Category: archives
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‘Amazing Grace’
This film over-dramatizes the elements that make for entertainment at the expense of history. But who’s counting? By: Bob Brown Every American schoolchild learns that Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 was the first step toward freeing slaves in this country. What they may not learn is that Lincoln was inspired by the English parliamentarian William…
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Township employees could receive 4 percent raises
A public hearing on the salary and wage ordinance will be held March 21 in West Amwell. By: Linda Seida WEST AMWELL Township officials and employees are slated to receive a 4 percent raise, retroactive to Jan. 1. The Township Committee likely will vote on the increase after a public hearing scheduled for March…
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Fundraiser like a fairy tale coming true
A chat with Mary By:Mary Kaempfen Little girls like Hillsborough’s five-year-old kindergartner Maddie Benoff probably can’t fully appreciate a 12-year-old benefactor’s gift. Especially when it relates to her neuroblastoma. But 12-year-old Samantha Satnik, of South Brunswick, has organized a special showing of "Cinderella" at the Kelsey Theater in Mercer County Community College with Maddie …
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Obituaries-March 1, 2007
Mildred McGuire LAMBERTVILLE Mildred Applegate McGuire, 86, died Tuesday, Jan. 16, at Valley View Health Care Center in Frenchtown. Born in Bristol, Pa., Mrs. McGuire lived most of her life in Lambertville. She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Lambertville. She was the daughter of the late Harrison…
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No contests for school election
The election will be held Tuesday, April 17. By: Mae Rhine There are no contests for any seats on local boards of education for the school election Tuesday, April 17. At South Hunterdon Regional High School, Gregory Danese, representing Stockton, decided not to run again. In his place, Richard McDaniel filed for the three-year term.…
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Never Predictable
Gifted director Abbas Kiarostami, whose best movies seep under your skin, visits Princeton for a screening and discussion. By: Elise Nakhnikian "I don’t like to engage in telling stories," says Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami in an interview packaged on the DVD of his masterful 2000 feature, The Wind Will Carry Us. "I don’t like to…
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Health board could change to be more ‘responsive’
With the imminent resignation of Spring Pittore, West Amwell wants to change the requirements for serving on the township Board of Health. By: Linda Seida WEST AMWELL The makeup of the Board of Health could change after a public hearing March 21 on a proposal that would make the board "more responsive" to the…
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Officials wrangle over who will write farmland retention plan
West Amwell’s Agriculture Advisory Committee wants the job, but the Township Committee is considering appointing a different group to author the plan. By: Linda Seida WEST AMWELL The state Office of Smart Growth wants township officials to outline how West Amwell plans to achieve its goal of retaining agriculture in the township. The state…
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Good Reception
Crossroads Theatre has a ‘Movin’ Man.’ By: Stuart Duncan ‘Tis the season for one-man shows and you are not going to find many better than the production at Crossroads Theatre in New Brunswick. It’s called Movin’ Man and it stars Glynn Turman, who also conceived it and wrote it. Probably he was the only one…
