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Opera Festival of New Jersey opens a double bill of two rarely performed 20th century works. By: Stuart Duncan    The Opera Festival of New Jersey has always closed its summer season with a piece from the 20th century. In fact, it has built much of its reputation presenting modern works. This year, for the first…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the editor:    On Thursday, July 26, 2001, there will be a Zoning Board meeting at the Lambertville Public School concerning future commercial development along the waterfront in Lambertville.    If you are interested in controlling development along the waterfront, we urge you to attend.    The owners of the Lambertville Station and…

A chance meeting transports two strangers into an otherworldly love story.   [Unrated] By: Kam Williams    German director Tom Twyker always had a passion for film. Born in 1965, he started as an inspired wunderkind experimenting with his own backyard movies by age 11. A couple of years later, he began working in the cinema industry. By…

‘Anything that gets people on bikes and reduces parking and the traffic is a good thing.’ — Charlie Kuhn By: George Frey    PRINCETON — The Whole Earth Center, the Nassau Street health food store, and Kopp’s Cycle on Spring Street are working together to promote their "Buy by Bike" program, which the store owners say…

Actors’ NET of Bucks County brings back their 2000 phenomenon. By: Stuart Duncan    Thomas Wolfe may have been right; it may be difficult to go home again. Actors’ NET of Bucks County is reprising last summer’s sold-out hit, 1776, at The Heritage Center in Morrisville, Pa. Director Cheryl Doyle is back at the helm; 20…

   DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — Isabel C. Corrigan, 83, died Sunday.     Born in New Hope, she was a longtime Trenton and Ortley Beach, N.J., resident before moving to Heritage Towers in Doylestown three years ago.     Wife of the late John Corrigan and daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth Heller Corrigan, she is survived by…

   SOLEBURY — Diane Hamilton Bulger, 57, died Sunday, July 8, at Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia.    She was an expert in the field of photo research, working in Washington, D.C., for more than 25 years. She won an Emmy for her work on the documentary "Teddy Roosevelt," shown on PBS in 1998. She also worked in…

   LAMBERTVILLE — Ruth Lydia Falkler Baldwin, 95, died Tuesday, July 10, at Hunterdon Care and Rehabilitation Center, Raritan Township.    Born in Trenton, she was a longtime area resident.    She was a member of Immaculate Conception Church, Trenton.    Daughter of the late Edward and Margaret Falkler and widow of Frank Baldwin, she is survived by a…

EDITORIAL    It’s tough to argue against a need for South Hunterdon to make massive repairs and improvements and to expand to its 42-year-old facility.    High school officials will be asking taxpayers in Lambertville, Stockton and West Amwell to spend $18.8 million for extensive renovations and a 50,000-square-foot expansion. It hopes to offset $4 million of…