Category: archives
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Deer carcass removal town’s responsibility
State no longer pays for removal on county and municipal roads By: Rebecca Weltmann In an effort to make its budget more manageable, the state Department of Transportation announced that as of Oct. 1, 2006, it will no longer remove deer carcasses from county and municipal roads. While the service was previously provided by a…
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At dance camp, it’s all about the moves
New local camp focuses on the art of dance By: Lacey Korevec While spinning and strutting across stage to "Ms. Independent" by Kelly Clarkson, Nisha Raheja tried to concentrate mainly on the music. "You just have to be confident and imagine an audience in front of you and imagine that you just have to look…
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Making waves
July 11 swimathon raised $1,900 for the Diamond Blackfan Anemia Foundation. By: Molly Petrilla CHESTERFIELD – Inspired by a 4-year-old Hamilton resident named Nicole, Country Pool Swim Team members have raised over $1,900 for the Diamond Blackfan Anemia Foundation (DBAF) at their swimathon this year. Cyndy Kornfeld, who has organized the event annually since its…
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Knights win Jr. Legion
The Post 26/Northern Knights defeated Hamilton Post 31 in the first Mercer County Junior American Legion League (MCJALL) championship game, 10-4, at Steinert High School on Tuesday night. The Knights finished Legion league play with a 10-5 record and the win advances them to the New Jersey Junior American Legion State tournament, to begin July…
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‘Psycho Beach Party’
The Academy Theatre has Charles Busch’s 1987 romp. By: Stuart Duncan Psycho Beach Party was a 1987 off-Broadway show, written by Charles Busch (who since has written some pretty important stuff, including The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife for Broadway). The plot took us back to the early 1960s and the Frankie and Annette romps,…
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City Lights
Films and food come to Crossroads Theater with Dinner and a Movie. See related story: Heavier Than Heaven By: Josh Appelbaum In an era of slumping ticket sales for Hollywood blockbusters and a shift toward home entertainment aided by Netflix and video-on-demand, New Brunswick City Market is reviving the concept of film-going as a night…
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Obituaries-July 20, 2006
Marjorie McCoy WEST AMWELL Marjorie F. McCoy, 98, of West Amwell died Thursday, July 13, at home. Born in Hartford, Conn., Mrs. McCoy came to New Jersey as a young child. She lived in Newark and Rahway before moving to West Amwell in 1963. She worked in food services and was employed by several…
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Power outage in heat causes panic
Officials considered setting up shelters for senior citizens and others who could suffer health problems because of the high temperatures. By: Linda Seida LAMBERTVILLE With temperatures expected to near 100 degrees, and the heat index expected to surpass that marker Tuesday, some residents got a little panicky when the power went out for more…
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‘Monster House’
This kids’ movie is a textbook case of the techies taking over at the expense of a film’s characters. By: Jay Boyar What Monster House lacks, among other things, is a sturdy foundation. And as any engineer will tell you, that’s no sort of place to live or even enter. As you watch this…
