Category: archives

  • Fish Tales: Logue legacy unmatched

    By: Rich Fisher    You can talk about Kevin Bacon and his six degrees of separation, but when it came to Joe Logue and Mercer County scholastic sports, it was one degree of separation.    The athlete, and Joe Logue.    You would be hard pressed to find a boys’ soccer, basketball or baseball player from Mercer in…

  • Jan. 30, 4:50 p.m.: Fire the voters

    A scathing bit of humor from the Boston Globe. By: Hank Kalet    A funny piece from earlier this week that I’d missed, but that my friend Bill alerted me to. Definitely worth a read — really skewers the news media and election industry. Check it out.

  • Guided by Voices

    Cynthia Adler’s one-woman show is part of Passage Theatre Company’s fourth annual Solo Flights Festival in Trenton Feb. 5 to 29. By: Matt Smith CYNTHIA ADLER    Cynthia Adler is a little reluctant to give up the goods on her one-woman show, Downloaded — and in denial, part of Passage Theatre Company’s fourth annual Solo Flights…

  • Mining at Stavola is on the decline

    Monroe Township’s lastoperating oopen pit sand and gravel mine could be done by the end of the year. By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — Once with as many as eight operating open-pit sand and gravel mines, Monroe Township is now down to one, really half of one, according to Township Engineer Ernie Feist.    The mines were…

  • ‘Ten Tips’ for Valentine’s

    For gals who need a little help. By: Marilyn Graman and Maureen Walsh    At first glance Valentine’s Day is a cushiony, pink, red and white landscape of hearts and flowers. But arrow-pocked veterans of this Feb. 14 terrain know it’s pitted with romance-shattering mine fields. Help navigating this shifty territory is here.    Your man is…

  • AROUND CRANBURY: PHS studio band is back in full swing

    Valentines program at the library, athletic organization meeting, a special dance and more. By: Lorraine Sedor    Sue Hamilton, president of the Cranbury Lioness Club, would like to mention that Camellia Auld, age 9, also entertained at the Golden Age Neighbors luncheon on Jan. 4, along with the Men of Harmony.    The talented young lady played…

  • Riestra, North girls chasing record season

    Freshman swimmer helps Knights to win over Hopewell By: Justin Feil    Raquel Riestra didn’t know too much about the short history of the West Windsor-Plainsboro High North girls’ swimming team coming into this season, but she did know a few individual records.    The 50 and 100 free records of Angela Ko were the first targets…

  • KIDS AND COMMUNITY: Smoking on sitcoms sets a bad example

    KIDS AND COMMUNITY by Judy Shepps Battle: Whoopi Goldberg should be more responsible with latest television character. By: Judy Shepps Battle    Question: When is the illegal advertising and promoting of tobacco products to minors not considered illegal? Answer: When such enticement is woven into the theme of a prime time television program.    It has been…

  • The Packet wins four national awards

       The Princeton Packet, including TimeOFF, won four awards in the 2003 Suburban Newspapers of America Editorial Contest.    A nonprofit national trade association serving the suburban newspaper industry, SNA includes 2,000 suburban newspapers in North America with more than 42 million readers.    TimeOFF won first place in the Best Entertainment/Lifestyle category. The award is especially significant…