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  • ‘Black Book’

    The sadistic treatment of Nazis and Nazi collaborators taken prisoner after the war is a largely untold story that bears telling. By: Elise Nakhnikian    "Will it never end?" That cry by Rachel Stein (Carice van Houten) is the heart of Black Book, an indictment of cruelty, duplicity and the horrors of war that pops with…

  • Stockton still seeking deal on police coverage

    It would cost $67,000 the first year to have an officer from Delaware Township patrol the borough. That would increase to $110,000 by the fifth year of the 5-year deal Delaware wants. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — The small borough still is shopping for a good price on police coverage, but just because officials are…

  • Terrorist plot foiled by store clerk

    Six radicals caught in plot to attack Fort Dix; official sees need for increased funding to base-centered communities By: Cara Latham    FORT DIX — Six men, including five living in New Jersey, were charged Monday with plotting to attack the Fort Dix military base and kill "as many soldiers as possible."    Authorities identified the men…

  • Band of Brothers

    Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey conquers ‘Henry V.’ By: Stuart Duncan    In his 2005 biography of Shakespeare, British scholar Peter Ackroyd asks: "Is Henry V a bullying thug or a great leader of men?" He continues: "Is he made of valour or formed from ice and snow?" The current production at The Shakespeare Theatre on…

  • Making History

    Passage Theatre explores ‘The Deacons.’ By: Stuart Duncan    The Deacons is a fine new drama, making its world premiere at Trenton’s Passage Theatre. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa, it finds its roots in a little-known episode of the civil rights struggle in Louisiana.    It was the spring and summer of 1964 — a…

  • Reward offered for stolen rowboat, gear

    Owner Bob Gerenser is offering $500 for information leading to the return of his property. By: Linda Seida    NEW HOPE — A $500 reward is being offered for the return of an 8-foot rowboat and other nautical gear stolen in the aftermath of last month’s nor’easter.    The rowboat, which has a square front, is aluminum…

  • South scores its first win of the season

    By: John E. Powers    South Hunterdon Regional High School baseball coach Toby Jefferis understood what his team was facing last week and planned accordingly.    The Eagles had a Hunterdon-Warren Tournament preliminary round game Monday at Warren Hills, a Skyland Conference Valley Division game at home with Bound Brook Tuesday and another regular season game at…

  • Putting on a Happy Face

    Bucks County Playhouse welcomes ‘Bye Bye Birdie.’ By: Stuart Duncan    The first Broadway hit of the 1960s opened with little fanfare and even less advance sales at the box office in mid-April. The show was Bye Bye Birdie and the critics were surprised and enthusiastic. The surprise came from the fact that most of the…

  • Police Blotter-May 10, 2007

    Lambertville    Marat Klubis, 30, of Brooklyn was charged with drug possession after being stopped for speeding Saturday, police said.    Mr. Klubis was stopped on Route 29 for allegedly going 55 mph in a posted 40-mph zone at 7:40 a.m. A check revealed a warrant for failure to appear in court in Middletown Township.    Police said…