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  • Theater review: ‘Little Women’

    Even though cloyingly sweet, it is also charming and satisfying By:Stuart Duncan    It has been more than a century and a quarter since Louisa May Alcott published Little Women. Millions of young girls have fallen under its spell. At the time of its publication, Ms. Alcott already had authored short stories and a few "trashy"…

  • Zimmer concedes 12th District

    Democrat Holt retains his Congressional seat    Three weeks after Election Day, Republican Dick Zimmer conceded his loss in the 12th Congressional District to Democratic incumbent Rush Holt.    "The voters have spoken," Mr. Zimmer said. "I will respect their decision and honor it."    Mr. Zimmer held a press conference at the State House in Trenton Wednesday…

  • Zimmer concedes 12th District

    Republican Dick Zimmer conceded the 12th District election to incumbent Democrat Rush Holt Wednesday, more than three weeks after Election Day. By: Jennifer Potash    Three weeks after Election Day, Republican Dick Zimmer conceded his loss in the 12th Congressional District to Democratic incumbent Rush Holt.    "The voters have spoken," Mr. Zimmer said. "I will respect…

  • Police Blotter

    Lambertville    Daniel R. Cruz, 26, of Lambertville was issued a summons for criminal mischief after he allegedly flattened a tire and damaged the license plates of a vehicle parked on Church Street several weeks ago.    According to police, Juan N. Ramirez, 25, of Lambertville was in Mitchell’s Café Nov. 12 when he and Mr. Cruz…

  • Residents deadlocked over election results

    Locals divided over Bush-Gore battle By: Cynthia Williamson    From behind the counter at the Lambertville Trading Company, employee Melinda Fucsko declared she is befuddled by the near-deadlocked Nov. 7 presidential election between Vice President Al Gore and George W. Bush.    "When you think of America, you think everything is in order," said Ms. Fucsko, 25,…

  • Solebury girl ‘unbreakable’ over Willis movie plot

    By: Cynthia Williamson    SOLEBURY – They were searching for a heavyset, dark-haired girl to portray the role of a hostage girl in the motion picture "Unbreakable," the much-anticipated follow-up to "The Sixth Sense" by director, producer and writer M. Night Shyamalan.    So no one was more surprised than Solebury actress Julia Yorks, a petite, brunette…

  • Bell’s Union Street Restaurant

    With a basic menu of Italian war-horses and bargain prices, this unselfconscious neighborhood eatery in Lambertville also offers a good selection of beers and ales, and a modest, well-priced selection of wines. By: Pat Tanner Bell’s Union Street Restaurant 183 North Union St., Lambertville (609) 397-2226 Food: Good Service: Casual style; friendly, experienced servers Cuisine:…

  • Rotary has annual citrus sale

    By: Sue Kramer    The annual Lambertville-New Hope Rotary citrus sale is in full swing, and cases of grapefruit and oranges are appearing in homes throughout the area.    The citrus sale, which features case lots of Ruby Red grapefruit, sweet navel oranges and sugar-sweet juice oranges, is the Rotary club’s main fund-raiser each year.    All of…

  • Theater review: ‘Peter Pan’

    Few surprises and a somewhat serious veneer By:Stuart Duncan    The production of Peter Pan by Playful Theatre Productions at Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College has a century-long history behind it. The character of Peter, the little boy who refused to grow up, made its first appearance in a J.M. Barrie…