Category: archives

  • Ordinary People

    In a photographic exhibit of African-American towns in southern New Jersey, Wendel White documents his subjects’ efforts to build communities despite the barriers. By: Amy Brummer    Route 9 in southern New Jersey is a boulevard of Americana and "down the shore" nostalgia. Awash with scrubby pines and sandy soil, it makes its way up the…

  • Ordeal spurs woman to serve

    Norma Zimmerman began helping with the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life because of her son’s bout with cancer. By: Mae Rhine    RINGOES — Erik Zimmerman Jr. was 17 months old and "almost walking" when he started having dizzy spells and falling down.    His parents, Norma and Erik, took him to the doctor, thinking he…

  • Editorial-May 1

    What a difference a day makes! By: Mae Rhine    Cancer survivors from the area and their families are asking for your help.    The American Cancer Society’s annual Relay for Life will take place May 31-June 1 at South Hunterdon Regional High School this year.    Teams, sponsors and volunteers are desperately needed.    Here’s how it works.…

  • ‘The Boy in the Shroud’

    Rutgers offers young playwright Joe Ranoia’s imaginative fantasy. By: Stuart Duncan    The Rutgers Theater Company has figured out a nifty way to find new plays to stage: It simply asks a student in the master’s program to write one for them.    Joe Ranoia is the sole graduating survivor of the writing program at Mason Gross…

  • Obituaries-May 1

    Katherine Kilkuskie    DELAWARE — Katherine "Katie" Kilkuskie, 64, of Delaware Township, formerly of Ephrata, died Friday, April 18, at her home.    A 1959 graduate of Eastern Airlines flight Attendant School, she served as a flight attendant for 33 years and was based in Miami, Long Island, New Orleans and Manhattan.    She also was a longtime…

  • ‘Kiss Me, Kate’

    Pierrot Productions revives the Cole Porter favorite at the Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College. By: Stuart Duncan    By all accounts, the opening night of Kiss Me, Kate in December 1948 was a high spot of the theater season.    Leading man Alfred Drake was still riding high on his triumph in Oklahoma years earlier,…

  • Sunny Sunday salvages stormy Saturday

    The 22nd annual Shad Festival drew lots of visitors, particularly during beautiful weather the second day. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Jim Mastrich knows where the gold and the bodies are buried in town.    He shared that knowledge and other unique facts about the city when he served as the guide for a walking tour…

  • Man wants justice for death of wife

    Former mayor Edward Hawley faces charges in municipal court for the accident two years ago that claimed the wife of John Marshall. By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — Widower John Marshall says he doesn’t want to send to jail the man who was responsible for his wife’s death two years ago.    What he wants is…

  • April 30, 3:35 p.m.: Advice for fighting city hall

    Read my Grassroots column in the Progressive Populist. By: Hank Kalet    In my regular column in the Progressive Populist, I offer some thoughts on traffic, Route 92 and why it pays to be vocal when fighting city hall.