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  • Little Jazz Bird

    Marlene VerPlanck highlights a four-concert summer jazz series at the Montgomery Center for the Arts. By: Michael Redmond Marlene VerPlanck will sing with her trio, pianist Tedd Firth, bassist Gary Mazzaroppi and drummer Joe Cocuzzo, June 21 at the Montgomery Center for the Arts in Skillman.    Even if you have never heard of Marlene VerPlanck,…

  • May 21, 1:17 p.m.: Musing on new music

    Nine random thoughts on some recent releases. By: Hank Kalet    Some thoughts on the latest new music:    1. Wilco, one of my favorite bands, is offering its latest E.P. on its Web site, Wilcoweb.com, free to listeners who purchased their last full-length disc, "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot."    "YHF" was a wonderful, atmospheric disc, full of the…

  • Ordinary Lives

    In a photographic exhibit of African-American towns in southern New Jersey, Wendel White documents his subjects’ efforts to build communities despite the barriers. By: Amy Brummer Wendel White’s panoramic view of Morris Beach.   Dr. Merrie Hill of chesilhurst studied at the New England Conservatory of Music.  Robert Tucker of Elsmere, with undergraduate and graduate…

  • ‘Wizard of Oz’

    Lambertville Public School staged its production of "The Wizard of Oz" May 15. Adam Hoagland as the Lion jumps out of the trees to scare Dorothy and her friends during the Lambertville Public School production of "The Wizard of Oz." May 15.

  • Indoor pyrotechnics banned in New Hope

    The law is in response to the nightclub blaze in Rhode Island that claimed 100 lives and injured 200 others. By: Linda Seida    NEW HOPE — Indoor pyrotechnics of any sort are now banned in the borough in an effort to prevent a nightclub fire similar to the fatal blaze in Rhode Island in February.…

  • May 21, 2003

    By: infoUSA/Donnelley Marketing of Ames, Iowa In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal location. While the intention is to include all reported transactions, Packet Online does not guarantee its completeness or independently verify its contents. Avenel, Maria Bacalhua, 409 Alden Rd, $132,000, 9/3/02 Avenel, Robert Henderson, 98 N…

  • May 21, 4 p.m.: Picture worth a thousand words

    Putting the Bush tax plan in perspective. By: Hank Kalet    Sometimes, I think we all use too many words to get our point across.    For instance, I’ve written more words than I can count on the Bush administration’s tax plan when all I needed was to show people this cartoon by Tom Toles in The…

  • Palladino seeks county seat

    A West Amwell councilwoman is running for a seat on the Hunterdon County Board of Chosen Freeholders. By: Concetta Benuzzi Volpe    WEST AMWELL — Committeewoman Nance Palladino is running for a seat on the Hunterdon County Board of Chosen Freeholders for the first time in her political career.    A Republican candidate, Ms. Palladino is running…

  • Tie-vote runoff set in New Hope

    Council President Richard Hirschfield and challenger Alan Rosenberg, both Democrats, received 170 votes each in Tuesday’s primary. By: Linda Seida    In the Bucks County primary Tuesday, one incumbent member of New Hope’s Borough Council won a slot on the November ballot, while another will end up in a tie-breaker for a chance to run in…