Category: archives

  • Parenting Pearls-Jan. 5, 2006

    Thinking can be taught to adolescents By: Dr. Mae Sakharov    A typical dictionary definition of adolescence states this time of life is "the transitional stage of development between childhood and full adulthood representing the period of time during which a person is biologically adult but emotionally not at full maturity."    To this I will add…

  • Mad City Café and Grill

    With topsy-turvy design elements, original menu items named for New York City landmarks and film classics screened on small monitors, this is a place to have fun. And oh – the food is good, too. By:Kate and Tom O’Neill    Mad City Café and Grill is a find. Just two blocks off Route 1, this small…

  • Mad City Café and Grill

    With topsy-turvy design elements, original menu items named for New York City landmarks and film classics screened on small monitors, this is a place to have fun. And oh – the food is good, too. By:Kate and Tom O’Neill    Mad City Café and Grill is a find. Just two blocks off Route 1, this small…

  • January 4, 2006

    Alba B. Di Gaetano    Alba B. Di Gaetano, 76, of Pennington died Sunday at the Compassionate Care Hospice, Trenton.    Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident. She was an active member of St. James R.C. Church in Pennington.    Daughter of the late Alessandro and Luisa Casulli Brunini, wife of the late William R.…

  • South to have block schedule

    The high school will switch to longer class periods for more flexible teaching options for the 2006-07 school year. By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — South Hunterdon Regional High School will change to a modified block schedule for the 2006-07 school year, making class periods longer for more flexible teaching options while giving students an…

  • HVN SUNSHINE LIST

    Meeting dates and locations Editor’s note: For purposes of keeping this list up to date on a weekly basis, we request all Valley governing bodies, boards and commissions to send us their 2006 meeting date lists as soon as possible. That may be done by mail, P.O. Box 8, Hopewell, 08525; by fax at 609-466-2123;…

  • Editorial-Jan. 5, 2006

    Fond farewell to longtime city councilman By: Mae Rhine    We say farewell — for now — to longtime Councilman John McManus, who served Lambertville faithfully for 23 years.    Mr. McManus, citing work pressures, withdrew from the election last fall.    In his quiet, steady way, Mr. McManus was the backbone of the City Council, lending his…

  • School School teams off to good start

       SOLEBURY — Solebury School’s basketball teams have made an impressive showing in the first few weeks of the season, coming into the New Year with the boys carrying a 7-1 record and the girls 7-3.    The boys got off to a great season with a win at the Western Reserve Basketball Tournament. This is Solebury’s…

  • A, Her Name is Amy

    Amy Otey and her band will make their debut at World Café Live’s Peanut Butter and Jams series Jan. 14. By:Jillian Kalonick    When musician Amy Otey’s first son was born prematurely, he spent a month in the neonatal intensive care unit, an experience that left her struggling to find a way to bond with her…