Category: archives
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Lawrence native spins records at new Trenton night club
By: Scott Morgan The bug that bit did so one night in 1987. The night Dave Gold’s girlfriend asked him to mix the sounds of her Sweet 16 party. The night the stomping, crashing, bashing, smashing dance beat came alive. The jams have been pumped, Amadeus has rocked us, and the rhythm that was out…
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Church to honor its spiritual leader
Union AME in Allentown to pay tribute to the Rev. Archie Cummings. By: Scott Morgan ALLENTOWN They call him a Sweet Spirit. "Do you know what a mean-spirited person is like?" the Rev. Elana Porter asks while searching for the right description. "Well, he’s the opposite of that. The total opposite." She goes on…
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On the Yellow Brick Road
Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright brings his moody cabaret-pop stylings to McCarter Theatre Oct. 8. By: Susan Van Dongen To paraphrase one of his own songs, please be kind even if Rufus Wainwright is a mess. Being the toast of the singer-songwriter world can wear a man out. Speaking from his New York apartment on a recent…
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Fighting fires of a different sort
Local man helps battle wildfires in Nevada and California. By: Mark Moffa He said he’s known around town as "the man with the backpack." Robert Bell normally jogs around East Windsor and Hightstown donning combat boots and a combat backpack. But for two weeks in August he was absent from his jogging route his…
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Vandalism of homenot bias, police say
By:Alec Moore Police said they believe the Sept. 23 vandalism of a Hockenbury Road home, owned by an Indian couple, was not a backlash against Middle Eastern-Americans over the Sept. 11 tragedy. "We don’t consider this a bias incident," said Hillsborough police Lt. David Delatour, who pointed out that there was no indication of bias…
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‘An American Rhapsody’
One girl’s escape from communism is recounted in this real-life Cold War saga. [PG-13] By: Kam Williams Eva Gardos was born in Hungary in the 1950s during the Cold War Era, a time when the oppressive shadow of communism hung heavily over her native land. While she was still an infant, her parents, wanting a better…
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Hopewell officials OK bid for three-year garbage contact
HOPEWELL BOROUGH COUNCIL UPDATE By: Catherine Moscarello Business at Monday’s meeting of the Hopewell Borough Council included the awarding of a garbage contract bid and talk about topics related to the recent terrorist attacks in New York City and at the Pentagon. Only one bid was received for the three-year garbage contract for Hopewell Borough.…
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Attack leaves writerwondering why
To the editor After the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, I wrote this poem: Why, Oh Why, Oh Why? After this brutal attack on the red, white, and blue To all who are near and dear we must say "I love you" You never know when the end is near Those are the last words…
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District filling teaching positions
New teachers could be in classrooms by end of month By:Krzysztof Scibiorski School officials said they hope to hire three new teachers by the end of the month at Manville High School where substitutes have been filling teaching vacancies in some English, social studies and special education classes. "I have gone through a tedious screening…
