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  • Relating to the Dark

    The Winter Film Series at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton explores the many relationships people encounter throughout life. By: Ilene Dube    In the spare but elegant film You Can Count on Me, a priest tries to help an orphaned brother and sister through the emotional turbulence of their adult lives. In a pivotal scene…

  • Singing broccoli: a protest against genetically modified foods

    Hear the broccoli sing — Did Mother Nature make your food? By: Pat Tanner Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski Bobbi Parmet, dressed up as a vibrant green stalk of broccoli, protests genetically modified foods.    The Whole Earth Center natural foods store, Princeton’s locus of healthy eating issues for the last 30 years, participated in a…

  • Chit-Chat: A job well done by civic-minded folks

    By: Merle Citron    The folks in Lambertville who volunteer and contribute to the welfare of our city are to be commended.    Everybody is busy, but they still find the time to serve on civic committees or programs.    For example, Joyce Fry of South Main has lived here for 60 years and is the president of…

  • Pansy Newsome

       Pansy N. Newsome, 86, died Monday, Feb. 11, at Tandem Healthcare of Lawrence.    Born in Anderson, S.C., she was a longtime area resident.    She attended Cheney State Teacher’s College and The College of New Jersey. She taught at Monument School 37 years and was a member of Lawrence Road Presbyterian Church, where she taught Sunday…

  • OBITUARIES 02/14

    From the Feb. 14 edition of the Register-News By: David James Green    NEW HANOVER — David James "DJ" Green, 20, of Cookstown, died Feb. 6 at Virtua-Memorial Hospital of Burlington County, Mount Holly.    Born in Mount Holly, he was a lifelong area resident and a student at Burlington County Special Services School in Westampton.    He…

  • Cosmic Progression

    The Flecktones hit the road with music from a new album. By: Daniel Shearer    There can be little doubt that banjo master Béla Fleck is at the top of his game. In a recent concert with bassist, pianist and composer Edgar Meyer — a performer whose long list of genre-hopping collaborations includes work with Yo-Yo…

  • Putting one’s true heart into Valentine’s Day

    Why do we celebrate such a holiday? By:D.J. Wirth    What is the big deal with Valentine’s Day? Why do we celebrate it every February?    Is it because we want to or because we feel we have to? In many cases, the only reason Valentine’s Day is actually celebrated is because there is a feeling of…

  • Dust, noise eased at quarry

    By: Carl Reader    SOLEBURY — The dust and noise have subsided for awhile.    That’s what the Board of Supervisors learned Feb. 5 as New Hope Crushed Stone on Phillips Mills Road began fixing the problems that caused those two things to hang in the air around its facility.    "Repairs to the crusher commenced this week,"…

  • Pennington squads ready for tourneys

    Pennington School By: Mike Molaro    Here are two sure signs that tournament time is rapidly approaching: The Pennington School boys basketball squad is riding a nine-game winning streak and the Red Raider girls have won 11 in a row.    Bernie Gurick’s guys grabbed the top seed in the Prep B Tournament that began with an…