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Obituaries-June 8, 2006
Rosalie Fresco SOLEBURY Rosalie Marie Camp Fresco, 94, a longtime resident of Centre Bridge in Solebury Township, Pa., died at home Saturday, June 3. Born in Brooklyn, Mrs. Fresco moved to Centre Bridge in 1920. She was baptized in Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii Parish in Brooklyn and received her first holy…
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‘The Sound of Music’
Matt DiCarlo directs this Rodgers and Hammerstein classic at The Villagers. By: Stuart Duncan When The Sound of Music opened in mid-November 1959, the critics were by no means unanimous in welcoming the latest Rodgers and Hammerstein effort. Some felt it "corny," "conventional" or "overly sentimental." One called the book "too saccharine"; another felt director…
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Letters-June 8, 2006
Guinea hens ‘engaging’ to watch To the editor: It is with great interest that I have been following the "guinea hen letters" over the past few weeks. As a resident of Cottage Hill for the past 16 years in a property adjacent to Mt. Hope Cemetery, I have had what might be called an intimate…
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‘Lucky Stiff’
Maurer Productions OnStage presents this murder mystery farce at Kelsey Theatre. By: Stuart Duncan Lucky Stiff is a murder mystery farce that propels a mild-mannered British shoe clerk into a lunatic mixture of a dead Atlantic City croupier, his near-sighted and jilted mistress, her hen-pecked brother, plus assorted entertainers and hotel personnel all for…
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Raymond W. Burd
Raymond W Burd, 86, died Monday in St. Augustine, Fla. Born in Trenton, he was a resident of Hopewell for most of his life, living the last 10 in Pennington Point. Mr. Burd was a seaman in the Navy, serving in the Pacific in World War II on the APA-46 USS Knox. During his varied…
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Comments sought on water trail plan
The project is aimed at protecting the Delaware River and making it safer and more enjoyable. By: Linda Seida There’s still time to weigh in on the proposed Delaware River Water Trail concept plan aimed at protecting the scenic river and making it safer and more enjoyable for recreational boaters, swimmers and other waterway visitors.…
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Paris Calling
Modern day Renaissance Man Geoffrey Dorfman will perform at Ellarslie Mansion in Trenton. By: Megan Sullivan For Trenton resident Geoffrey Dorfman, it’s not simply about reading notes on a staff and playing the music. As a pianist, he understands the importance of interpreting composers’ works. Mr. Dorfman wants his listeners to hear the music the…
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‘The Break Up’
Like its main characters, played by Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston, this movie doesn’t know what to do with itself until too late. By: Bob Brown All the fun in a movie like this is arguably the arguments. Olympic-league couples-arguing is nothing new. The standard is The Bickersons, a 1940s radio show starring Don Ameche…
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Planting Inspiration
The Bucks County Beautiful Kitchen and Garden Tour features backyard havens by professional and home gardeners. By: Jillian Kalonick Sitting under the vine-covered pergola in Bonnie Wenner’s backyard, it’s hard to envision her Doylestown, Pa., home barren of landscaping and surrounded by chicken wire, as it was when she bought it in 1999. Ms. Wenner…
