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  • Senior Menus-Feb. 2, 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, Feb. 2 — Lentil soup,…

  • Eleven seats open in election

    The school election will be held Tuesday, April 18. By: Mae Rhine    There are 11 three-year terms up for grabs in this year’s school election, which will be held April 18.    The deadline for filing a nominating petition is 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27.    At South Hunterdon Regional High School, the terms of Robert Campbell…

  • Parenting Pearls-Feb. 2, 2006

    Helicopter parents concern of higher education By: Dr. Mae Sakharov    College and university administrators have voiced concern about parents who are overly involved in their child’s higher education.    Some of these schools have put boundaries into place to restrict parents, nicknamed Helicopter Parents, who hover overhead constantly, trying to smooth the way by barraging campus…

  • The Matador

    This small, clever film recalls Hollywood buddy movies, but upsets the genre’s expectations. By:Bob Brown    Writer/DirectorRichard Shepard’s film is a variation on those buddy road films, usually based on two mismatched cops. In this case, his unlikely buddies are the mild-mannered ad-account executive Danny Wright (Greg Kinnear) and aging hit man Julian Noble (Pierce Brosnan).…

  • Caché

    Not just another neo-Hitchcockian surveillance thriller, Michael Haneke’s film lets the audience in on its characters’ secrets and lies. By:Elise Nakhnikian    What wouldn’t we do not to lose what’s ours?" Posed about halfway through Caché, that question is at the center of this story in more ways than one.     The Laurents start out with…

  • Solebury School honors athletes

       SOLEBURY — Solebury School’s sports coaches recognized outstanding athletes at the end of the season.    In boys cross country, coaches Jodi Woods and Chris Hedges named sophomore Thomas Hedges of Lambertville the most valuable player.    In girls cross country, the Coaches Award went to sophomore Meera Downs of New Hope.    For boys soccer, coach Lyle…

  • Stylistic Differences

    Judy Kaye knows how to stay in that healthy place. By:Michael Redmond    Like something out of a screwball comedy, Judy Kaye is somewhere in midtown Manhattan getting her nails done, doing an interview by switching her cell phone from one hand to the other. The phone keeps moving. Judy Kaye keeps talking.    "Oh sure, I…

  • Good Singing, Bad Singing

    At your next big party, when the joint is jumping and folks are on their second drink, slip Jonathan and Darlene into your CD player and watch the fun.See related story: Stylistic Differences By:Michael Redmond    Recordings featuring Judy Kaye are plentiful, and so are recordings featuring Florence Foster Jenkins. Next up, one expects, is a…

  • Stockton to get $2 million from bridge commission

    The borough asked for that amount to pay for safety improvements for pedestrians, cyclists and motor vehicles. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — The tiny borough won big this week when the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission announced the recipients in the fourth round of grant awards from a $40 million pot.    The commission awarded…