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Locomotive Breath
With three New Jersey performances in the coming weeks, Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson talks about what it’s like to spend three decades as a rock star. By: Daniel Shearer IN a genre largely comprised of imitators, Ian Anderson, the flamboyant multi-instrumentalist and frontman for the British rock band Jethro Tull, has managed to accomplish…
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High Anxiety?
Let your child know you’re there to listen By: SALLY FRIEDMAN Illustration by Judy Martin BACK TO SCHOOL CLICK TO VIEW PRINT ADS FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2" COLOR="#333333">Alef Beit Sefer – Temple Beth-El FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2" COLOR="#333333">All Bright Country Day School FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2" COLOR="#333333">Allstar Dance Academy FACE="Arial, Helvetica,…
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Bordentown’s weed forest disappears
Business group president says Conrail must repair fences along tracks as well. By: Vanessa S. Holt BORDENTOWN CITY Members of the Downtown Bordentown Association (DBA) told city commissioners Monday night that something had to be done about the 10-foot-high weeds growing along the rail line that runs through Bordentown. To their surprise, most of…
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‘It Happens to Everyone’
Reading about other kids with similar problems can bring hope to those with school anxiety. By: LORETTA SHERMAN Concerns such as meeting new classmates and teachers, attending a new school, boarding a school bus for the first time or forgetting one’s lunch may be some of the worries that keep children awake. BACK TO SCHOOL…
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Police Blotter
Lambertville Aug. 5 at about 1 p.m., police were called to York and North Franklin streets for a complaint from a road rage incident. Police said Jennifer Gutowski, 26, of Stockton said Janice O’Reilly, 41, of Morrisville, Pa., had followed her from Hopewell. Ms. O’Reilly pulled alongside her on York Street and proceeded to throw…
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Footprints: Diseases impetus for local boards of health
By:Iris Naylor The 1880s was a time when sickness roamed the Delaware valley and made no distinction between the very old and the very young or, for that matter, the in-betweens. Cholera was a grave threat as were diphtheria, typhoid fever, scarlet fever, yellow fever and malaria. To help control the dread diseases, the State…
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Stay Connected
New Jersey colleges and universities are popular picks. What Every College Student Should Know By: ZOE MILGRAM Photo from "A Portrait of Rutgers," courtesy Rutgers University. A student studies on a bench in early fall outside the College Center at Douglass College. COLLEGE is often an excuse for young people to move away from…
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Canvas Rhythm
Painter Lee Rumsey celebrates the worlds of dance and music. By: Matt Smith Lee Rumsey’s career as an artist got a bit of a late start, but don’t tell her. "I’m not sure if I like to think of it that way," contends the 60-year-old Ms. Rumsey, who didn’t start painting until her late 30s…
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Locomotive Breath
With three New Jersey performances at the end of August, Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson gets candid about spending three decades as a rock star. By: Daniel Shearer In a genre largely comprised of imitators, Ian Anderson, the flamboyant multi-instrumentalist and frontman for the British rock band Jethro Tull, has managed to accomplish something particularly…
