…

  • Living Legacy

    Father-daughter photographers Harry and Sherry Rubel will share an exhibit at the Plainsboro Library of portraits they have taken over the years. By: Jim Boyle Two actors from Crossroads Theatre in character for Harry Rubel.    Photographer Harry Rubel has always found a way to do what he wants. All his life, the 88-year-old has overcome…