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  • Police Blotter-April 27, 2006

    Lambertville    April 13 at 11:32 a.m., Timothy S. Quinn, 30, of Lambertville was arrested at his home on an outstanding warrant from North Hunterdon Municipal Court for failure to appear.    Mr. Quinn posted bail of $1,000 dollars and was released.    April 13 at 11:40 a.m., Andre T. Patterson, 24, of Trenton was stopped on Bridge…

  • ‘True West’

    Langhorne Players tackles the 1980 Sam Shepard play. By: Stuart Duncan    Through the years, Langhorne Players has tackled plays that challenge both the performers and the audiences, and True West, which opens its 59th season, is certainly no exception. The 1980 Sam Shepard drama not only has a complex plot, but memorable characters that may…

  • City ratifies police contract

    The 10 full-time officers will receive raises of 4 percent each year for four years, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2005. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — After working a year without a contract, the city’s police officers have a new pact that provides 4 percent raises each year through 2008 in return for givebacks in dental…

  • Senior Menus-April 27, 2006

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    The value of each meal is $4.60. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine.    The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted.    Thursday, April 27 — Chicken rice soup, loin…

  • Harold A. Meals

       Harold A. Meals, 87, died today (Wednesday) at his home in Ewing Township.    Born in Clintonville, Venango County, Pa., and raised in Oil City, Pa., Mr. Meals lived in Ewing Township for the past 60 years.    A 1936 graduate of Oil City High School, he was an active member of St. Paul United Methodist Church,…

  • ‘Friends With Money’

    Nicole Holofcener’s films feel like a conversation with an old friend: affirming, engaging and gossipy yet studded with thought-provoking insights. By: By Elise Nakhnikian    Writer/director Nicole Holofcener has a gift for exploring the inner lives of women and the relationships that challenge and sustain them. Particularly interested in how women rely on one another, both…

  • April 26: The new Springsteen disc, gas prices and assorted poetic ramblings

    Bruce’s new disc crackles from the speakers. By: Hank Kalet    Bruce Springsteen’s new disc, "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions," is out and I can exhale. I preordered the disc a while ago, but had some misgivings – who knew what kind of disc to expect. Admittedly, it has been rare when I have not…

  • Obituaries-April 27, 2006

    Evelyn Salevsky    HOLLIS, Maine — Evelyn P. Jones Salevsky, 73, a former resident of Lambertville and New Hope, and recently of Hollis, Maine, died Monday, April 17, at Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford, Maine.    Born in Holicong, Pa., she was the daughter of Frances C. Wall Jones and George B. Jones.    She was a…

  • ‘Twelfth Night’

    Rider University celebrates the Shakespeare comedy. By: Stuart Duncan    The final production of the year at Rider is always a little sad, because you realize you are saying so long to the seniors, many of them very talented. This year, the show, Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, is doubly sad because long-time faculty member and director of…