Category: archives

  • Lambertville mulls plan for diaster fund relief

    A hazard mitigation plan could open the door for various sources of federal money. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — The city is poised to become only the third municipality in the state to have a local hazard mitigation plan in place, which could open the door for applications for various pots of federal funds, according…

  • On Point

    By: Linda McCarthy Beach etiquette    I’ve always been a beach fan. I’ve been going for more than 40 years. During that time I’ve had a chance to formulate certain ideas surrounding beach etiquette.    Please, if you recognize yourself, clip these rules out and tape this column to the inside of your sun tent (that sleeps…

  • ‘Nunsensations!’

    Off-Broadstreet Theater lets the Little Sisters of Hoboken loose in Las Vegas. By: Stuart Duncan    It has been a full generation — 20 years — since Philadelphia’s Dan Goggin let the Little Sisters of Hoboken loose off-Broadway, thus opening the doors to Nunsense. The show became a huge hit, especially with community groups, and although…

  • Indian artifacts find may delay road work

    The discovery may mean another setback in plans to fix the drainage problems on Mill Street in Stockton. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — The discovery of more American Indian artifacts on Mill Street will likely cause a setback in plans to fix the road’s drainage problems, but no one is sure yet how long the…

  • Letters-July 20, 2006

    Special ed no excuse for money woes To the editor:    I am a parent of four students at Lambertville Public School.    I am writing because I have been actively working to advocate for the teachers and students at LPS.    I find it very disturbing the Board of Education has not been able to meet the…

  • ‘Aida’

    Bucks County Playhouse stages Elton John and Tim Rice’s musical adaptation. By: Stuart Duncan    Bucks County Playhouse is staging the second of two mid-summer musicals that bow deeply to grand opera. First it was Miss Saigon which had to skip a week of its run to deal with flood waters and the aftermath (but will…

  • Blue Bottle Café

    Rory and Aaron Philipson have crafted a New American menu with entrées you wish would never end. By: Antoinette Buckley Blue Bottle Café 101 E. Broad St. Hopewell (609) 333-1710 Food: Very good to excellent Service: Very good Prices: Appetizers $6.50-$11.50, entrées $17.50-$29, desserts $7.50-$8. On the last day of the work week, a discounted…

  • Pet Talk-July 20, 2006

    Thanks for ‘sweetest’ dog ever! By: Dr. Daniel Eubanks    I recall the day very clearly.    Ten years ago, a client and friend of mine named Jeff came into my office, simply beaming all over with pride and joy. Cupped in his hands was a little 8-week-old Boxer pup named Zoe.    Jeff was an at-home-breeder of…

  • ‘Gianni Schicchi’ and "Buoso’s Ghost’

    New Jersey Opera Theater combines two related one-acts in this double bill. By: Stuart Duncan    What an inspired choice: pairing Puccini’s little-known and seldom performed one-act opera Gianni Schicchi with Michael Ching’s modern one-acter (which premiered in 2000) Buoso’s Ghost. Although written many decades apart, they involve the same character, and in fact, Mr. Ching’s…