Category: archives

  • To Your Health-April 13, 2006

    Are you getting your ZZZs? By: Dr. Terry Shlimbaum    There’s no substitute for a good night’s sleep.    You wake feeling refreshed, ready to face the day without the consequences of drowsiness.    And those consequences can be quite serious.    Over time, insufficient sleep can decrease your daytime productivity and increase your risk for car accidents and…

  • ‘Godspell’

    Bucks County Playhouse opens its season with this musical, which celebrates its 35th anniversary this year. By: Stuart Duncan    Godspell is 35 years old this year — it opened on a warm mid-May evening in 1971 at the intimate Cherry Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village. For some reason it seems to be getting renewed interest…

  • Police Blotter-April 13, 2006

    Lambertville    April 5 at 4:30 p.m., Rui Azevedo, 27, of Philadelphia was arrested on a warrant from Burlington County for $315 for contempt.    Mr. Azevedo was stopped for speeding on Route 29.    He was released after posting bail and being charged with speeding.    Jocelyn Heart Squitieri, 32, was arrested Friday on a warrant from West…

  • South teams face rough schedules

    By: John E. Powers    There is no denying the schedules for both the South Hunterdon Regional High School softball and baseball teams are a tough one.    The Eagles found out how difficult in the opening week of the season.    The softball team started the season last week with consecutive 13-1 losses to Skyland Conference foes…

  • ‘Macbeth’

    The Academy Theatre mixes up their season with Shakespeare’s ‘Scottish play.’ By: Stuart Duncan    You have to admire the eclectic tastes of the folks at Academy Theatre. Armed with an ambitious schedule of musicals such as Hair, The Rocky Horror Show and Smokey Joe’s Café, it has inserted Shakespeare’s Macbeth into the mix for a…

  • Senior Menus-April 13, 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 13 — Pineapple juice, beef stew…

  • Pedophile-free zone approved in West Amwell

    Police Department applauds measure. By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — With thanks from the Police Department, the Township Committee unanimously passed a law that regulates where convicted sex offenders may live and bans them from mingling with children on Halloween, even their own.    In a letter to officials, West Amwell Township police Lt. Stephen Bartzak…

  • ArtFirst! opens to enthusiastic reviews

    Three hundred works on display and for sale in hospital benefit By: Hilary Parker    Considering the exquisite craftsmanship and perfect attention to detail that distinguish John Schackerman’s sculptures, it’s not surprising to learn that he has been honing his skills for the past 30 years. What’s more surprising is that he began sculpting from hardwoods…

  • Stockton mayoral battle shapes up

    Mayor Gregg Rackin will face off against Councilman Nicolo Messina in the June 6 primary. By: Mae Rhine    Not so many years ago, members of the Stockton Borough Council often forgot to file for re-election.    They never worried, however. They won easily with write-in votes once the tight-knit community found out they still were interested…