Category: archives

  • Taking to the Web to make Post better

    DISPATCHES By: Hank Kalet    When I turn on the computer in the morning, the first thing I do is click on the Internet.    I head to the ESPN Web site first, to check on the previous night’s basketball or baseball scores, on trade rumors (will the Mets get slugger Juan Gonzalez or trade for a…

  • Lady Mustangs rally too late

    Shooting spree not enough vs. Oak Knoll By: John E. Powers    Down 35-14 early in the second half of last Friday night’s game with Oak Knoll, the Manville High School girls’ basketball team found the kind of shooting touch it so badly need — unfortunately, it was for just a brief time.    In a span…

  • Coffee shop proposed for Kline’s store

    Jeff Kline and his partner, Christian Hendry, propose changing the Kline family business from a hobby shop to a high-end coffee shop. By: Carl Reader    LAMBERTVILLE — The Planning Board got a slight case of the jitters Jan. 2 from a proposal for a new coffee shop in town.    The board heard Jeff Kline and…

  • Empowered Youth

    The Peace Center, based in Langhorne, Pa., hosts a youth talent show. By: Jodi Thompson    "Why can’t they be like we were, perfect in every way? What’s the matter with kids today?"    If this refrain from the musical Bye-Bye, Birdie echoes through your head, then make a point to attend the Youth Empowerment Project’s Talent…

  • Letters

    Resident debates need for bond To the editor:    I had the pleasure to attend an informal meeting in October 2001 to discuss my reasons for not voting for the (South Hunterdon) referendum.    This meeting had in attendance Dr. Simone, President Meehan, Vice President Coleman, member Moraski, myself and one other member of the community.    I…

  • Universal Quest

    An Afro-Amerasian searches for meaning in a multi-media production at the George Street Playhouse By: Susan Van Dongen    IT took a bubbly college roommate from the South to teach Takayo Fischer about openly showing affection, especially with her parents.    She recalls watching her spirited roommate hug and kiss her Southern mom and dad, calling them…

  • Footprints: 1912 law set curfew for under 16

    By: Iris Naylor    The Beacon reminded its readers August 1912 there were too many young boys and girls running loose on the streets at night, and Lambertville ought to have a curfew ordinance.    Action was not taken until January 1914 when a new mayor was elected, and he went on record as promising "a great…

  • New Deal

    Banjo master Tony Trischka, known as a hot picker and avant-garde innovator, performs in Princeton Jan. 11. By: Matt Smith    En route to a gig, banjo master Tony Trischka likes to plan out that night’s set, ruminating about how to bring a different energy to his performance than the night before.    When reached via cell…

  • Ruth Ida Gruening

       Ruth Ida Gruening, 87, of Rossmoor, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, at her daughter’s home in Atlanta, Ga.    Born in Melrose Park, Ill., she was formerly of Westfiled and a resident of Rossmoor since 1967.    She was a homemaker for many years.    Her husband, Dr. Elmer Gruening and her son, Donald B. Lord, are deceased.    Surviving…