Category: archives

  • Letters-March 4, 2004

    War is an addiction To the editor:    Saturday, Feb. 28, I saw Chris Hedges speak at Hunterdon Central.    He has been a war correspondent in conflicts from El Salvador to Bosnia and is the author of "War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning."    It was a fascinating talk, and one I hope might encourage…

  • Benefit planned for adopted boy’s parents

    The Walters family, formerly of West Amwell, had to fight the birth mother for custody of their 2-year-old son, Patrick. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Can you put a price on the good things in life?    Not things like a trip to Disneyland or a new Porsche or even a more modest weekend at the…

  • ‘Foreign Exchange’

    Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey stages this time-shifting play by Peter Hays. By: Stuart Duncan    They always tell young playwrights to "write about things you know," but perhaps guilt trips don’t make the best plays.    Fledgling writer Peter Hays has long been haunted by the fact that his grandfather supervised the construction of the internment…

  • Childhood Ties

    David Brundige’s ‘PigTails’ is the first student-written play to be performed at McCarter Theatre’s new Berlind Theatre, and is part of the Spring New Play Festival produced by the university’s Program in Theater and Dance. By: Jillian Kalonick Staff photos by Frank Wojciechowski Charlie Hewson, left, and John Doherty rehearse for Pig Tails    For his…

  • March 3, 8:37 p.m.: John Kerry, pro and con

    John Kerry is the nominee of the Democratic Party, warts and all. By: Hank Kalet    Well, the slate is set. It will be John Kerry v. George W. Bush in the November election. Get ready for the mud to start flying.    Everyone whose read my column or this Web log knows where I stand on…

  • Breast cancer research benefit set

    Former New Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman and four other state women who have succeeded in male-dominated professions will be the featured speakers. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Former New Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman and four other New Jersey women who’ve succeeded in male-dominated professions will be the featured speakers at a fund-raiser for breast cancer…

  • Residents prefer 10-unit project to uncertainty

    Richard Zaveta wants to build luxury houses on a 115-acre site bordering Aquetong Road. By: Linda Seida    SOLEBURY — Dozens of neighbors filled the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday night to express both support and concern over a developer’s proposal to construct 10 luxury homes on a tract bordering Aquetong Road.    Even when stating their…

  • Ajihei Too

    Japanese home cooking and comfort food, served with simplicity and style, is the focus here. By: Antoinette Buckley Ajihei Too 235B Nassau St. Princeton (609) 688-8921 Food: Very good Service: Very good Prices: Moderate Cuisine: Japanese Ambiance: Relaxed Hours: Lunch: Tues.-Sat. 11:45 a.m.-2:15 p.m.; Dinner: Tues.-Sat. 5:30-10 p.m. Essentials: Accepts all major credit cards; BYO;…

  • Donor offers $1 million matching grant to SAVE shelter

       An anonymous donor with a lifelong love for dogs has pledged $1 million in the form of a challenge gift to SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter.    The donor will match all major gifts of $10,000 or more, up to an aggregate sum of $1 million, made to SAVE’s capital campaign.    The goal of the campaign is…