Category: archives

  • Disputed cosmos research on display at PU’s library

    Papers of Immanuel Velikovsky become part of special collection holdings. By: David Campbell    Weeks before publisher Macmillan released Immanuel Velikovsky’s "Worlds in Collision" in 1950, the book was publicized with sensational articles in Harper’s Magazine and other publications that captured the public’s imagination.    The scientific establishment immediately went on the offensive, dismissing its ideas as…

  • Plainsboro tree farmer sees greener pastures on horizon

    William Griffin named Middlesex County’s Farmer of the Year By: Emily Craighead    PLAINSBORO — Middlesex County’s Farmer of the Year William Griffin knows that New Jersey farmers have some tough battles to wage today.    "Number one is being able to be profitable," said Mr. Griffin, president of W.V. Griffin Nursery in South Brunswick. "The prices…

  • No free passes for Montgomery 13s

    Regional host captures Babe Ruth crown By: Bob Nuse    HOPEWELL — Don’t try to tell the players on the Montgomery 13-year-old Babe Ruth all-stars they had a free pass into the Mid-Atlantic Regional, which they host beginning Thursday.    Even with a spot in the tournament guaranteed as far back as last July, the Montgomery players…

  • On wings of song

    The Princeton Girlchoir explores roots of classical style By: Lorraine Seabrook    Last fall, when Jan Westrick, founding director of the Princeton Girlchoir (PGC), announced to her Concert Choir that the 2005 summer tour would be to Germany and the Czech Republic, the excitement in the room was palpable. The girls — seventh, eighth and ninth…

  • Aug. 1, 1:15 p.m.: Torture tactics

    The administration refuses attempts by some Republicans to place a legislative ban on torture. By: Hank Kalet    OK. So I violated my own promise and missed all of last week on the blog. But you’ll have to forgive me. I’ve been down with one of those tenacious summer colds that sneak into the body and…

  • Seeds of their Roots

    Farmers born in South Korea and raised in Los Angeles, the Bronx and Long Island grow Asian veggies in New Jersey for sale in New York City greenmarkets. By: Ilene Dube TIMEOFF PHOTOS/FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI South Korea natives Kwang Yoo (left) and Nevia No grow a medley of Asian vegetables on their 100-plus-acre farm just outside…

  • Valentino Roman

       Valentino Roman, 84, died at his residence in Puerto Rico on July 19.    Born in Poffabro, Italy, to the late Cecelia and Pietro Roman, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II.    In 1937, Mr. Roman came to the United States and worked as a terrazzo mason before starting his own business, Valentino…

  • Nissan Pathfinder LE 4×4: so rugged, yet so luxurious

    It is a balance of off-road and on-road capabilities By: Mike Blake    Earlier this year, I took a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder LE 4×4 and its sturdy sister, the Xterra, up and down the extreme and challenging off-road course at Summit Point Raceway, W.Va. The 1.5-mile route is across nothing more than nonengineered animal trails —…

  • Edith Larson Hillman

       Edith Larson Hillman, 88, died July 26 at home.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she moved to Hopewell Township in 1919.    A graduate of Hopewell Township High School, she attended Rider College and was employed at Woolsey and Cadwallader in Pennington as a bookkeeper for 30 years.    She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church…