Category: archives
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Raymond Carroll
Raymond D. Carroll, 67, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, at home. Born in Wrigley, Ky., he was a Lawrence resident most of his life. He retired as a millwright in 1986 from USX Fairless Works after 33 years. He owned several service stations in Trenton and Lawrence and operated a trucking company. After retiring, he worked…
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‘La Cage aux Folles’
Bucks County Playhouse offers plenty of surprises in this production. By: Stuart Duncan A decade ago and more, there was a comfortable little musical revue called Jerry’s Girls. It was a tribute to the theater music of composer Jerry Herman, who had given Broadway 10 hits, including Mame. Gary Leimenkuhler as Georges (left) and Michael…
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Where the Poets Live
Lambertville’s Historic House Tour Oct. 21 takes you inside the beautifully restored Queen Anne home of New Jersey’s poet laureate, as well as five other architectural gems. By: Ilene Dube
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 10/18
From the Oct. 18 edition of the Register-News By: Thanks to many for successful event To the editor: The Chesterfield Hose Company would like to thank the many volunteers who made the Chicken Bar-B-Que on Sept. 30 a successful event. There were 2,000 dinners sold and with additional donations, a check for $27,805 is…
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‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill’
A glimpse into the private life of jazz vocalist Billie Holiday at George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick. By: Stuart Duncan Many of us fell in love with Suzzanne Douglas last season during a seamless production of Wit at George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick. She found insights into a complicated character that several of…
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Sacred Practice
Tufani Mayfield’s paintings at the South Brunswick Art Commission’s show exhibit Eastern culture’s influence on him. By: Susan Van Dongen While the other 11-year-old boys were trading baseball cards and playing video games, Tufani Mayfield was hanging around metaphysical gift stores, bugging the owners with questions about crystals. He quizzed the patient proprietors about the…
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NEWS OF OTHER DAYS 10/18
From the Oct. 18 edition of the Register-News By: 110 years ago The Trenton Fair took about 7,000 dahlias from the pretty floral garden of August Zeller at White Hill. Last Friday, a block of Maryland granite, rock cut, pyramid shaped and weighing 13 tons, was placed on the foundation proposed for the first locomotive…
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When life gets stressful, put a little color in your life
Crayons are just the thing to chase the blues away By:Michael Maugeri There are many memorable scents of childhood. Classrooms, blackboard chalk, Play-Doh and Vicks VapoRub are just some that come to mind. But to me, the most pleasant smell was the subtle bouquet which emanated from a box of freshly opened Crayola crayons. Yes,…
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Nextel might need new site for proposed cellular tower
Tower was initially proposed for Civic Center site By:David Koch MANSFIELD Nextel Communications may have to look for a new site in Mansfield for a proposed communications tower if Mansfield accepts Green Acres funding for the Civic Center property. The Civic Center property, located on Route 206 and New York Avenue, is one of…
