Author: Central Jersey

  • GUEST COLUMN: Democracy alive and flying under radar

    By David Goodman There are real threats to our representative democracy from the very wealthy (less than 0.1 percent of the population) spending freely on elections and their corporate allies funneling "dark money" through unaccountable organizations to help sway the results. Yet while this is often the top headline, there is also growing public confidence,…

  • GUEST COLUMN: Tomorrow will be a better day

    By Craig Sherman You would think that Michele Sherman would have a greater sense of optimism after having survived a horrific car accident. Top-notch doctors and dedicated nurses cared for her in an attempt to save her life. Surely, such selfless acts would have aroused in Michele a belief in the inherent good in people.…

  • PRINCETON: Seminary students march in protest

    PRINCETON: Seminary students march in protest

    Phil McAuliffe Students from the Princeton Theological Seminary take part in a silent march from the Seminary to the intersection of Nassau and University place for a protest aginst the recent failure to return indictments in the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner at the hands of Police. The march then continued down Nassau…

  • EDITORIAL: Snyderman still owes an apology

    NBC chief medical editor and Princeton resident Dr. Nancy Snyderman this week apologized for "scaring my community" by violating a self-imposed quarantine after she was exposed to the Ebola virus. But it didn’t appear to be heartfelt and came only when she went back to work at the network during an interview with Today show…

  • Artist David John Rush Exhibiting at the Madison Avenue Gallery in Morristown, N J Dec 7 n Jan 17, 2015

    Artist David John Rush Exhibiting at the Madison Avenue Gallery in Morristown, N J Dec 7 n Jan 17, 2015

    This watercolor by artist David John Rush, entitled "Monhegan Dock" is one of 50 that the artist will exhibit at the Madison Avenue Gallery located inside the Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, N J, Dec 7-Jan 17, 2015

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Vikings fall in state final 21-7

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Vikings fall in state final 21-7

    PISCATAWAY – The South Brunswick Vikings lost its only game Saturday, falling 21-7 to the Manalapan Braves in the Central Group V State Championship Game. Despite an 11-0 record, passing and penalties stopped the Vikings from repeating as state champions for the second time in three years. More to come on this story.

  • PACKET PICKS: Dec. 5

    Through Dec. 4  Art exhibit at MCCC gallery      The Gallery at Mercer County Community College hosts “The Ice Next Time: Textiles and Artifacts of Dark Age North America (2026-2280),” a science fiction-inspired textile show by artist Stephen Hendee.     The show features textiles, clothing and artifacts with explanatory panels next to each…

  • PRINCETON: Brooke Shields discusses book, Princeton days

    PRINCETON: Brooke Shields discusses book, Princeton days

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Actress Brooke Shields said Thursday that her Princeton University education "fortified" her even though she considered dropping out as a freshman. Ms. Shields, appearing at the Hyatt Regency for a public talk, recalled that and other details of a life spent in the limelight first as a child model…

  • Charity Leader Reflects on Community Foundation, Career on December 9

    By Karla Pollack Princeton, NJ – Retiring Princeton Area Community Foundation President Nancy Kieling will discuss the impact the Foundation has had and will continue to have on communities in Mercer County at the Women in Development (WID) Annual Luncheon at the Nassau Club December 9. Kieling will discuss the growth of the Community Foundation…