Author: Submitted Content
-
An amazing memory
Hillsborough resident is one of 20 visual artists from Matheny featured in the Monmouth Museum Exhibit Chris Palmer has an amazing memory for pop culture and history. Palmer paints and draws, and his inspiration can come from music, comic book heroes or movie and television characters. Chris has always been interested in guitars and music…
-
A Salem Oak seedling grows in Woolsey Park
Arbor Day celebration set for April 29 at Woolsey Park Hopewell Township Department of Public Works installed a new sign memorializing the township’s Salem Oak seedling in Woolsey Park. Jeff Troutman and Albert Re, members of the Public Works team, installed the sign on April 21. In 2019, a 500-year-old oak tree in in Salem…
-
Carol Sondra Kodner
Carol Sondra Kodner peacefully passed away on March 30, 2023. She had moved to Boynton Beach, Florida, but was a long-time resident of Grover’s Mill, NJ. She moved there in 1967 with her husband, Justin, and four children, Dave, Mick, Ruth and Judi. Carol worked as a registrar at Stuart Country Day School for more…
-
Symmes Henry Perrine, 87
Symmes Henry “Hank” Perrine, 87, of New York City, formerly of Cranbury, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Brookdale West Orange in West Orange, NJ. Born in Trenton, Hank grew up in Cranbury. He had a charmed childhood being raised in a town where his family was deeply rooted. Hank was the son…
-
Community Options appoints new chief impact officer
Leanne Morton is the new chief impact officer at Community Options. Morton will oversee training, clinical services and outcome management for Community Options, a national non-profit organization providing housing and employment support to people with disabilities. According to the nonprofit, she will ensure that all programs are in line with best practices for safety, quality,…
-
Mary Ellen J. Tietjen
Mary Ellen J. Tietjen of Belle Mead, NJ passed away on Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 at the Princeton Medical Center with loved ones by her side. Mary Ellen was born in Queens, NY on September 6th, 1936 and had been a resident of Montgomery Township for 58 years. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother,…
-
When Your Legs Feel Like Lead: Treating Leg Swelling
By Elliot Sambol, MD and Kelly Gray, PT Do you ever feel as if your legs are made of lead? That heavy, uncomfortable feeling can occur when fluid backs up or pools in the legs, causing them to swell. Leg swelling is a common condition that can range from mild to severe and can have…
-
Light pollution erasing views of the stars and planets
By Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Have you ever seen the Milky Way? No, not the candy bar – the galaxy we live in! If not, you’re in good company. Due to light pollution, which is especially widespread in urbanized places like New Jersey, most people can’t step outside and experience the…
-
Jazz sounds coming to the Sourland
The Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM) will celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month and the history of African American music in New Jersey with “Jazz in the Sourlands,” a series of special events on Friday April 28 and Saturday April 29. On Friday, SSAAM will hold a concert and wine and cheese reception at the True…
