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  • Obituaries-May 31, 2007

    Charles Kerr    NEW HOPE — Charles "Chick" Kerr, 86, of New Hope, died Sunday, May 28, at home.    He and his wife of 58 years, Doro Maier Kerr, were active in a range of civic activities in New Hope.    In the 1960s, they operated the Studio Inn on North Main Street, which included among its…

  • Summer Love

    Bucks County Playhouse tells a ‘West Side Story.’ By: Stuart Duncan    The current production of West Side Story at Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Pa., is likely to be the finest staging of the Leonard Bernstein musical you have seen. And that includes opening night on Broadway in September of 1957, when Carol Lawrence…

  • South ends tough season

    By: John E. Powers    It was a tough season that, unfortunately, ended in a familiar way.    The South Hunterdon Regional High School baseball team finished the season last Tuesday with a 5-3 loss to Belvidere.    The Eagles, who played a tough Skyland Conference schedule, finished the season with a 2-16 record. The Eagles lost to…

  • Senior Menus-May 31, 2007

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    The value of each meal is $4.60. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine.    The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted.    Thursday, May 31 — Chicken vegetable barley soup,…

  • Café Graziella

    This is a perfect ‘let’s not cook tonight’ spot to eat, with its inviting Italian food offered at fair prices. By: Antoinette Buckley    Café Graziella in Hillsborough is a classic, neighborhood Italian restaurant. Owned and operated by the Lubrano family from Naples, Italy, the restaurant is reliable and offers few surprises as local, modern Italian…

  • The Old Ballgame

    Actors’ NET has ‘Damn Yankees.’ By: Stuart Duncan    Damn Yankees was the last big hit of the 1954-55 Broadway season and it followed a well-oiled success pattern. The show was based on a popular book (by Douglass Wallop), The Year The Yankees Lost The Pennant. And the producers hired the same creative team that had…

  • Police to step up Swan Street patrols

    Residents are complaining about speeders as well as the road being used as a shortcut between two highways. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Drivers have been using Swan Street as a shortcut between two highways, and residents also have voiced concerns over speeders there, prompting police and city officials to take a look at possible…

  • Getting His Kicks

    Andrew Shue’s ‘Gracie’ combines his two passions: family and soccer. By: Anthony Stoeckert    In the midst of a summer movie season filled with pirates, ogres and super heroes comes a story about a teenage girl determined to play soccer on a boys’ team while she and her family cope with the death of her brother.…

  • John Francis Rittley

       John Francis Rittley, 88, died Saturday at home in Pennington.    Born in Trenton, he was an area resident his entire life.    He attended Trenton Central High School and left early to help support his siblings. He worked 41 years for DeLaval Steam Turbine Company. In 1942, he turned down an offer in to play professional…