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  • Obituaries-Jan. 11, 2007

    Albi Fetzer    POINT PLEASANT, Pa. — Albi Fetzer, 65, of Point Pleasant, Pa., died Saturday, Jan. 6, after a brief acute illness.    Mr. Fetzer was born in New Hope. He was the son of the late Marie Swoboda and Ernst Fetzer.    He attended George School and graduated from Lehigh University with bachelor’s degrees in mechanical…

  • Senior Menus-Jan. 11, 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, Jan. 11 — Pineapple juice, stuffed cabbage…

  • Edge of Suburbia

    Owen Kanzler takes aerial photographs of New Jersey landscapes while flying in his own small plane. By: Megan Sullivan    In Owen Kanzler’s photographs, the sky’s the limit. While flying in his own small plane, Mr. Kanzler shoots aerial views of New Jersey landscapes.    A selection of his works will be on display at Grounds For…

  • Rediscovered Gem

    Kelsey Theatre finds the ‘Baker’s Wife.’ By: Stuart Duncan    The Baker’s Wife, which has just opened at Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, will undoubtedly strike many as a new musical they have never heard of. Not exactly! Based on a 1938 French film (with English titles) by Marcel Pagnol, it…

  • Andiamo

    The menu offers few surprises, but its largely familiar offerings are prepared with skill and attention to detail. By: Kate and Tom O’Neill    Dressed in a pink baseball cap and a starched white jacket, Jean Giunta, Andiamo’s chef and owner, greets diners at the door, shows them to their seats and returns to the tableside…

  • Police Blotter-Jan. 11, 2007

    Lambertville    Richard Cruser, 40, of Yardley, Pa., was charged with drunken driving Sunday.    Police stopped Mr. Cruser on Route 29 in the area of the Laceworks after he was observed driving erratically at 8:30 p.m., police said.    He also was charged with careless driving and failure to signal and was released without bail.    Christopher Opdyke,…

  • ‘The Painted Veil’

    If you like thinly plotted dramas about (mostly romantic) obstacles surmounted and life lessons, then this story based on a W. Somerset Maugham novel should satisfy. By: Elise Nakhnikian    Edward Norton seems like an odd champion for The Painted Veil, which is the kind of middle-brow melodrama Bette Davis or Deborah Kerr might have starred…

  • Firearms law could be less severe

    Officials plan to revamp the ordinance, in place since 1955, that doesn’t allow target shooting, among other things. By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — Those who have gone target shooting with a firearm in West Amwell have been breaking the law.    They’ve also broken the law if they’ve ever shot a bow and arrow, a…

  • Officer’s insubordination hearing begins in city

    Sgt. Michael O’Rourke is accused of violating an order not to conduct background checks on four civilian employees, including Police Director Bruce Cocuzza. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Police Director Bruce Cocuzza has charged his second-in-command, Sgt. 1st Class Michael O’Rourke, with insubordination for disobeying a direct order and is seeking to have him fired.…