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  • Police Blotter-Sept. 28, 2006

    New Hope    Sept. 3 at 12:37 a.m., Michael Daly, 27, of Bristol, Pa., was charged with drunken driving after he reportedly was observed operating his vehicle in an unlawful manner on West Bridge Street.    Sept. 7 at 9:52 p.m., Charles Huchet, 69, of New Hope was charged with drunken driving and careless driving after the…

  • Desi Village

    This restaurant pays homage to Indian culinary history in every dish, showcasing seeds and herbs through traditional recipes prepared with fresh ingredients. By: Amy Brummer Desi Village 3133 Bellevue Ave. Penndel, Pa. (215) 757-1600 www.yardleycc.com Food: Good + Service: Friendly, a little slow Prices: Moderate Cuisine: Indian Atmosphere: Attractive and serene Vegetarian and Vegan Options:…

  • Residents angry with well fix offered by state

    Eight homeowners whose wells were contaminated by road salt have rejected the DOT’s remediation plan. By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — Eight homeowners whose wells were contaminated by the state Department of Transportation’s road salt have rejected a remediation offer as insufficient, and they want to know why the state Department of Environmental Protection is…

  • LPS to advertise for new superintendent

    The goal is to have a new chief in place by July 1. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — With a goal of having a new superintendent at the helm by July 1, the Lambertville Public School Board of Education has agreed to begin advertising the position, the first step in the quest for a new…

  • Senior Menus-Sept. 28, 2006

       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, Sept. 28 — Apple juice, eggplant rollatini,…

  • Bridge Street improvements to begin

    A groundbreaking ceremony was held Monday to kick off the $2 million project.    STOCKTON — Members of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission joined Stockton Borough officials Monday to break ground on the borough’s Bridge Street area improvement project.    The project is the first to break ground under the commission’s Compact Authorized Investment program,…

  • ‘Godspell’

    Paper Mill Playhouse stages John-Michael Tebelak and Stephen Schwartz’s musical. By: Stuart Duncan    I suppose it was inevitable that Paper Mill would overdo a show as deceptively simple as Godspell. A plain, fenced-in yard with only a pair of sawhorses and a few boards has been turned into a set of giant scaffolding, reaching all…

  • ‘Army of Shadows’

    This 1969 film is as much about the futility of war as it is about the modest triumphs of the heroes of the French Resistance. By: Josh Appelbaum    Jean-Pierre Melville (1917-1973) had to wait 25 years to bring Joseph Kessel’s 1943 novel on the French Resistance, Army of Shadows (L’Armée des ombres), to the screen.…

  • ‘All the King’s Men’

    The film is not so much a cautionary political fable as it is a recovery story. By: Elise Nakhnikian    Political consultant and former Clinton campaign "war room" general James Carville was one of the executive producers of All the King’s Men, and it’s easy to imagine why. Robert Penn Warren’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel was the…