Category: archives
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‘The Elephant Man’
The Langhorne Players present a strong revival of Bernard Pomerance’s docudrama about John Merrick. By: Stuart Duncan The biographical facts of John Merrick’s life are well known: After 21 years of workhouses and worse, he was discovered by Frederick Treves, a doctor associated with London Hospital, in 1884. Before then, Merrick had been under the…
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Obituaries
Raymond Scott SOLEBURY Raymond "Wimpy" Scott, 67 died Tuesday, Sept. 17, at Doylestown (Pa.) Hospital. Born in Lahaska, he was a longtime Bucks County resident, living in Solebury since 1966. Mr. Scott was a mechanic with Castoro Trucking Co. in Hopewell for 37 years. He was an outdoorsman and enjoyed nature. Son of the…
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‘A Night in Tunisia’
George Street Playhouse opens this play with music by Regina Taylor. By: Stuart Duncan Suzzanne Douglas (top) and Cheryl Freeman star in A Night in Tunisia at George Street Playhouse. The title may sound like a Marx Brothers movie, but A Night in Tunisia is a new show, "a play with music" written by Regina…
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Work finally under way on Ely Field reconstruction
‘Grassy recess’ left for Lambertville Public School students By: Carl Reader LAMBERTVILLE Groundbreaking for the long-awaited Ely Memorial Field reconstruction project took place this month. "I think everyone’s going to be happy," Mayor David Del Vecchio said. "It’s going to be something people in the community can use. It’s a good project; it’s a…
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09/26 OBITUARIES, pt. 2
From Sept. 26 By: Shirley Ann Laarz EWING Shirley Ann Laarz, 67, died Sept. 21 at the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Born in Doylestown, Pa., she lived in Ewing. She was a 1953 graduate of Trenton Central High School. She retired after 25 years as a state police firearms investigation nit supervisor.…
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Senior Menus
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, Sept. 26 Apple juice,…
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Man who stabbed friend given 10-year sentence
Teodor Manriquez-Ramos must serve decade before eligible for parole By:Vanessa S. Holt FLORENCE A man who stabbed a friend to death after a heated late-night argument was sentenced to at least 10 years in state prison by a Superior Court judge last week. Sgt. Jack Smith, a spokesman for the county prosecutor’s office, said…
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Crime drops slightly in Burlington County
Crime rate dips to 23.8 incidents per 1,000 people By:Lauren Davis and Vanessa S. Holt According to the 2001 New Jersey Uniform Crime Report, crime dropped slightly in Burlington County last year, but increased slightly in five of the nine northern Burlington County municipalities. The overall crime rate in Burlington County decreased from 24.8 incidents…
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Food fees may increase in Lambertville
Move in response to corresponding county fee hikes By: Carl Reader LAMBERTVILLE The City Council introduced an ordinance Sept. 17 to up its permit fees for establishments in town that deal with food. It had to, it contended, because the county did. "Any food service gets inspected by the county Board of Health inspectors,"…
