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  • Take precautions in the Delaware

    Officials say people should be more careful while boating or swimming in the river, particularly making sure they use life jackets. By: Brooke Olster    In the hot summer weather, it’s common for local residents to look to the Delaware River as a place to cool off and have fun.    However, according to officials of the…

  • Aug. 6, 8:52 p.m.: Arguing intervention

    An argument for humanitarian intervention that leaves too much to be desired. By: Hank Kalet    Ian Williams in In These Times offers a defense of humanitarian intervention that I think falls short of the mark.    As I’ve said, I am ambivalent about the use of the military as a tool to prevent humanitarian crises —…

  • Smooth Tunes

    Al Jarreau, Yolanda Adams, Najee and others perform at the Trenton Jazz Festival. By: Daniel Shearer Al Jarreau (above), Yolanda Adams, Najee, Peter White and others perform at the Trenton Jazz Festival at Sovereign Bank Arena Aug. 23.    Since the first Trenton Jazz Festival, held 12 years ago in a parking lot on a moveable…

  • ‘Lucia, Lucia’

    This Mexican import combines a humanist and feminist perspective with dry humor and quirky narrative twists.   [R] By: Elise Nakhnikian    Lucia, Lucia is a lightweight but likeable grab bag of genres. Part mystery, part romantic comedy and part Lifetime movie, it’s a self-aware celluloid soaper, a Harlequin romance with a sense of humor and a whole…

  • 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 singer since the ’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…

  • Senior Menus-Aug. 7

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    The value of each meal is $3.13. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine.    The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted. Regular menu    Thursday, Aug. 7 — Chicken noodle…

  • Carnival has new location

    The annual Fleet Wing carnival will be held at the old Ferrell gas site Aug. 12-16 behind the Inn at the Lambertville Station By: Sue Kramer    LAMBERTVILLE — Steamy August days are here and, with school looming right around the corner, it’s time for some serious, end-of-summer fun.    There’s no better place to start than…

  • Aug. 6, 8:55 p.m.: As the bullpen turns

    Nelson returns as Benitez heads west. By: Hank Kalet    The Yankees sent reliever Armando Benitez to the Mariners for Jeff Nelson today, closing a weird chapter in their recent history.    Follow this: Nelson is a vital cog in the Yankee bullpen until the 2000 season when he has a run in with manager Joe Torre.…

  • ‘American Wedding’

    Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan and the gang return for another round of toe-curling adolescent humor. 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…