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  • ‘The Goat or Who is Sylvia?’

    Theatre Intime at Princeton University presents a staging of Edward Albee’s 2002 play. By: Stuart Duncan    There seems little question that Edward Albee’s great plays are behind him — Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and perhaps Tiny Alice. But now that he has returned from his extended stay in Paris, he continues to write provocative,…

  • Fantasy Riffs

    Levittown, Pa.’s Carl Sandburg Middle School will host ‘Jazz Celebration,’ featuring the Paul Morris Big Band. By: Megan Sullivan    Jazz is alive and well. To further stimulate the current jazz scene and encourage people of all ages to experience it, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History deemed April "Jazz Appreciation Month" in 2002.…

  • LPS candidates view superintendent search

    Incumbents Steve Williamson and Dorothy Anthes are facing off against Karen Conlon and Grant Miller in the April 18 school election. By: Mae Rhine    LAMBERTVILLE — Perhaps the biggest task facing the Lambertville Public School Board of Education will be to hire a new superintendent.    That’s on the minds of the four candidates vying for…

  • South has new softball coach

    By: John E. Powers    Colleen Perry, the new head softball coach at South Hunterdon Regional High School, has embraced the culture of a very small school.    As a high school student at Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, Pa., Perry was accustomed to huge classes.    "We had probably 750 per grade," said Perry, a special education…

  • Coach happy to be rebuilding

    By: John E. Powers    The South Hunterdon High School baseball team is fighting battles on several fronts this spring.    The Eagles have just 12 players out from grades nine through 12 and play in the rugged Skyland Conference Raritan Division with bigger schools like defending champion Delaware Valley, perennially strong Somerville and contenders North Warren…

  • Staff cuts possible in Lambertville

    Enrollment is expected to increase at the elementary school, but the board may have to let some faculty go. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Despite an expected enrollment increase, staff cuts could be on the horizon at Lambertville Public School as the Board of Education proposes a budget of almost $2.78 million for 2006-07, the…

  • Historic panel wants first OK for demolitions

    The City Council has introduced an ordinance that would give the Historic Preservation Commission that input. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — The Woodcrest townhouses aren’t part of the historic district, but a recent fire there has prompted the city’s Historic Preservation Commission to ask for oversight of property demolition in the event of a similar…

  • Senior Menus-April 6, 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. Regular menu    Thursday, April 6 — Italian wedding…

  • Stockton OKs more money for Mill Street fix

    The Borough Council agreed to increase the amount of a bond resolution to $625,000 for two phases of the reconstruction. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — Moving ahead with a plan to repair two sections of flood-prone Mill Street, the Borough Council recently agreed to increase the amount of a bond resolution from $300,000 to $625,000.…