Category: archives

  • June 30, 3:55 p.m.: Summing up America

    Justice Burger sums up the nation. By: Hank Kalet    I spent nearly a week down in Washington earlier this year (actually, Reston, Va.) at the American Press Institute. As part of the seminar, we visited the Freedom Forum, a research facility dedicated to the First Amendment. While there, I picked up a First Amendment calendar…

  • Fabulous Fourth of July

    Events for the Independence Day weekend. By: Jillian Kalonick    Classic American stage and screen will set the tone for the Fourth of July at New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Concert Tour, "Show Stoppers."    Conductor Robert Billig will lead the orchestra in a program that includes selections from West Side Story, My Fair Lady and Oklahoma!,…

  • Police Blotter-July 1, 2004

    Lambertville    A Deptford, N.J., man was arrested early June 23 after police came upon his unoccupied car parked in front of the new CVS pharmacy on Cherry Street.    Police saw the vehicle at 12:05 a.m. as they were performing security checks on local businesses. The car, which had its interior lights on, was registered to…

  • June 30, 3:56 p.m.: Returning power to Americans

    Derrick Z. Jackson tells weighs in on the return of sovereignty to Iraq. By: Hank Kalet    Derrick Z. Jackson in The Boston Globe lists the ways in which President George W. Bush’s war in Iraq has diminished our nation.

  • Long Live Rock

    The Dipsomaniacs are riding no-frills rock ‘n’ roll all the way to a national battle of the bands. Trenton-based rockers the Dipsomaniacs (from left: Matt Maciolek, Mick Chorba, Tom O’Grady and Ron Mitchell) will compete in the finals of Little Steven’s "Rockin’ Garage" contest at Irving Plaza in New York City July 23.    In his…

  • Editorial-July 1, 2004

    Respect river by not risking anyone’s life By: Mae Rhine    Unfortunately, it’s time once again to strongly urge residents and visitors to enjoy, but please respect, the Delaware River.    A 17-year-old Quakertown, Pa., boy drowned last week in the treacherous waterway while trying to swim across with friends.    The river’s depth varies greatly, depending on…

  • C-PLL 12slook to continue winning tradition

    Set to open play in District 12 tournament By: Rich Fisher    Slowly but surely, the Cranbury-Plainsboro Little League is developing a winning tradition in the District 12 tournament.    It is a tradition that head coach Joe Donohue expects to continue this season.    "I feel that this team really has a lot of talent, I don’t…

  • Plainsboro hotel closes ’80s nightclub

    The Culture Club to be converted to more meeting space. By: Melinda Sherwood    It started out as Polly Esther’s — a retro dance club for fans of the 1970s, complete with a Saturday Night Fever dance floor and full-sized replica of The Partridge Family bus.    Then, last fall, while ’80s music was enjoying a renaissance,…

  • June 29, 5:47 p.m.: Tuesday Top Ten, the year in albums so far

    The 10 best discs of the first six months of 2004. By: Hank Kalet    Top Ten Tuesday returns.    This week, the Top 10 albums of the year so far:    1. Wilco, "A Ghost is Born," exquisite, experimental, sometimes off-putting, but always interesting.    2. Loretta Lynn, "Van Lear Rose," Country infused with a punk attitude.    3.…