Category: archives
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LBA Highlights
By: Karen Scheetz The first round of the playoffs were held Saturday with a number of close games that went down to the final minutes. The winners advance to the championships at South March 15. Third- and fourth-grade boys Pedersen Gallery 12 T-Recs 2 Pedersen’s Gallery advanced to the final round of the playoffs with…
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‘Company’
The Brook Arts Center offers a surprising revival of Stephen Sondheim’s once-controversial musical. By: Stuart Duncan Stephen Sondheim’s Company has always been controversial. The out-of-town reviews in early 1970 were not favorable. In fact, the reviewer for Variety in Boston said the show would appeal only to homosexuals and misogynists. The critics in New York,…
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Senior Menus-March 13
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, March 13 Tomato juice,…
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Residents strike a chord for avoiding war
Jim Downey makes his voice heard for peace. By: At a time when anxiety is high and war seems imminent between the United States and Iraq, a local voice in favor of peace has made its presence known. Jim Downey of Bordentown City is like many people he goes to work, has a family…
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Emerald Edge
Solas brings its updated take on Irish music to McCarter Theatre in Princeton. By: Matt Smith When it’s time for Irish music supergroup Solas to begin work on a new album, its five members put individual egos aside for the good of the recording process, says co-founder Winifred Horan. "Everyone contributes," Ms. Horan says. "Just…
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A Taste of Spring
The Bucks Beautiful Garden fair offers a preview of the season with three landscaped exhibit halls and a variety of seminars. By: Amy Brummer Cabin fever ran rampant this winter. With long stretches of damp, overcast days, bone-chilling cold and back-to-back snowstorms, the great outdoors seemed like more of an obstacle than a breath of…
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Winter takes its toll on heating bills
MONROE There’s little question that seniors residing in Monroe many of them with all-electric homes are having a cold and expensive winter. By: Al Wicklund MONROE There’s little question that seniors residing in Monroe many of them with all-electric homes are having a cold and expensive winter. Council President…
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The Big Map
State’s latest effort to combat sprawl leaves local business leaders in limbo. Click on image to see large map By: David Campbell The so-called Big Map, a new planning tool unveiled by the McGreevey administration in January, seeks to combat sprawl and direct growth by alerting developers and municipalities to state regulatory and funding constraints…
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Princeton ‘Taste’ event set for April
Central New Jersey’s top restaurants including The Ferry House, The Frog & The Peach, Gratella, Lahiere’s, Rat’s and Tre Piani will join together April 28 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Doral Forrestal Hotel & Spa in Plainsboro for Share Our Strength’s "Taste of the Nation," presented by American Express and Jenn-Air.…
