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An epic made for a podcast
Sudipta Bhawmik records an episode of his podcast, “The Stories of Mahabharata.”
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: March 19
Thurs., March 19 Irish Genealogy at 7 p.m. at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch Library 2751 Brunswick Pike. How can one little island claim descendants in so many places? Ireland’s history and migration patterns affected many countries throughout the world. Genealogist Casey Zahn will demonstrate how to use sources available in your library to…
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Life in song
Singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier is coming to Princeton By Anthony Stoeckert Mary Gauthier has made her mark in music by singing personal songs about her life, a life she has described as “trauma from the first breath.” It was a life that began with her birth mother putting her up for adoption, then being adopted into…
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HOPEWELL VALLEY: Hopewell-Keroka Alliance’s flea market set March 29
Lillian Rankel awaits the opening of a recent HKA flea market.
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MERCER COUNTY NOTES
Items of interest to county residents — The Tulpehaking Nature Center offers families a rare glimpse into the lives of the region’s bald eagles with a presentation of “Bald Eagles in Your Backyard” on March 22, from 2-4 p.m. In this program, researchers studying bald eagles with the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ will share…
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LAWRENCE: Council holds the line on taxes
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Township Council very quietly introduced a $42.8 million budget for 2015 Tuesday night, setting the stage for a public hearing on April 21 on the spending plan. The municipal property tax rate is 53 cents per $100 of assessed value — the same tax rate as last year.…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Baldinger’s film to show at Garden State festival
A film directed by Hillsborough resident Thomas Baldinger will screen at the 2015 Garden State Film Festival, located in Atlantic City. In the short film, called “MidLifers, Wade Smiley is going through a mid-life crisis. He’s a widow, a gambler, and a video gamer who is housing his best friend in his one-room apartment and…
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LAWRENCE: Police seek two in assault at Red Roof Inn
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Police are looking for two women who entered a guest’s room at a Brunswick Pike motel and assaulted a woman occupant shortly before 10 a.m. March 11, according to police Lt. Joseph Amodio. A man who was present in the motel room, identified as 32-year-old Kyle McRae of…
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LAWRENCE: Whole lot o’ shakin’ goin’ on
Students lose locks to help kids with cancer By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Jake Ramos was only a first-grader, but he remembers watching as a group of Lawrenceville Elementary School students — all wearing hats — sat on the stage in the multipurpose room at a school-wide assembly. The students pulled off their…
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