Category: archives
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Woman hoping to mold a new career in clay
For Karen Chalupa, Turtle Island Pottery in Allentown is the ‘extension of my spiritual journey.’ She says, ‘I never wake up and dread going to work.’ By: Sarah Winkelman ALLENTOWN Hanging above Karen Chalupa’s potter’s wheel is a simple poem, meant to create a "dialogue" between her and the clay with which she works.…
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Stockton park group gets $20,000 grant
State money came through assemblyman’s office By: Paul French Jr. STOCKTON The borough Park Committee has just received a big boost in its attempts to rebuild the park. It was a $20,000 boost to be exact. Last week, committee members were informed they received a $20,000 grant from the state through the office of…
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Police charge 1, seek 2 for abduction
17-year-old New Hope girl kidnapped while walking on West Ferry Street By: Cynthia Williamson NEW HOPE Authorities have arrested one man in connection with the July 3 kidnapping of a 17-year-old borough girl, but two other men charged with the crime remain at large. New Jersey State Police arrested Eliseo Morales, 25, at his…
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Ghosts of New Hope captured on film
By: Cynthia Williamson NEW HOPE At the conclusion of the Colonial Christmas ball Robert Gerenser hosts the first Saturday every December on the second floor of S.J. Gerenser Theater, a core group of guests stay after to help extinguish the more than 200 candles used to illuminate the room and linger 15 minutes in…
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Editorial: Lambertville letting down its disabled, seniors
We find it appalling a disabled man was unable to vote in the primary in Lambertville because there was no handicapped access available. The Hunterdon County Board of Elections says it was up to Lambertville to make sure Bill Brown, 44, a victim of multiple sclerosis, could get into the YMAC on Wilson Street to…
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‘Legally Blonde’
Reese Witherspoon takes on Harvard Law and sexual stereotypes in this comedy. [PG-13] By: Kam Williams Sometimes, a director will put a new spin on a clichéd formula, treating the audience to a welcome break from a predictable plot and hackneyed stereotypes. In the case of Legally Blonde, first-time director Robert Luketic sets up an intriguing…
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Stockton School chief set to retire
Marlene Leeb may extend contract until a replacement is found By: Cynthia Williamson STOCKTON Longtime Stockton School Superintendent Marlene Leeb is tentatively set to retire next month but has agreed to extend her contact if the district has not reached a decision on her replacement by the time the new school year starts in…
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Lambertville policeman resigns
Officer Shawn Mount to work for Bordentown Police Department By: Cynthia Williamson LAMBERTVILLE Officer Shawn Mount has resigned from the Lambertville Police Department to take a job with the Bordentown Township Police Department. His last day on the job was July 6. "He was a very good officer, and he had an excellent work…
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‘The Sound of Music’
The young and talented company at Bucks County Playhouse heads to the hills with this Rodgers and Hammerstein classic. By: Stuart Duncan The Sound of Music has become such a family hit in the years since opening in November 1959 that it is difficult to remember Broadway critics were deeply divided in their opinions. The…
