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  • City calls for proper burial of WTC victims

    Lambertville is among more than 100 other New Jersey towns calling for the burial of tons of World Trade Center ash believed to be the remains of the people killed there. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — The city joined more than 100 other New Jersey municipalities in calling for the proper burial of tons of…

  • ‘The Singing Detective’

    Although hard to follow and occasionally off-putting, this adaptation of a BBC teleplay gives pleasure in the acting and the music. By: Bob Brown The Singing Detective.>    Dennis Potter wrote screenplays for BBC television that are at once searing social criticism and groundbreaking art. Viewers may recall his Pennies from Heaven (1978), both in the…

  • We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

    And, then again, there’s much we’ve tried to preserve. A look back at 25 years of ‘TimeOFF.’ Related Stories: Baseball with Fletch – ‘TimeOFF’s first cover feature is remembered for his writing talent and skills as a poker player. Pigging Out, Redux – The third editor of ‘TimeOFF,’ revisits the junk-food column she made a…

  • We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

    And, then again, there’s much we’ve tried to preserve. A look back at 25 years of ‘TimeOFF.’ Related Stories: Baseball with Fletch – ‘TimeOFF’s first cover feature is remembered for his writing talent and skills as a poker player. Pigging Out, Redux – The third editor of ‘TimeOFF,’ revisits the junk-food column she made a…

  • ‘Elf’

    With an understated performance, funnyman Will Ferrell helps produce the best Christmas movie in years. By: Jim Boyle    There’s nothing in Elf that we haven’t seen before in holiday-themed movies. We have a peek into Santa’s workshop and the magical people who live there (The Santa Clause), one of those beings leaving and entering regular…

  • ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’

    Bucks County Playhouse brings back Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s popular musical. By: Stuart Duncan    The story of how Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat began is well-known: How Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, who had been classmates, teamed up to write a 15-minute musical pastiche for a grammar school in a suburb…

  • West Amwell committeewoman wins freeholder seat

    Most incumbents held their seats in other area contests. By: Linda Seida    West Amwell Township Committeewoman Nance Palladino emerged victorious Tuesday in her first run at a seat on the Hunterdon County Board of Chosen Freeholders.    Her win marks the first time in more than a century a township resident will sit on the board.…

  • 25 Ways to Celebrate 25 Years

    marks 25 years of ‘cultural survival’ with a fall festival of the arts. Click here to find out more.

  • On Stage

    What’s happening in the theater Academy Theatre, 146 Route 130, Bordentown, Evita, Nov. 14-29, Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m.; www.theacademytheatre.com; (609) 291-9000. Alliance Repertory Theatre Company, Liberty Theater, 252 Liberty St., Bloomfield, Perchance to Dream, Nov. 6-8, 14-16, 21-22, 28-29, Thu.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m., $15, $13 seniors/students; www.alliancerep.org; (908) 234-2242. Bucks County…