Category: archives
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Hot-doggers reveal trade secrets
"Hungry" Brooklyn man outeats his competitors in the nation’s largest hot dog eating contest. By: Josh Appelbaum One man felt the thrill of victory last week while 14 others experienced the indigestion of defeat at the New Jersey qualifying round of the nation’s largest hot dog eating contest. "Hungry" Charles Hardy, 39, of Brooklyn, N.Y.,…
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AROUND CRANBURY: Celebrate Independence Day lakeside in Village Park
AROUND CRANBURY By Lorraine Sedor Fireworks celebration will light up the skies over Brainerd Lake. Fireworks will light up the skies over Brainerd Lake on Tuesday, July 5, in observance of Independence Day. You are invited to set up your blankets and lawn chairs in Village Park at any time. Entertainment provided by the Mercer…
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Born to SPARK
David Sancious has risen from E Street Band days to performing a concert to benefit education in Afghanistan. By: Susan Van Dongen David Sancious, who has performed numerous concerts for humanitarian aid, was pleased to accept an invitation from the student-run international group SPARKS. If there was such a thing as an official Bruce Springsteen…
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C-P leans on veteran leader
O’Brien helps 12s softball open tourney with win By: Rich Fisher WASHINGTON TWP. Carly O’Brien is being looked at as the natural leader of the Cranbury-Plainsboro 12-year-old all-star softball team, if only because she is the lone returning girl from last year’s District 12 runner-up. She is also one of just two 12-year-olds on…
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Legion salutes families of veterans
American Legion Post recognizes the role that family plays in military service. By: Leon Tovey MONROE The war in Iraq may be a controversial and highly charged political issue, but on June 22 controversy and politics took a back seat at the township Municipal Building, where the members of American Legion Post 522 staged…
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Concert to feature Travis Wetzel Trio
The Travis Wetzel Trio will perform bluegrass, swing and Celtic music at an outdoor concert July 9 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in East Windsor. By: Marisa Maldonado EAST WINDSOR Bluegrass, swing and Celtic music might not seem to have a lot in common, but the Travis Wetzel Trio will play all of these…
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DISPATCHES: Optical illusions reign in the desert sand
DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet: President insists on deluding himself about the situation in Iraq. "The reality unimaginable for the Americans and their self-deluding allies, tragic for the Iraqis themselves is that Iraq is a hell-disaster. Visit any Iraqi embassy in Europe, talk to any Iraqi in Baghdad unless they live in the…
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Borough Council OKs extension of permit parking plan at PHS
Number of permits to increase by 10 By: Marjorie Censer The Princeton Borough Council on Tuesday extended the ordinance that allows on-street permit parking for Princeton High School students and increases the number of permits by 10. The board also removed the ordinance’s sunset clause. The ordinance designates borough streets near the school that are…
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Budget-making process ruins our appetite
EDITORIAL It’s always interesting at this time of year to watch our lawmakers in Trenton put the finishing touches on the state budget. It brings to mind that wonderful quote from Otto von Bismarck: "Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being made." The 19th-century German chancellor would have felt right at…
