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  • Wail and Swing

    ‘A Global String Thing’ will feature a multi-cultural feast of musical styles. By: Susan Van Dongen    Blame it partly on Django, partly on Jethro.    The guitarist Django Reinhardt invented a lilting, sophisticated style of music that drew from his gypsy heritage, the folk music of France and Belgium, as well as American swing from the…

  • Lambertville-New Hope free bridge may close for repairs

    The span was damaged in the flood three weeks ago. By: Linda Seida    The flood is weeks in the past, but merchants and businessmen in New Hope and Lambertville may have to endure one more flood-related expense.    It’s possible the free bridge that connects the two river towns may have to close because of structural…

  • Heavier Than Heaven

    The New Jersey Film Festival’s Cinema 101 Film Appreciation series takes audiences back to school. See related story: City Lights By: Josh Appelbaum    Normally, conversation about a film you’ve just seen lasts as long as it takes to walk to a car and flip on the stereo.    Those lucky enough to have taken a course…

  • 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…

  • Police Blotter-July 20, 2006

    Lambertville    John Butcher, 57, of Whitehouse was charged with drunken driving Sunday, July 9, after bring stopped for speeding on Route 165, police said.    Police stopped Mr. Butcher for going 50 mph in a 35-mph zone at 11:25 p.m., police said.    He also was charged with reckless driving, speeding and failure to exhibit documents. He…

  • WW-P revises special-needs student plans

    Preschool program will intergrate special-needs and typically developing students. By: Courtney Gross    Starting this fall, some special-needs students in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District will no longer have to travel to Lawrence or Hamilton for their education, but can sit among their peers, friends, and neighbors.    The district will be offering an integrated preschool…

  • ‘A Moveable Feast’

    Hemingway’s Paris is the theme for Trinity Counseling’s Bastille Ball. By: Christian Kirkpatrick    Little did they know.    When the members of the benefit committee for Trinity Counseling Service’s Bastille Day Ball chose "A Moveable Feast" as their theme, they never imagined how apt it would be. They learned this only a few days before the…

  • OBITUARIES, July 18, 2006

    Michel J. Martin Michel J. Martin Plainsboro resident     PLAINSBORO — Michel Jean Martin died Friday at the University Medical Center at Princeton. He was 62.    Born in Perpignan, France, he moved to West Windsor in 1983 and resided in Plainsboro since 1986.    Mr. Martin graduated from the School of Chemistry of Lyon, France, and…

  • Goerner takes township seat

    As expected, committee appointment is unanimous By: Kara Fitzpatrick    The Township Committee welcomed a new member Monday night, appointing Chad Goerner to fill the seat vacated by Bill Hearon, who resigned last month.    Although the Princeton Township Democratic Municipal Committee, following state-mandated procedure, nominated three people for the vacancy — Toshi Abe, David Blair and…