Category: archives
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‘Dracula: The Musical’
Kelsey Theatre takes on this adaptation of the novel by Bram Stoker, just in time for Halloween. By: Stuart Duncan It was a big weekend at Kelsey Theatre. The show was Dracula: The Musical and it opened to full houses Friday and Saturday. And then, on Sunday, the show’s composer, Frank Wildhorn, was in the…
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‘Flags of Our Fathers’
Clint Eastwood’s portrayal of the cost of war is told through voice-over and flashbacks, immersing viewers in the thick of combat. By: Bob Brown This anguished portrait of war’s aftershocks is not the heroic hagiography one might assume from its trailers. In fact, this movie demystifies heroism. Heroes are created by others when they are…
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CoccoLa
Global cuisine and an extensive wine list bring city sophistication to this dining destination in Hillsborough. By: Faith Bahadurian Coccola an ambitious new restaurant in a freestanding building along Route 206 in Hillsborough, has been open since early last summer. The brown stone exterior of the compact building does little to hint at the spacious…
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Police Blotter-Oct. 26, 2006
Lambertville A woman was injured Oct 16 at 5:47 p.m. during a two-vehicle crash at Route 29 and Weeden Street. Police said James Townley, 57, of Wyckoff, N.J., was going south on Route 29 and turned left to try to make a U-turn from the slow lane. He struck the right rear of a vehicle…
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Candidates’ Night forum on Cable TV
Check out dates! Those who were unable to attend Oct. 19 Candidates’ Night forum will be able to see it live on cable TV. The event will be broadcast on Channel 19 on Oct. 28 and 29 at 9 a.m., 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.; on Oct. 27 and 30 and Nov. 1 and 3,…
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Letters-Oct. 26, 2006
Pet, other events ‘rousing success’ To the editor: The Lambertville Area Chamber of Commerce would like to thank everyone who made the second annual "A Pet Masquerade" and October’s "Second Saturday" a rousing success. In only its second year, this fantastic event attracted over 200 entrants. Lambertville’s streets were teeming with proud pet parents and…
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‘Little Shop of Horrors’
The Brook Arts Center opens with this campy gem. By: Stuart Duncan Back from the ravages of Hurricane Floyd and a flood that plunged the town of Bound Brook under nine feet of water, the Brook Theatre has officially reopened as the Brook Arts Center. The show is Little Shop of Horrors, the musical culled…
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Farm forum set Nov. 2
Forum sponsored by agricultural advisory committees of Hopewell, East Amwell and West Amwell townships and Montgomery Friends of Open Space The agricultural communities of Hopewell, Montgomery, East Amwell and West Amwell townships have organized a Regional Farm Forum for Nov. 2 at 6 p.m. at the Hopewell Township Municipal Building. The forum will feature five…
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Obituaries-Oct. 26, 2006
Karl Franke HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP Karl John Franke died Saturday, Oct. 14, at home. Born in Linden, he was a longtime resident of Hopewell Township, moving there from Yardley, Pa., in 1955, to a home he had designed and partially built. He attended Newark College of Engineering (New Jersey Institute of Technology) and graduated with…
