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  • ‘A Stone Carver’

    Dan Lauria stars in William Mastrosimone’s drama at Passage Theatre. By: Stuart Duncan    Twenty years ago, Passage Theatre in Trenton began its hilly career with a mounting of William Mastrosimone’s fine play The Undoing. It was a superb choice for a fledgling company — the story of a family that ran a poultry retail shop…

  • ‘Out of Order’

    Off-Broadstreet Theatre takes on this Ray Cooney favorite. By: Stuart Duncan    Ray Cooney is often called England’s Neil Simon. He began as a child actor and appeared with various repertory companies in the 1950s, and in 1961 began his writing career. Since then he has had 18 plays produced in London’s West End, including Run…

  • Steep slopes law approved

    Stockton has OK’d an ordinance to protect development on sloped terrains. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — The Borough Council recently passed an ordinance that will regulate the amount of disturbance on sloped terrain to protect and maintain natural resources.    On slopes 20 percent or steeper, no development, stripping of vegetation or grading of the land…

  • Former employee is new South administrator

    Frances Tolley will be the interim business administrator, replacing Julie Mumaw, who left for personal reasons. By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — The Board of Education of South Hunterdon Regional High School has hired a former employee to act as the district’s interim business administrator.    Frances Tolley of Flemington was the district’s business administrator from…

  • Suozzo memorial to benefit Riverkeeper

    A concert with six bands, including two in which Anthony "Jody" Suozzo sang and played guitar, will be held Friday at Lambertville Public School. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — A concert will be held Friday in the gym at Lambertville Public School in memory of Anthony "Jody" Suozzo IV of Stockton.    Six rock bands will…

  • Editorial-June 1, 2006

    Parents must stand against teen drinking By: Mae Rhine    South Hunterdon is doing the right thing by using strict measures — the use of a Breathalyzer — to keep out students who have been drinking from the prom tomorrow night.    It seems to us many parents aren’t taking responsibility when it comes to dealing with…

  • Haunted Beginning

    Filmmaker Rob Child has found a niche with films about the Civil War. See related story: Lincoln and Lee at Antietam: The Cost of Freedom By: Bob Brown    If everything had gone as planned, Rob Child’s work would be heard and not seen. The writer/director, who lives in Washington Crossing, Pa., with his wife, Amy,…

  • Bitter contests to highlight primary

    In Stockton, two incumbents gave up their chance for re-election just for the chance to unseat the mayor. By: Mae Rhine    Heated battles, including a Stockton Borough Council that saw two of its members give up their seats just for a chance to unseat the mayor, highlight Tuesday’s primary election.    Stockton Mayor Gregg Rackin is…

  • Robert W. Hansbury Sr.

       Robert W. Hansbury Sr., 59, of Ewing Township, died Tuesday at the University Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident. He was a design engineer of the State of New Jersey, Department of Transportation, in Ewing for 37 years. He served in the Air National Guard from 1966-1972.    Son…