• Senior Menus-May 31, 2007

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    The value of each meal is $4.60. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine.    The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted.    Thursday, May 31 — Chicken vegetable barley soup,…

  • South ends tough season

    By: John E. Powers    It was a tough season that, unfortunately, ended in a familiar way.    The South Hunterdon Regional High School baseball team finished the season last Tuesday with a 5-3 loss to Belvidere.    The Eagles, who played a tough Skyland Conference schedule, finished the season with a 2-16 record. The Eagles lost to…

  • Summer Love

    Bucks County Playhouse tells a ‘West Side Story.’ By: Stuart Duncan    The current production of West Side Story at Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Pa., is likely to be the finest staging of the Leonard Bernstein musical you have seen. And that includes opening night on Broadway in September of 1957, when Carol Lawrence…

  • Obituaries-May 31, 2007

    Charles Kerr    NEW HOPE — Charles "Chick" Kerr, 86, of New Hope, died Sunday, May 28, at home.    He and his wife of 58 years, Doro Maier Kerr, were active in a range of civic activities in New Hope.    In the 1960s, they operated the Studio Inn on North Main Street, which included among its…

  • Cocuzza tries second run for sheriff

    He faces no opposition for the Democratic ticket in Tuesday’s primary. By: Linda Seida    Police Director Bruce Cocuzza is making his second bid for the office of Hunterdon County sheriff, running unopposed on the Democratic ticket in Tuesday’s primary.    He will face off in November against the winner of the four-way GOP race.    Vying for…

  • ‘Paris Je T’aime’

    None of the characters are on screen for more than five minutes, but that doesn’t prevent us from connecting with them. By: Anthony Stoeckert    Paris Je T’aime is a mix of small wonders collected together to form one big one. It’s a series of short films, each about five minutes long, all taking place in…

  • Letters-May 31, 2007

    Ex-undersheriff backs Trout To the editor:    As a former Hunterdon County undersheriff and retired law enforcement professional, I am familiar with the qualifications of all four of the sheriff candidates.    Deborah Trout is the only candidate who has the necessary combination of education, experience and dedication to run an effective and efficient sheriff’s office.    Deborah…

  • Mayoral candidates lay out stances on issues

    Council members Tim Dacey and Tom Vahalla square off June 5 BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer METUCHEN – Two Democratic candidates are vying for the part-time mayor position. On June 5, residents will head to the polls and either choose Timothy Dacey, 44, or Thomas Vahalla, 58, who are looking to…

  • State debates how to find the green for open space

    With successful fund about to run out, officials disagree over new source BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Gov. Jon Corzine’s opposition to the use of bonds to refund the Garden State Preservation Trust (GPST) has elicited howls of protest from both legislators and civic groups across the state. At issue is legislation that would have…

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