Category: archives
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Upper Freehold woman, dog help with rescue
Look for victims in rubble that once was the World Trade Center. By: Mark Moffa UPPER FREEHOLD Chewbacca played on Alice Holmes’ 200-acre farm Monday, glad to be home. "He feels a lot better now," Ms. Holmes said. "He’s ready mentally to go back." Chewbacca, a 4-year-old German shepherd, spent last week looking for…
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Chipin’ In
Would you like your child to have access to the local newspaper as a classroom tool! By:Newspapers in Education Chipin’ In Dear Parents; Your child’s teacher might be considering integrating the local newspaper into the classroom as a tool to enhance instruction this year. You can help make this possible for your childs’ class. Packet…
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Obituaries
Louis Testa WEST AMWELL Louis J. Testa, 83, died Monday, Sept. 10, at Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township. He lived in Lambertville before moving to West Amwell 59 years ago. An Army veteran of World War II, he served with the 4th Armored Division under Gen. George Patton. Mr. Testa was a member of…
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In Good Company
Singer-songwriter John Gorka makes sure to look back as he moves forward. By: Matt Smith Lately, singer-songwriter John Gorka’s been thinking a lot about his days at Godfrey Daniels, the not-for-profit coffeehouse in the post-industrial steel town of Bethlehem, Pa., where he got his start. A philosophy and history student at Moravian College in Bethlehem…
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Comforting the anguished
The county will help residents deal with the emotional fallout from the terrorist attacks Sept. 11 through the state Crisis Response Team; It is seeking volunteers to be trained to help. By: Mae Rhine FLEMINGTON The county is gearing up to help residents deal with the emotional fallout from the terrorist attacks Sept. 11.…
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Longing and Desire
Westminster’s Schubert recital celebrates the Bohemian lifestyle of the pre-eminent art song composer. By: Ilene Dube It was nearly 40 years ago that Lindsay Christiansen, an acclaimed lieder singer, began her lifelong love affair with Franz Schubert (1797-1828). As an undergraduate organ major at the University of Virginia in Richmond, she heard a recital of…
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South Hunterdon school bond vote set for Tuesday
Voters to decide on three questions that total $18.8 million for improvements to and expansion of South Hunterdon High School. By: Cynthia Williamson WEST AMWELL Voters in South Hunterdon High School’s three sending districts will go to the polls Sept. 25 to decide an $18.8 million facilities upgrade and expansion referendum. In Lambertville, the…
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Chit-Chat: City residents cruise together during summer
By: Merle Citron Not only do Lambertvillians travel, but folks in our town tend to travel together. During the summer, 22 Lambertvillians flew to New Orleans, enjoyed the sights for three days and then boarded a Carnival Line ship and cruised the Caribbean for seven well-fed, evenly tanned days. They visited the Cayman Islands, Cozumel…
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‘The Deep End’
Lake Tahoe provides a stark backdrop for this melancholy film noir thriller. [R] By: Kam Williams In the late 1940s, a film genre was born, reflecting the suspicion and anxiety of that era. The term "film noir" (French for "black film") was coined by critics who appreciated the bleak cinematography and maudlin, pessimistic themes present in…
