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  • 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.…

  • A Legend’s Life

    Off-Broadstreet Theatre welcomes ‘Jolson & Company.’ By: Stuart Duncan    It has been exactly 60 years since a rather extraordinary musical motion picture opened across a war-weary nation and became a surprising hit. The film was The Jolson Story and it featured Al Jolson singing the songs he had made famous years back, with Larry Parks…

  • ‘Perfume: The Story of a Murderer’

    From Tom Tykwer (‘Run, Lola, Run’), this film about a superhuman sense of smell moves less on dialogue and more on mood and effect. By: Bob Brown    To be blessed with a unique talent is to be cursed. Jean- Baptiste Grenouille (Ben Whishaw), the hero of this movie, first saw light in the gutters of…

  • Lisa Brady resigns as South superintendent

    She will return to Hunterdon Central as its new top admininistrator By: Mae Rhine    WEST AMWELL — Lisa Brady has stepped down as superintendent of South Hunterdon Regional High School to return to Hunterdon Central Regional High School, this time as its new chief school administrator.    Ms. Brady, 50, a Lambertville resident, left Hunterdon Central…

  • Simply Charming

    Somerset Valley Players is ‘Happily Ever Once Upon.’ By: Stuart Duncan    The so-called "family shows" at Somerset Valley Players are turning into something very special. First there was Wagon Wheels West and now a thoroughly engaging production titled Happily Ever Once Upon. Written by Virginia Kidd, presumably as a children’s show, it has been turned…

  • Letters-Jan. 11, 2007

    Holiday Hands great success To the editor:    The United Way of Hunterdon County’s Holiday Hands is undertaken every year to match local companies, organizations and individuals with children, families and individuals in need during the holiday season.    This year’s project was a huge success, brightening the holiday season for many residents here in Hunterdon County.…