Word: martini
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...them. Almost every house has a group or club aimed at the under-30 crowd. When Robert B. Driver took over as general director of the Opera Company of Philadelphia five years ago, he began to woo young professionals. Presto!--a brand new event called the Puccini-tini, a martini-tasting bash. A Junior Guild, for people under 35, offers a package of dinners and discounts plus a chance to try out as a spear carrier in Aida. It may sound corny, but it works: in the 1990-91 season the Philadelphia had 3,099 subscribers; today the number...
...BILL MARTINI (R) District 8 (North--Paterson...
Locked in one of the closest races in New Jersey, Martini has credentials that may invite crossover votes. He is endorsed by the Sierra Club for his environmental record--he led an effort to prevent development of the 17,500-acre Sterling Forest--is pro-choice and voted to raise the minimum wage. Still, Martini won his freshman election by only 1%, and his popularity hasn't been tested against a challenger as well known as Pascrell...
...Jersey Conference of Mayors named Pascrell its Mayor of the Year for 1996, a sign of his prominence and popularity--and reason for incumbent Bill Martini to worry. At a time when Congress is wrestling with a federal deficit, Pascrell boasts of balancing Paterson's debt-laden budget--though he raised taxes to do it--and of creating a prevention-oriented health-care plan and a publicly financed home-building program...
WILLIAM PASCRELL JR. Democrat--New Jersey 8th Tagging incumbent Bill Martini as a Gingrich crony, Pascrell bettered the conservative freshman by a 3-point margin...