Category: archives
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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…
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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…
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‘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…
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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…
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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…
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‘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…
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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…
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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…
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‘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…
