Category: archives

  • How council welcomes Bostock will speak to how they listen

    By John A. Heffern, Toftrees Court In the aftermath of local election results, Mrs. Mount expressed surprise at her narrow victory. "I didn’t expect it to be this close," she lamented in your recent article. Mr. Powers admitted to being "caught off guard." Now they think there is need to "work harder and communicate with…

  • ‘The Savages’

    Writer-director Tamara Jenkins and her colleagues get almost everything just right, from the texture of daily life to the unceremonious arrival of death. By Elise Nakhnikian    One of the conundrums that must keep Hollywood executives up at night is that happiness must be earned. When you start your big, dumb, would-be blockbuster with one-dimensional characters…

  • Holiday house tour

       Saturday, Dec. 8 — The Bordentown Historical Society will host its holiday house tour from 3 to 8 p.m. This year, an extra hour has been added to the tour. Featured homes range from mid-18th to 20th century and most owners are decorating with a theme expressing family traditions or the historic period of their…

  • Christmas production

       Beginning Saturday, Dec. 8 — Fountain of Life Center, 2035 Columbus Rd, Florence Township, will present the annual Christmas production “A Christmas Spectacular” at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec.…

  • Health program at senior center on Wednesday

    The Lawrence Senior Center, 30 Darrah Lane East, will present "Know Your Medicare Benefits," by Shirley Roberts, MA, — SHIPS coordinator, at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 5. For more information, call (609) 844-7048

  • ‘The Golden Compass’

    There’s a ton of seasoned talent, both on screen and in voiceovers, but the plot is thick, fast and the motivation so contrived. By Bob Brown    First, a warning: Some parents may take small children to this movie, mistaking it for an appropriate seasonal entertainment. They may be surprised. The film has quite enough scary…

  • Tickets available today for Dec. 8 Dan Rather appearance at PU

    PRINCETON— Tickets become available today for a panel discussion on "Church and State: Separation Anxiety" at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, in the Rockefeller College Common Room of Princeton University to be hosted by former CBS News anchor Dan Rather The event will be taped for broadcasting on "Dan Rather Reports," his program on the…

  • Crossing rehearsal slated Dec. 9

    Events on Pennsylvania side of Delaware    Historic crafts demonstrators and more than 100 re-enactors will bring history alive at the annual Christmas crossing dress rehearsal Dec. 9 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Washington Crossing Historic Park, Pennsylvania.    Uniformed re-enactors will row across the Delaware River in replica Durham boats in preparation for the Christmas crossing…

  • Princeton library trustees to adopt budget Dec. 4

           The Princeton Public Library Board of Trustees has scheduled a special meeting for Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 5 p.m. to adopt the library’s annual budget. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held in the library’s 2nd Floor Conference Room.