Category: archives

  • ‘Heist’

    David Mamet directs his best psychological thriller in years. By: Kam Williams Danny DeVito and Gene Hackman in "The Heist"       David Mamet made his first mark on the stage, receiving accolades for his searing, super-realistic stories about small-time con artists. Driven by streetwise dialogue spat out by actors in deliberate staccato, his readily recognizable work…

  • Robert Allen

       EWING — Robert William Allen, 78, died Friday, Nov. 23, at home.    Born in Trenton, he lived in Hopewell Township, Ewing and Florida.    Mr. Allen was an auto mechanic for Johnson/Colonial Cadillac in Trenton until 1970. He retired from Blackman’s Ford in Sebring, Fla., in 1983.    He was a Navy petty officer during World War…

  • The Naked Cosmos

    Objects found in Bonnie MacLean’s studio – rocks from Cape Cod, skulls from a hunter – find their way into her paintings. By: Ilene Dube Painting by Bonnie MacLean    Can two artists live and work together under one roof?    Buckingham, Pa., artists Bonnie MacLean and Jacques Fabert have successfully done so for nearly 30 years.…

  • Faces in Stone

    Wind, sea, rain and erosion give personality to the rocks in Paul Mordetsky’s landscapes. By: Susan Van Dongen "Chimera" "The landscapes are a jumping off point for me," says Paul Mordetsky. "They’re not wholly one thing or another. It’s more about creating a mood."    Indigenous people of the ancient world bestowed meaning and a spiritual…

  • Eric Von Scheven

       Eric R. Von Scheven, 37, died Saturday, Nov. 24, at Millhouse Nursing and Convalescent Center, Trenton.    Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong Trenton and Lawrenceville resident. He graduated from McCorristin Catholic High School, Hamilton, in 1983.    Mr. Von Scheven was an officer with the Trenton Police Department 16 years and received the City Award…

  • Earl Van Hise

    Earl Van Hise, 79, died Sunday at The Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Trenton, he lived in Pennington 50 years. He owned Van Hise Realty in Pennington, retiring in 1980. He was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II. Mr. Van Hise had been a Boy Scout leader and was a member…

  • Billee-Dawn Citrone

       Billee-Dawn Citrone, 75, a former resident Larchmont, N.Y., for 32 years, died at her home Sunday, Nov. 25, in Lawrence.    Born in Chicago, she attended Springfield and Champaign High School. She graduated Katherine Gibbs.    She moved to Larchmont in 1963.    Her volunteer work included School Carnivals, P.T.A., being a Cub Scout Den Mother, Blue Bird…

  • Devloper to pitch senior housing for former drive-in

    The Screening Committee will meet 4 p.m. Thursday in the lower level conference room at the municipal building. By: Lea Kahn    Plans for a senior citizens housing development, on the site of the former Lawrence Drive-In movie theater on Route 1, will be reviewed Thursday afternoon by the Planning Board Screening Committee.    The Planning Board…

  • Clara Grows Up

    Re-imagined Visions of Sugar Plums:  American Repertory Ballet’s Nutcracker has been updated for more sophisticated audiences. By: Jillian Kalonick