Category: archives

  • April 5, 9 a.m.: Genre-bending genre and a great collection of tunes

    What I’m listening to: A great new compilation disc from No Depression magazine. Definitely worth checking out. By: Hank Kalet    No Depression magazine has been attempting to chronicle the amorphous brew sometimes known as alternative country or alt-country. It’s not an easy task.    No Depression editors Peter Blackstock and Grant Alden, in the liner notes…

  • Victor E. Ludwig Jr.

       Victor E. Ludwig Jr., 83, of Pennington died Saturday at the University Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Lawrenceville, he was a lifelong area resident. He was in charge of procurement for the federal government’s Department of Defense in Trenton for many years.    He was a longtime breeder of field trial beagles, a member of…

  • April 5, 3:20 p.m.: Baseball is back

    The boys of summer have taken to the field. By: Hank Kalet    Baseball is back, baby.    I know it’s cold and windy outside, weather better suited to the annual Thanksgiving game between North and South Brunswick high schools than a game between the Phillies and Pirates on an early April afternoon in Pittsburgh.    But it’s…

  • April 5, 3:17 p.m.: Reviewing Bruce in Barcelona

    Live and in concert, Bruce Springsteen By: Hank Kalet    Read my http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/s/springsteenbruce-livebarcelonadvd.shtmlreview of the DVD, "Bruce Springsteen Live in Barcelona" at Pop Matters.

  • Ingenuity and Diversity

    Lore Lindenfeld and other textile artists seek new threads of artistic expression at the Montgomery Cultural Center. By: Susan Van Dongen Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski Lore Lindenfeld and other textile artists seek new threads of artistic expression at the Montgomery Cultural Center.    There’s a subtle work of art just inside the door that leads…

  • WW-P school candidate forum set April 14

       Voters can meet the candidates for seats on the West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education at a public forum set for Thursday, April 14.    The five candidates will debate issues at 7:30 p.m. in Grover Middle School’s auditorium. Residents will have an opportunity to talk to the candidates individually before and after the forum. They are…

  • Mark L. Allen

       Mark L. Allen, 49, of Winchester, Va., died March 30 at his residence.    Born in Hopewell, he was the son of the late Donald and Shirley Brown Allen, He owned and operated Mark Allen Lawn, Garden and Landscape in Winchester, Va.    Preceded in death by a brother, James Allen, he is survived by his wife,…

  • John Del Margio

       John Del Margio, 73, of Hopewell Township died Saturday at The Pavilion at Forrestal Health and Rehabilitation Center.    Born in Trenton and a longtime area resident, Mr. Del Margio moved to Hopewell Township in 1999. Mr. Del Margio was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.    He was a retired heavy equipment operator, a…

  • Brooks, Scarpati and Bradley

    Ira Brooks    Ira "Pop-Pop" Brooks, 87, of Hopewell died March 31 at home.    Born in Baltimore, Md., he resided in Hopewell for 74 years.    Mr. Brooks retired from the Pennsylvania Railroad after 28 years of service, after which he started his own towing and hauling business. He continued to work until 2000.    Son of the…