Category: archives

  • May 19, 7:35 p.m.: Give Iraq back to the Iraqis

    Time for us to bid adieu. We’ve made enough of a mess already. By: Hank Kalet    A pointed editorial from the Madison Capital Times that keeps the focus of the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal on the systemic problems, where the focus belongs.    The key is that given the way we entered this war, the lies…

  • Youngsters believe in Relay for Life

    Area youth will walk to raise money for cancer research. By: Linda Seida    Travis Miles, 11, has few memories of his grandfather, who died seven years ago.    One clear memory that remains is of a time spent feeding ice chips to his granddad as he suffered from the cancer that eventually claimed his life.    The…

  • May 19, 7:28 p.m.: The tedium of the NBA playoffs

    A Tuesday Top Ten a day late, or why I’m not watching the NBA playoffs. By: Hank Kalet    This week’s Top Ten focuses on this season’s NBA playoffs, offering the top 10 reasons I’ve lost interest in the annual tournament:    1. It is May 19 and we’re still in the semifinals. Think about it this…

  • May 19, 7:30 p.m.: Taxing the poor

    Another giveaway to the rich, courtesy of the Grand Old Party. By: Hank Kalet    The Washington Post puts in plain language all that is wrong with a House plan to make permanent a the $1,000-per-child tax credit enacted in 2001 and "would dramatically increase the income limits for eligibility."    "This is unnecessary, misguided and irresponsible,"…

  • Verve

    As its name implies, this high-end restaurant adds spirit and enthusiasm to its eclectic fare. By: Kate and Tom O’Neill Verve 18 E. Main St. Somerville (908) 707-8655 www.vervestyle.com Food: Very good Service: Excellent Prices: Expensive Cuisine: French-influenced New American Ambience: Comfortably stylish Hours: Memorial Day to Labor Day: Mon.-Thurs. 5-10 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 5-11 p.m.;…

  • New Hope gets donations for defibrilllators

    The borough received a $5,000 state grant as well as an anonymous donation to pay for two more of the life-saving devices. By: Linda Seida    NEW HOPE — Thanks to a $5,000 state grant and an anonymous donation, the borough will be able to increase the number of defibrillators it keeps on hand for emergency…

  • Youngsters believe in Relay for Life

    Local children want to help in the fight against cancer during the event this weekend at South Hunterdon Regional High School. By: Linda Seida    Travis Miles, 11, has few memories of his grandfather, who passed away seven years ago.    One clear memory that remains is of a time spent feeding ice chips to his granddad…

  • No playoff berth for Eagles team

    South Hunterdon’s baseball team dropped all four games last week. By: John Powers    The South Hunterdon Regional High School baseball season that began with so much expectation was scheduled to end Tuesday without a Central Jersey Group I playoff berth and a winning record for the Eagles.    The Eagles ended their last full week of…

  • ‘Super Size Me’

    A quirky filmmaker turns himself into a human guinea pig and documents his daily consumption of a McDonald’s diet. By: Elise Nakhnikian    Americans, announces writer-director Morgan Spurlock at the outset of Super Size Me, are "the fattest people in the world." About 100 million of us are overweight or obese, making obesity second only to…