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  • Barbershop for Sheep

    A handful of Folk Fest visitors leave several pounds lighter.It Runs in the Family: Volunteerism has kept the Mercer Museum’s Folk Fest going for 30 years in Doylestown, Pa. By: Amy Brummer    It finally seems safe to say winter is behind us. That means it is time to open windows, tackle spring cleaning and put…

  • Battles shape up for primary

    The election will be held May 20. By: Linda Seida    In the primary election May 20 in Bucks County, four Democrats and three Republicans are on the ballot in New Hope where three seats on the Borough Council are up for grabs in the November ballot.    In Solebury, three Republicans are on the ballot, and…

  • May 7, 3:10 p.m.: Constitutional double standard

    Court rules that noncitizens can be treated differently than citizens. By: Hank Kalet    Double standards abound.    The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a 1996 law that allows law enforcement to use different standards in judging whether citizens and noncitizens can be held in preventative detention.    As outlined by Georgetown law professor David Cole in The…

  • ‘Assassination Tango’

    In his second film as director, writer and star, Robert Duvall reminds us that even killers need love.   [R] By: Elise Nakhnikian Robert Duvall (right) plays a killer-for-hire with passion for dance and an eye for Luciana Pedraza in Assassination Tango.    Robert Duvall earned his acting stripes playing men’s men in movies like The Godfather, The…

  • Editorial-May 8

    Help students raise money for research! By: Mae Rhine    West Amwell students are working hard to raise money for the American Cancer Society’s fund-raiser, Relay for Life.    Last week, we asked everyone to support the relay in some way, either as a participant or as a donor.    Here’s another way to help. Support the kids’…

  • Glad to See You

    Months before they can talk, children learn how to keep a beat with Music Together. By: Daniel Shearer    When children get their hands on instruments, they’re bound to make sounds of some sort.    Delighted giggles fill the room as Larry Goldfield distributes a tray of bells and wooden mallets to youngsters and parents attending his…

  • Week of May 8

    By: Martin W. Schmidt    ALLENTOWN — Martin W. Schmidt, 89, died April 28 at Compassionate Care Hospice in St. Francis Medical Center.    Born in Trenton, he was a resident of Allentown for more than 50 years.    He was a member of the Upper Freehold Baptist Church, the Southbranch Hunting Club, the Long Beach Island Fishing…

  • Governor declares streams ‘protected’

    The waterways now are listed under the state’s Category One, which limits development as well as providing for protection from pollution. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — With the historically and ecologically important Delaware and Raritan Canal as a backdrop, Gov. James E. McGreevey announced April 29 the state has conferred its highest form of protection…

  • Obituaries-May 8

    Andrew Hartwell    MILLSTONE — Andrew "Andy" Morgan Hartwell of Millstone died Friday, April 25, at home.    Born in Pompton Plains, N.J., he lived in Lambertville, but spent the last two years in Millstone.    He was a graduate of South Hunterdon High School, class of 1999, and was eighth in his class. He received a presidential…