Category: archives

  • Barclay property preserved as farm

    Tree and soy bean farm preserved under county preservation program. By: Joseph Harvie    After three years of waiting, Barry and Geraldine Barclay are able to say this week that their 23-acre Christmas tree, apple and soy bean farm on Orchardside Drive has been preserved through the Middlesex County Farmland Preservation Program.    The township, county and…

  • Some ‘classic’ Mexican recipes

    The Tamale Pie is an easy way to have a tamale-like dish without the work of wrapping and steaming with corn husks By: Faith Bahadurian    When I started researching warming winter dishes in my Mexican cookbooks, I found myself drawn to the older books, which offer many one-dish meals that go beyond typical Mexican fare…

  • ‘The Good, the Bad and the Deadly’ and ‘Lights! Camera! Murder!’

    Without a Cue presents murder mystery dinner theater at Peddler’s Village in Lahaska, Pa., and Fisher’s Tudor House in Bensalem, Pa. By: Stuart Duncan    The murder mystery genre is alive and well in Pennsylvania. The art form that takes its themes from the dark side of life and its stories from the underbelly of society…

  • Police Blotter-March 16, 2006

    Lambertville    Julio Pinoth, 30, of Morrisville, Pa., was charged with possession of drugs and a weapon after being stopped March 9.    Police stopped Mr. Pinoth on Route 29 in the area of Route 202 at 7 a.m. after observing the windows were tinted, and the vehicle had a loud muffler, police said.    Police smelled burnt…

  • Youth host tri-county wrestling tourney

       WEST AMWELL — The South Hunterdon Youth Wrestling Association hosted the Hunterdon-Warren-Morris County Youth Tournament at South Hunterdon Regional High School on Feb. 19.    More than 250 wrestlers participated in this annual event, which brings together wrestlers of all skill levels in a wrestling tournament setting.    Bob Emmons, coach of the Delaware Valley youth wrestlers,…

  • Spring Fever

    At the Bucks Beautiful Garden Fair, it’s never too early to start digging your hands in the earth. By: Megan Sullivan    The first time landscape contractor Roger Cook appeared on This Old House, he ended up with a different type of exposure than he’d hoped for. "I told everyone I was going to be on…

  • The Melting Pot

    Fondue is back in a big way, and the wait to get in to this Somerville spot is proof of its popularity. By:Antoinette Buckley The Melting Pot 190 W. Main St. Somerville (908) 575-8010 www.meltingpot.com Food: Very good Service: Good to very good Prices: $86-$96 per couple or $43-$48 per person for a full course…

  • Pet Talk-March 16, 2006

    Tick tock, tick talk, for furry friends By: Dr. Daniel Eubanks    April is just a couple of weeks away.    With April, we welcome flowers, mild breezes, the opening day of trout season and ticks!    I remember the coincidence of the latter two because the second week in April, I always came home with no trout…

  • ‘Carnival’

    Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn revives this musical about a wide-eyed waif who falls in love with a magician. By: Stuart Duncan    Carnival opened on Broadway in mid-April 1961, thereby saving what the critics had called a disappointing season. It was based on the charming movie Lili, which, in turn had been based on a…