Category: archives

  • From unemployed to self-employed:

    A state program for emerging entrepreneurs. By: Edmund Karam    The first thing you learn while attending a Department of Labor employment services meeting is this: it’s not called the "unemployment office" anymore. It’s the "re-employment office." The difference may seem purely semantic, but understanding its nuance is the first step to finding a new job…

  • ENTERTAINMENT: SUMMER PREVIEWS 2003

    TimeOFF’s Summer Previews 2003 is your guide to cultural survival during the dog days of June, July and August. This bonus entertainment section features comprehensive music, stage, film, and art listings for Central Jersey, Bucks County and beyond. Be sure to keep checking back for new stories and listings throughout the summer months. Just Go!

  • NBC softball team edged in playoff action

    The defending state champions are knocked out in softball action. By: Sean Moylan     Burlington Township edged the Northern Burlington County Regional High School girls’ varsity softball team 4-3 with a run in the bottom of the sixth in last Thursday’s second-round playoff contest.     "They (the Falcons) got the luck we had last year,"…

  • Florence softball squad to play for SJ title

    After defeating the defending state champions from Pennsville, the Florence softball team will get to play for the South Jersey championship. By: Sean Moylan     The fourth-seeded Florence varsity softball team earned a trip to the Group I South Jersey Championship game with a brilliant 4-3 win over Pennsville, the defending State champs, at Pennsville…

  • Davis and Leake emerge with Sectional victories

    The Northern Burlington girls’ track team did a wonderful job in the state Sectionals. Erica Davis and Latasha Leake both won events. By: Sean Moylan     Northern Burlington County Regional High School girls’ varsity track and field star Erica Davis arrived late at this last weekend’s sectional meet at Buena. Her appearance was well worth…

  • BRHS boys win S.J. Group I championship

    Bordentown boys’ track repeats as South Jersey Group I champs as Novak dominates. By: Sean Moylan     Bordentown Regional High School boys’ varsity track and field Coach Charlie Miller doesn’t have to do much tweaking when it comes to superstar distance runner Rob Novak. All he needs to do is sit back and enjoy.    …

  • Paper-Doll World

    Libby Ramage’s mixed-media artwork captures the playful spirit of children unafraid to open their arms and embrace the world. By: Ilene Dube

  • Return to an Era

    The Tyler Hall Tasting Party in Newtown, Pa., takes visitors back to the elegance of the Gilded Age. By: Amy Brummer TimeOFF photos/Amy Brummer Tyler Hall (above), built in 1932, is on the National Register of Historic Places.    The heavy double doors of Tyler Hall give way to a richly appointed foyer, inset with romantic…

  • Paper-Doll World

    Libby Ramage’s mixed-media artwork captures the playful spirit of children unaf´raid to open their arms and embrace the world. By: Ilene Dube    Joey Carson’s sixth-grade math notes look, at first, like complicated equations scrawled over the ruled pages. Looking closer, one discovers little devil heads doodled among the numerical strings.    Libby Ramage wanted what mothers…