Category: archives
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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…
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Orleans project nears final OK
By:Carl Reader LAMBERTVILLE The Planning Board approved a resolution Aug. 7 to adopt the preliminary major site plan and subdivision for a 129-unit development on Lambert’s Hill by Orleans Inc. Once again, the board carefully went over a great number of conditions and hashed out the wording of the agreement word by word with…
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Jerry Boyer joins GOP ticket in Bordentown Township
Thomas Coppolecchia withdraws from race due to job demands. By: Lauren Davis BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP Thomas Coppolecchia has withdrawn from the Township Committee race, Dick Lettiere, Republican municipal chairman, announced last week. Jerry Boyer will take Mr. Coppolecchia’s place and run alongside Republican candidate Bruce Hill. Mr. Coppolecchia retired from the Trenton police force earlier…
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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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Locomotive Breath
With three New Jersey performances in the coming weeks, Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson delivers a candid interview about spending three decades in the music business. 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…
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Street projects near completion
By:Carl Reader LAMBERTVILLE The City Council began to see the light at the end of the tunnel at a special meeting Aug. 8. Or at least at the end of a couple of city streets. The council discussed the finishing touches being put on both North Franklin and South Franklin streets, which are more…
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Artist makes stories come alive on canvas
Florence painter’s work to be displayed at Pemberton Library. By: Vanessa S. Holt FLORENCE Carmen Cartiness Johnson’s love of art took root in childhood, when she spent summers on her grandmother’s Arkansas farm and passed the time by drawing. She is still inspired by memories of those long summer afternoons and nights on a…
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Firefighters’ rewards decision left up to voters
Program would give volunteer firefighters $1,000 a year By:Concetta Volpe WEST AMWELL The Township Committee has decided to leave it up to the voters whether to reward volunteer firemen. There will be a question on the November ballot whether to participate in the Length of Service Awards Program. An ordinance was adopted Aug. 7…
