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  • ‘American Wedding’

    Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan and the gang return for another round of toe-curling adolescent humor.   [R] By: Bob Brown Family members confront a ghastly spectacle in American Wedding.    American Wedding is the third film in the American Pie series, which serves up ’80s-style comedy about immature youth and overdeveloped libidos. Each film has had a different…

  • Stockton frets over grants, tax

    Although the borough knows it needs more revenue, it has been rejecting possible grants and a local hotel occupancy tax. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — Despite acknowledging a sore need for additional income to relieve the burden of property taxes on homeowners, borough officials have been turning their backs on money lately.    Unlike other New…

  • Police Blotter-Aug. 7

    Lambertville    A 14-year-old Ringoes girl was given four hours community service after allegedly making terroristic threats and numerous harassing phone calls to a Lambertville family.    The phone calls began July 23 with the Snell family of Belvidere Avenue receiving as many as 20 calls in a 10-minute period July 24, police said. The calls were…

  • Smooth Tunes

    Al Jarreau, Yolanda Adams, Najee and others perform at the Trenton Jazz Festival. By: Daniel Shearer Al Jarreau has forged a career as a jazz vocalist for more than 30 years.    Since the first Trenton Jazz Festival, held 12 years ago in a parking lot on a moveable stage, the event has grown significantly.    Last…

  • Isaac Newton’s

    Friendly, informal service and a wide variety of foods keep customers returning to this recently reopened restaurant in Newtown, Pa. By: RIchard Burns Isaac Newton’s 19 S. State St. Newtown, Pa. (215) 860-5100 www.isaacnewtons.com Food: Good to very good Service: Very good Prices: Inexpensive Cuisine: American with some ethnic touches Ambiance: Bright, open and somewhat…

  • ‘Battle’ waged to raise flag money

    The McClellan Rangers Reenactment Association was filmed by PBS during its recreation of the Battle of Fair Oaks, Va., at the Holcombe-Jimison Farmstead Museum. By: Brooke Olster    DELAWARE — Local residents were so close to a Civil War battle last weekend that they could smell the smoke from nearby cannons and feel the ground shake…

  • Smooth Tunes

    Al Jarreau, Yolanda Adams, Najee and others perform at the Trenton Jazz Festival. By: Daniel Shearer Al Jarreau (above) has been singing jazz since the late ’60s.    Since the first Trenton Jazz Festival, held 12 years ago in a parking lot on a moveable stage, the event has grown significantly.    Last year’s show drew more…

  • Lambertville tables occupancy tax law

    The city wants to make sure the additional tax does not create problems for its hotel and bed and breakfast establishments. By: Brooke Olster    LAMBERTVILLE — At a special meeting Monday, the City Council decided to postpone voting on a plan to enact a 1 percent hotel and motel occupancy tax until November.    The 1…

  • Smooth Tunes

    Al Jarreau, Yolanda Adams, Najee and others perform at the Trenton Jazz Festival. By: Daniel Shearer Al Jarreau (above) has been singing jazz since the late ’60s.    Since the first Trenton Jazz Festival, held 12 years ago in a parking lot on a moveable stage, the event has grown significantly.    Last year’s show drew more…