Category: archives

  • Harvest Moon Brewery

    The food keeps up with today’s lofty expectations of a microbrewery, as does the broad range of beer. By: Antoinette Buckley    Spirits are high during Friday evening happy hour at Harvest Moon Brewery in New Brunswick. The atmosphere is alive with a happy buzz of conversation coming from a crowd who left their cares back…

  • Hollywood’s Gay Sensibility

    ‘I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry’ and ‘Hairspray’ recycle well-worn formulas, proving Hollywood is locked in the ‘celluloid closet.’ By: Elise Nakhnikian Jerry Stiller, John Travolta and Nikki Bionsky star in the movie musical Hairspray..    Gay marriage may have worked as a wedge issue in the 2004 election, but that tactic must be on…

  • Gas line mishap being studied by PECO

    A plumber was hooking up a property at 21 W. Ferry St. to the new public water system and struck a half-inch plastic service line. By: Linda Seida    NEW HOPE — PECO is investigating why the natural gas line that was struck last week by a plumber’s backhoe was not marked, according to a company…

  • Back to the Hills

    Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre captures ‘The Sound of Music.’ By: Stuart Duncan    It seems almost impossible to believe, but when The Sound of Music opened on Broadway in mid-November 1959, there was considerable doubt that it would have enough steam to run long enough to become a hit. It came to opening night with…

  • Weigh the benefits of eating organic fare

    When buying organic products, learn how to read labeling to make sure you are eating what you think you are By: Sabina Beesley    It used to be that you had to go to specialty stores to find organic foods. Today, you can find organic food in the aisles of almost every supermarket as more and…

  • Doggone Good!

    Somerset Valley Players finds ‘Sylvia.’ By: Stuart Duncan    A.R. Gurney came late to playwriting. In fact he had a fine career in academia up to about the age of 50 when one of his early plays, The Dining Room, became such a success he could turn full-time to writing. He quit his position as a…

  • Hollywood’s Gay Sensibility

    ‘I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry’ and ‘Hairspray’ recycle well-worn formulas, proving Hollywood is locked in the ‘celluloid closet.’ By: Elise Nakhnikian (Jerry Stiller, John Travolta and Nikki Blonsky star in the movie musical Hairspray.)    Gay marriage may have worked as a wedge issue in the 2004 election, but that tactic must be on…

  • It’s in the Duets

    New Jersey Opera sings ‘Romeo et Juliette.’ By: Stuart Duncan PHOTO/JEFF REEDER From left: Scott Ramsay (Roméo), Matthew Curran (Frère Laurent) and Manon Strauss Evrard (Juliette) in New Jersey Opera’s Roméo et Juliette.)    The Operagoer’s Guide defines Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette as "a love duet with occasional interruptions." Not far off the mark. The tale,…

  • New Hope mulls plans for town, riverfront

    The borough received 16 proposals for an update of its comprehensive plan as well as a project that would improve riverfront access. By: Linda Seida    NEW HOPE — Officials are considering proposals for two new planning projects that will affect the town as a whole as well as a section of riverfront along South Main…