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  • Editorial-Jan, 12, 2006

    Squad needs your help to reach goal By: Mae Rhine    The Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance and Rescue Squad needs your help now.    Donations are coming in slower than usual during its annual fund drive, according to Shirley Skillman, fund drive chairperson and treasurer.    The squad is very busy, and although it has some paid members, it…

  • Former DEP chief to serve on city OEM

    Bradley Campbell will become a co-deputy director of Lambertville’s Office of Emergency Management. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Bradley Campbell, who has led the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for four years, will become a co-deputy director of the city’s Office of Emergency Management, according to Mayor David Del Vecchio.    The official appointment is…

  • Living with Art

    Gallery owner Howard Cooperman sells artwork in a home-like atmosphere. He’s hosting an art swap in his New Hope, Pa., gallery Jan. 14. By: Megan Sullivan    Don’t put away the wrapping paper just yet. If there’s a piece of artwork hanging on your wall you just can’t stand anymore (or maybe it’s hiding in the…

  • ‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’

    Maurer Productions OnStage presents this musical, based on Charles Schultz’s ‘Peanuts.’ By: Stuart Duncan    You wonder what encourages artists to take perfectly good works and revise them, especially when the original work was successful and the revisions aren’t nearly as satisfying. The latest example is a re-write of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, which…

  • Obituaries-Jan. 12, 2006

    Ida Marro    LAMBERTVILLE — Ida Bush Marro, 88, died Thursday, Jan. 5, at home.    She was a lifelong resident of Lambertville.    Mrs. Marro had worked at General Motors during World War II, Lambertville’s Head Start and Meals on Wheels program.    She was the daughter of the late Peter and Ida Lerch Bush and widow of…

  • Senior Menus-Jan. 12, 2006

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    Thursday, Jan. 12 — Cranapple juice, garlic chicken, saffron rice, asparagus, antipasto salad, six-grain bread and orange. Share a Childhood Memory Day.    Friday, Jan. 13 — Pineapple juice, western omelet, hash browns, succotash, citrus sections, corn muffin and black-and-white cookie. Bingo.    Saturday, Jan. 14…

  • Volunteers needed for creek study

    About 20 so far have offered to help West Amwell conduct a review of the Alexauken, but more are needed. By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — About 20 volunteers have come forward to help the township conduct a study of Alexauken Creek, but officials say more volunteers are needed.    The study will be used to…

  • Stockton looks to heal after stressful 2005

    Last year, the tiny borough faced the worst flood in recent history and the second in less than eight months. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — The new year will be a time to heal for Stockton after the heavy losses of 2005.    The community in December lost one of its beloved members, who was a…

  • ‘Simpatico’

    Circle Players revisits Sam Shepard’s 1994 drama. By: Stuart Duncan    The dictionary defines the word "simpatico" as "congenial, likable." The poster for the Circle Playhouse production of Sam Shepard’s 1994 drama Simpatico offers a few more lurid words: "love — treachery — greed — blackmail." If I were you, I’d trust the poster.    It’s typical…