Category: archives
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To Life!
Most folks toast the new year with a glass of sparkling wine, but there are so many other ways to drink Champagne. By:Josh Appelbaum While having a meal in France, a glass of Champagne (or perhaps a Vouvray vin petillant, if you’re being hosted in Touraine) will invariably be served at the start or end.…
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Out of Character
Nim Ben-Reuven displays his ‘cultish’ illustrations at Small World Coffee in Princeton. By:Hilary Parker (Nim Ben-Reuven got his start drawing comic strips for the Rutgers Daily Targum. Mr. Ben-Reuven is exhibiting at Small World Coffee Jan. 4-Feb. 7.) Nim Ben-Reuven is a regular at Small World Coffee. His duct tape wallets are popular gift items…
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City seeks input on Route 29 plan
Councilwoman Cynthia Ege and Councilman-Elect Ron Pittore were selected by Mayor David Del Vecchio to act as liaisons between the city and the New Jersey Department of Transportation. By: Linda Seida LAMBERTVILLE Do you have an opinion about the state’s proposed redesign of Route 29? The city wants to know how you feel. Whether…
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The Twelve Days of Christmas
Area theaters gave it the old college try in 2005 with resounding success. By: Stuart Duncan The winter solstice is upon us; the shortest day of the year just past, so it must be time for critics across the country to make out their "best of the year" lists. Mine is called "The 12…
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Rock Me Amadeus
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra celebrates Mozart’s 250th birthday with a series of performances and related events throughout the state. By:Susan Van Dongen (Karl Herman (right), first chair clarinetist with the NJSO, will perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A Major as part of Mozart’s Autumnal Years, in New Brunswick Jan. 12 and Newark…
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Chest to be raffled for patient’s bills
A teacher at South Hunterdon has made a blanket chest to raise money for the medical bills of Amanda Rosso of West Amwell. By: Linda Seida WEST AMWELL South Hunterdon Regional High School industrial arts teacher Ed Ciurczak hopes people will dip into their wallets and spend $5 on a chance to win the…
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Inn buyer wants to cater to locals
The Hunterdon County man under contract to buy Colligan’s Stockton Inn wants the inn to be more "family friendly." By: Linda Seida STOCKTON The Hunterdon County man who has contracted to buy Colligan’s Stockton Inn intends to turn away from the inn’s tony image to create one more in keeping with its roots as…
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Villa Barone
This new Italian establishment in Robbinsville offers an abundance of good food and good times. By:Faith Bahadurian Villa Barone Robbinsville-Allentown Road Routes 130 and 526 Robbinsville (609) 529-0000 www.villabaronerestaurant.com Food: Good to very good Service: Good Prices: Moderate to expensive Cuisine: Italian Vegetarian Options: Some antipasti, salads, pastas, individual gourmet pizzas Ambience: Tuscan Moderne Hours:…
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A Gorilla, a Grizzly and a Whale
A TimeOFF movie reviewer picks her favorites from 2005. By:Elise Nakhnikian Grizzly Man—> In a year full of energetic, inventive new movies, it wasn’t easy to pick just 10 and that’s not the only thing that made coming up with this list a little harder than you might expect. This list is for movies…
