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  • South hopes to stop losing streak

    By: John E. Powers    The South Hunterdon High School football team will be out to stop their 16-game losing streak Saturday night at Jefferis Field, but the Eagles once again will have to get past a very good team to do it.    The Eagles, coming off a 27-0 loss to North Warren (4-1) last Friday…

  • Quetzal

    The bold flavors of Guatemalan cuisine, replete with lime juice and fresh herbs, are bountifully served in Trenton’s Chambersburg neighborhood. By: Antoinette Buckley Quetzal 1122 Anderson St. Trenton (609) 392-2040 Food: Very good Service: Very good Prices:Appetizers $5.50-$11, entrées $6.25-$18.99, des´ serts $1.50-$5 Cuisine: Central American, with an emphasis on Guatemalan Vegetarian Options: Scattered and…

  • Across Generations

    Bill Pezza’s debut novel, ‘Anna’s Boys,’ chronicles the journey of those who grew up in the ’60s through a small-town lens. By: Jillian Kalonick    Though Bill Pezza’s debut novel, Anna’s Boys (AuthorHouse, $24.95), takes place in Bristol, Pa., the author says it could have taken place in any Smalltown, U.S.A.    "There’s an episode in the…

  • ‘La Cage aux Folles’

    Bucks County Playhouse brings back this musical, based on Jean Poiret’s farce. By: Stuart Duncan    When composer Jerry Herman, playwright Harvey Fierstein and director Arthur Laurents united to collaborate on a Broadway musical, adapted from Jean Poiret’s most successful farce La Cage aux Folles, they knew the project was risky.    The year was 1983, early…

  • ‘Second Line’

    Seret Scott’s new play makes its world premiere at Passage Theatre. By: Stuart Duncan    Seret Scott is a sometime actress and playwright, but is best known for directing at major regional theaters across the U.S. For her latest play, Second Line, which she wrote, she has handed the directing task to Regge Life. Passage Theatre…

  • Hewitt Park must have safety rules

    Mayor tells children to ‘get your fun now.’ By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — New recommendations from the township’s insurer will pretty much take the fun out of playing at Hewitt Park.    "Kids, get your fun now," Mayor Tom Molnar said. "The bottom line is, if you’re a kid, you won’t have fun here."    In…

  • Shore Coaches gives area promising look ahead

    Kellner second, Leung third in B Division By: Justin Feil    The Shores Coaches Invitational is a first chance for many teams to see how they will stack up against the state at famed Holmdel Park.    Packet-area teams are encouraged by the results they saw Saturday. In addition to the West Windsor-Plainsboro North boys’ team winning…

  • Princeton Public Library book sale set for Oct. 20-22

       The Friends of the Princeton Public Library Annual Book Sale, which will take place Oct. 20 through 22, will feature a large variety of like-new DVDs, including classic Hollywood movies, newer movies and TV series. An added attraction is a rich selection of books on mysticism and Tibetan, Buddhist and Hindu religions.    According to Stuart…

  • Big Hillsborough housing project has impact in Montgomery

    Committee in quandary over improvements to Pleasant View Road By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — Beazer Homes Developers, a real estate development company, has broken ground on a roughly 200-unit housing development on Pleasant View Road in Hillsborough Township right across the border from Montgomery.    The development is adjacent to an area in Montgomery that township…