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ACME film focus is women
What happens when making art and motherhood collide? Audiences can explore the answers on March 21 at the ACME Screening Room, 25 S. Union St, Lambertville, at the showing of “Who Does She Think She Is?” The film examines some of the most pressing balancing-act issues of the time: parenting and work, partnering and independence,…
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PLUMSTED: POLICE BEAT
Francisco Chadwick, 21, and Daniel Bunce, 20, both of New Egypt, were charged Monday with being disorderly persons. Police said they responded to a report of a fight at Main Street and Lakeview Drive at about 4:38 p.m. and found the two men yelling in each others’ faces.
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ROBBINSVILLE: POLICE BEAT
Police are warning residents of a scam by mail. At least one township resident has received a fraudulent letter from Lead Insurance Company saying the recipient has won a shopper’s lottery, with a $4,700 check that appears to be from Wachovia Bank enclosed, according to investigating officer Detective John Palasits. The letter says to contact…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Forrest not renominated for prosecutor post
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer After 12 years serving as Somerset County Prosecutor, Hillsborough resident Wayne Forrest has not received a nomination from Gov. Jon Corzine to serve a third term, and Sen. Christopher “Kip” Bateman, R-16th, is looking for a full explanation. ”The governor’s office has not give me a reason as to why…
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FUTURE FARMERS: Middle School Profiles
Middle School FFA President Wesley Bouchelle I became involved in the FFA because my family is involved in farming and were members when they attended Northern Burlington. I became vice president in seventh grade and as an eighth-grader am now chapter president. I have competed in the Vegetable Identification CDE for two years and hope…
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LAWRENCE: Sewer fees to rise about 6 percent
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Sewer bills for the typical household in Lawrence Township will rise by $34 annually, based on an ordinance approved by Township Council Tuesday night. The ordinance, which was adopted unanimously, raises the sewer rate by 6.6 percent — from $3.61 per 100 cubic feet of water to $3.85. …
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‘Race to Witch Mountain’
This deeply cynical movie is not just lifeless; it is anti-life By Elise Nakhnikian CRAMMED full of shock-and-awe music, Glock-toting SWAT teams, Road Warrior-style car chases, and Darth Vader-looking alien assassins, Race to Witch Mountain is a Jerry Bruckheimer/Michael Bay-style testosterone fest on training wheels. Would someone please tell me who decided it’s OK to…
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BORDENTOWN JOTTINGS: From the March 19 edition
Please send items for this column to [email protected] with the words “Bordentown Jottings” in the subject line. The Old City Hall Restoration Project is a group recently formed to fundraise and help pay for restorations to Bordentown City’s Old City Hall. This late 19th Century building is unique and historically significant. All are welcome to…
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Drinking age should not be lowered
John Pinelli Jr. of Princeton About the letter “Lower drinking age to 18,” (The Packet, Feb. 27), lowering the drinking age to 18 would be a big mistake. At that age the human brain is not fully developed and drinking and/or smoking could be harmful. I also think 18 is too young to be…
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