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  • Obituaries-March 23, 2006

    Joseph Zinger    NEW HOPE — Joseph Zinger, 96, died Monday, March 13, in Hollywood, Fla.    Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Zinger was a resident of New Hope the past 55 years.    He was a graduate of the City College of New York and attended Drexel University and Delaware Valley College.    Before retirement, he was the manager…

  • LBA Highlights-March 23, 2006

    By: Laura Kropp    The first round of the Lambertville Basketball Association playoffs was one of the most exciting.    All of the games were well-played. Some went into overtime while others were won in the last minutes.    There also were some great comebacks that fell a little bit short. Third- and fourth-grade girls White Dog Studio…

  • Police Blotter-March 23, 2006

    Lambertville    Kimberly Winarski, 33, of Robbinsville was charged with drunken driving after being stopped Saturday.    Police stopped Ms. Winarski at 1L40 a.m. for not maintaining the lane on Route 518.    She also was charged with reckless driving, failure to keep right and failure to maintain lane and was released without bail.    Janine Keast, 45, of…

  • ‘Hair’

    The Academy Theatre in Bordentown presents a snapshot of four decades ago. By: Stuart Duncan    Hair opened on Broadway at the end of April 1968, to some of the most mixed reviews any show has received. Some critics called the show "vulgar," "offensive," "dirty" or "juvenile backyard fence graffiti." Others hailed it as "fresh," "frank"…

  • Gail F. Stern

       Gail F. Stern, 55, of Hopewell died at her home Monday of cancer.    Born in Atlantic City, she received her undergraduate degree from Brown University and a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.    Since 1993, Ms. Stern had been the director of the Historical Society of Princeton. Prior to that, she served as the…

  • Experts in area say prepare for avian flu

    Bucks officials say they have been getting ready for a pandemic of the virus since 2002. By: Rosalie LaGrutta    SOLEBURY — Avian flu probably will reach the United States by fall, possibly by June, and by bird migration.    "It’s not a matter of if it happens; it’s a matter of when," said Dr. Eleanor Travers,…

  • Meter time change mulled in New Hope

    The new law, if approved, would mean meters would not have to be fed after 9 p.m., but the fine for violators would be heftier. By: Linda Seida    NEW HOPE — Visitors soon won’t have to leave the dining table or push away from the bar to run outside and feed more quarters into the…

  • DOT: Salt in well not public hazard

    An expert from the state Department of Health and Senior Services is scheduled to attend a special meeting of the Township Committee March 22. By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — The state Department of Transportation has told residents and officials wells tainted by road salt are not a public health hazard.    "No one should feel…

  • ‘Princeton Reads’ author draws overflow crowd to library

    Fans hear James McBride talk about his memoir By: Emily Craighead    An hour before James McBride stepped up to the lectern at the Princeton Public Library on Thursday evening, fans of his book, "The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother," had taken their seats in the library’s program room. Fifteen…