Category: archives

  • Kid Stuff

    Activities and programs for children of all ages Abundant Life Christian Church Hall, 200 Main St., Grovesville, children’s ballet and tap, Thu., ages 3-16, $6.50 per lesson; (609) 584-8003. Allegra School of Music & Arts, 856 Route 206 South, Mountain View Plaza, Building D, 2nd Floor, Belle Mead, Mommy/Daddy & Me Classes, ages 18 mos.-3…

  • Museums

    Special exhibits, tours and general information Alexander Library, Rutgers University, 169 College Ave., New Brunswick, The United States and Latin America: Troubled Past, Complex Future, through July 1; (732) 932-7505. The Art Museum, Princeton University, Great Impressions II: The Art of the Print in the Western World and Spanish Drawings, through June 10; A Tapestry…

  • Obituaries

    Charles Munson    TRENTON — Charles W. Munson died Tuesday, March 27, at home.    Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong resident.    Mr. Munson worked for Congoleum for 40 years. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, serving on the USS Wisconsin.    Husband of the late Mary E. Munson, he is survived by a…

  • Chit-Chat: Books caused Lambertville man’s divorce!

    By: Merle Citron    When Reid Collins, owner of Left Bank Used Books on Church Street, read in Chit-Chat about the collapse of the bookshelves at Phoenix Used Books, he told me, "Oh my, I wouldn’t want that to happen to me."    And this man definitely means what he says. At his Left Bank Books location,…

  • Music

    Classical concerts and club happenings CLASSICAL Christ Church, 5 Paterson St., New Brunswick, luncheon and concert series: Melissa Bohl, oboe, Timothy Brown, piano, April 11, 12:15-12:45, free; (732) 545-6262. Mason Gross School of the Arts, 33 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, Rutgers Brass Ensemble, April 6, 8 p.m., free; Voorhees Choir Concert, April 8, 2 p.m.,…

  • Truck ban is made permanent

    Acting governor signs bill near scene of fatal accident By: Sue Kramer    LAMBERTVILLE — A 17-year battle by area residents to ban large trucks from Route 29 took a major step forward Friday morning when Acting Gov. Donald T. DiFrancesco signed a measure banning trucks weighing more than 13 tons from the road.    The bill…

  • Drum and bass

    With the release of the double-disc Cowboys and Indians the band Suran Song in Drag continues to shine a spotlight on consumption, politics and music. By: Alex Saville "Bill (Weis) and I had reached a point where we thought we wouldn’t play out live anymore," says Suran Song, lead vocalist for the group Suran Song…

  • Singles Life

    Resources for singles in Central Jersey Among Friends Singles, ages 40+, Unitarian Church, 50 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, Fri. 7:30 p.m., non-sectarian, discussion groups, D.J., dancing and refreshments; (609) 915-4788. Brunswick Hills Raquet Club, 1020 Route 18 Shopping Plaza, East Brunswick, tennis parties, Sun., 7:30 p.m. practice, 8 p.m. Round Robin match, $23 players, $12…

  • Stockton hires firm to plot sewer repairs

    Borough has $987,129 grant to fix leaking and dislocated pipes over next two years By: Bruce Palmer    STOCKTON — The Borough Council unanimously approved hiring Applied Water Management Inc. March 26, continuing its long battle to correct chronic problems with the municipal sewerage system.    One of the problems is "infiltration and inflow" — water seeping…