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  • Lambertville boy shaves head to support cousin

    Toby Foran, 7, is showing his concern for cousin Kathleen Foran, who is battling leukemia. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Nobody is better at showing sympathy than children.    Sometimes they give it with an exuberant hug, other times with a whispered word of solidarity.    Toby Foran bypassed the usual and found his own unique fashion…

  • Obituaries-Nov. 6, 1003

    Virginia Grohe    DELAWARE — Virginia Marie Grohe, 87, died Monday, Nov. 3, at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township.    Born and raised in Bloomfield, Mrs. Grohe had lived in Delaware for the past 11 years.    She was a member of St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church in Stockton.    Daughter of the late Joseph and Theresa Lawrence and…

  • In memory

    South Hunterdon dedicates memorial to William Claus. Lori Hartigan, daughter of Bill Claus, places a wreath on the monument dedicated in his honor during ceremonies Oct. 31 at South Hunterdon.

  • ‘Sylvia’

    Gwyneth Paltrow’s role traces the evolution of poet Sylvia Plath from an excited, word-drunk student to an isolated writer suffering from mental illness. By: Elise Nakhnikian    Sylvia is the latest attempt to romanticize the life and death of Sylvia Plath, a poet famous mainly for mercilessly cannibalizing her own life in her work. No subject…

  • Letters-Nov. 6, 2003

    Hotel occupancy tax not good To the editor:    Nov. 10, the Lambertville City Council will have a chance to vote again on implementing the 1 percent hotel occupancy tax on top of the current 7 percent state occupancy tax, allowed until June 30, 2004.    They have a chance to up the 1 percent to 3…

  • Tales from the Podium

    After a career of milestones, Joseph Flummerfelt reaches a bittersweet decision. By: Daniel Shearer Staff Photo by Frank Wojciechowski "I’m almost more fascinated with the process than I am with the performance," says Joseph Flummerfelt, now in his final season at Westminster Choir College.    The modestly framed photographs on the wall speak of a lifetime…

  • ‘Kiss Me, Kate’

    The Villagers stage the new version of this Cole Porter favorite. By: Stuart Duncan    The first thing that comes to mind about the current production of Kiss Me, Kate at The Villagers in Somerset is the old adage about "too many cooks…" A combination of an overdesigned set (stunning, but clunky), over-choreographed dance numbers, unnecessarily…

  • 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…