Category: archives

  • ‘The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial’

    Somerset Valley Players stage the courtroom drama based on Herman Wouk’s 1951 novel. By: Stuart Duncan    The Caine Mutiny began as a 1951 novel by Herman Wouk, more than 500 pages and a huge success. In 1954, Hollywood turned it into a film starring Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson and Fred MacMurray. Bogart received…

  • City OKs $1M for drainage work

    The improvements will be for Music Mountain and part of Cottage Hill. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — The City Council has authorized nearly $1 million in drainage design and improvements for Music Mountain and a part of Cottage Hill.    Council members recently authorized the expenditure of $940,000 with most of that coming from a state…

  • Joyeux Noel

    On a World War I battlefield, a momentous event changed the lives of soldiers from France, Germany and England. By:Bob Brown    This 2005 Oscar nominee for best foreign language film is a three-hanky movie to end all wars. It is based on the remarkable events of Christmas Eve, 1914, near the beginning of what was…

  • Rat’s

    The whimsical storybook surroundings lead to great culinary expectations. Happily, the kitchen delivers, with luxury, artistry and ‘just a touch of butter.’ By: Faith Bahadurian Rat’s 16 Fairgrounds Road Hamilton (609) 584-7800 www.ratsrestaurant.org Food: Mostly excellent Service: Excellent Prices: Expensive: appetizers/soups/salads, $8-$18; entrées, $32-$38 (vegetarian dishes are less expensive) Cuisine: French-European updated Vegetarian Options: Many…

  • Golf outing planned for cancer patient

    Amanda Rosso and her husband, Jim, have racked up more than $70,000 in medical bills not covered by insurance to treat her osteosarcoma, then leukemia. By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — Jim Rosso incurred more than $70,000 in debt in less than three years, but every last penny was worth it.    The debt stems from…

  • March 29, 8 p.m.: Debating myself on immigration

    I’m conflicted on the issue of immigration reform, but not layoffs. By: Hank Kalet    I’ve avoided writing about the various immigration reforms being floated, mostly because I’m a bit unsure exactly how to tackle a rather sticky issue.    My general view is that punitive immigration rules are counterproductive, that relatively open borders makes the most…

  • Letters-March 30, 3006

    Why not annex Mexico? To the editor:    The Lambertville City Council’s approval of the tenant occupancy limit ordinance is a long overdue necessity.    In addition to all the good reasons for it, I would like to add I lament the day Lambertville becomes known as a city of slumlords.    I think Joe McGrath’s sense of…

  • South baseball team 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…

  • ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

    Director Tina Landau and GrooveLily team up to revisit the Shakespeare comedy at McCarter Theatre. By: Stuart Duncan    The modern approach to Shakespeare’s plays apparently is to get as far away from traditional concepts and staging as possible. If you have to change time and place, fine — even if you lose the playwright’s themes…