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  • ‘George M!’

    Bucks County Playhouse celebrates "the King of Broadway" with this musical. By: Stuart Duncan Bucks County Playhouse offers George M! through Oct. 27.    George M! is a throwback to the glory days of Broadway when all musicals were big — large casts, glorious costumes, splashy sets and, most of all, singable tunes. It tells the…

  • HELP WANTED:

    Staff Writer/Reporter — The Beacon Part-time — Lambertville, N.J./Bucks County, Pa. territory    Break into journalism. Get your feet wet in local government, a great way to hone your news skills. Central New Jersey’s award-winning group of community newspapers is seeking a part-time staff writer (29 hours/week) for The Beacon, located in our Hopewell, N.J. office.…

  • University bolsters fund-raising effort

    The effort has been reorganized to boost its ability to raise money in a time of economic downturn and increased competition. By: Jeff Milgram    Princeton University’s Development Office, which raised $1.14 billion in its five-year Anniversary Campaign, does not believe in the old saying: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.    "There are many people…

  • John J. Hoffman

    John J. Hoffman, 82, died Sunday at Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton. Born in Trenton, he moved to Titusville in 1968. He was an Army veteran of World War II and served with Battery A, 957th Field Artillery Battalion, in the campaigns of Ardennes, Central Europe, Northern France and Rhineland. He…

  • Sparring heats up over Valley Road Building

    A proposal to move cable TV office elicits charge of ‘squatting’ by school official. By: Jeff Milgram    A Princeton Township official proposed giving TV30, the local access station, space in the Valley Road building until July 2003, when the township’s lease with the Princeton Regional Board of Education expires, and then challenging the school district…

  • Attention, all chili maniacs (green or red)

    IN THE KITCHEN by Faith Bahadurian:  If you’ve never had "real" red chili sauce, especially good with beef or chicken fillings in corn tortillas, this one will be a revelation. Also, a recipe for green chili sauce, a staple for Southwestern cooking, that goes especially well over a burrito.    While most folks think of pumpkins…

  • Bocce, anyone?

    Ancient game rolls into Plainsboro. By: Gwen Runkle    PLAINSBORO — With blue skies above and dry ground below, about half a dozen senior citizens gathered Monday morning in Plainsboro Park to celebrate the opening of the township’s newest park amenity — a bocce court.    Bocce, an ancient Italian lawn bowling game, is played with two…

  • Dems to hold ‘Meet & Greet’

       The Hopewell Township Democratic Committee is hosting a "Meet & Greet" for the Congressional, county and local Democratic candidates who are running for office in this November’s general election.    The free event will be held on Oct. 24, from 6-9 p.m., at the Union Firehouse Hall, Route 29, Titusville.    Refreshments will be served.    Invited candidates…

  • Homecoming

    The Crossroads Theatre in New Brunswick is slowly coming back to life after a long battle with mounting debts. By: Matt Smith Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski Crossroads Theatre is returning this fall with an abbreviated season.    It’s been one long, dark night for the Crossroads Theatre in New Brunswick.    Despite its status as one…