Category: archives
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Memories are Made of These
Strong directors in central New Jersey and Bucks County attracted talent in 2005. By: Stuart Duncan A few more thoughts on 2005: It is generally acknowledged that we live in one of the world’s busiest and most exciting theater regions. In the course of a month, it is possible to visit any one of six…
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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…
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Year as mayor foremost in McManus’ mind
John McManus has left the City Council after 23 years, but says he would return some day if he saw a need and he had the time. By: Mae Rhine LAMBERTVILLE Former City Councilman John McManus acknowledges, with a rueful smile, that he will go down in history as the one mayor who probably…
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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…
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Police: Bodybuilders murdered West Amwell woman’s daughter
Craig Titus and his wife, Kelly Ryan, are fighting extradition from Massachusetts, where they were arrested, to Las Vegas, where the murder of Melissa James, 28, daughter of Maura James of Rocktown Road, was discovered. By: Linda Seida The husband-and-wife bodybuilders who are accused of murdering the daughter of a West Amwell Township woman in…
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Munich
A thriller in the classic mold, this film upsets complacencies and offers no easy answers. By:Bob Brown Steven Spielberg’s powerful action film is a collaborative effort with script writers Tony Kushner (Angels in America) and Eric Roth. It is based on Canadian journalist George Jonas’ 2005 book Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist…
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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…
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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…
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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…
