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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Albert Nobbs’
Glenn Close as Albert Nobbs — a female passing as a male — and Mia Wasikowska as Helen in Rodrigo Garcia’s ‘inert’ film.
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Why middle class can’t get a break
Mary Bell Lambertville The questionable and shady ACORN affiliate called Project Vote — which also is the former employer to President Barack Obama — is working to register voters on public assistance, according to Judicial Watch. This is happening in spite of voter-registration fraud convictions of at least 70 ACORN/Project Vote employees in 12…
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Anti-bullying law needs changes
By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor Legislators have 60 days from Jan. 27, when the Council on Local Mandates deemed the state’s anti-bullying law unconstitutional, to re-tool the measure. ”The Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act is absolutely the correct response to increased incidences of bullying in our schools,” said state Sen. Diane Allen, R-7th, one of…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: BOE moves annual school elections
By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor Board of Education members voted unanimously Monday night to move the annual school elections to November. “The bottom line here is that it saves money,” board member Barry Nathanson said. “It really doesn’t change anything. We are still doing the same process; the best budget will be on the…
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Henry Burd: Public works director and much more
By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor Many area residents knew and respected Henry Phillips Burd, a native of Hopewell Township, who died at Capital Health’s new hospital in southern Hopewell Township on Jan. 29. Those involved in local government probably will remember him best as the superintendent of the Hopewell Township Department of Public Works. He…
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PENNINGTON: Breland’s quilt is semifinalist in show
By John Tredrea, Special Writer Twenty-eight years ago, a friend gave Nancy Breland a quilt for Ms. Breland’s newborn daughter, Julia. The friend also gave Ms. Breland a quilting lesson. ”I’ve been at it ever since,” said Ms. Breland, whose quilt, “Basement Window,” been named a semifinalist in the American Quilter’s Society’s upcoming show in…
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Albert Nobbs’
Glenn Close’s admirably subtle performance is betrayed by a script that reveals so little about Albert Nobbs that we never get past his carefully guarded exterior. By Elise Nakhnikian As numbingly inert as its title character, Albert Nobbs is a triumphant actor’s exercise that never quite succeeds as a movie. That may be partly…
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ALLENTOWN: On a wing and a dare
Photo by Darren NashAllentown High School Wing Bowl contestants chow down. From left: Ryan Ramsay, Ali Haider Ismail, Oboe Chikezie, Aimee Lane, Will Olexsak and Harrison Roy. Photo by Darren Nash
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HILLSBOROUGH: Dunphey producing in ‘second’ sport
Raider girls advance in SCT By Justin Feil, The Packet Group Kristina Dunphey is just a junior at Hillsborough High School, but she’s already given a verbal commitment to play lacrosse at Rutgers University. That hasn’t stopped her from playing her second sport, basketball. ”Basketball helps me for lacrosse,” said the Raiders point guard. “It…
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