Category: archives

  • ‘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…

  • CHANNEL SURFING

    A weblog, or online journal, by the paper’s managing editor. Channel Surfing has now become www.KaletBlog.com Channel Surfing explained Hank Kalet’s bio By: Hank Kalet

  • There’s no gap between ROCC and a hard place

    High school students reach out to touch lives far from home. By: Gwen Runkle    While many of their fellow students are focused on studying for that next math quiz or who won the last soccer game, five teens from West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South are working on issues not so close to home.    The students…

  • State’s smart-growth map withdrawn for revision

    Local officials largely support move. By: David Campbell    The state Department of Environmental Protection’s color-coded smart growth map has been taken down from the agency’s Web site to be redrawn.    "It’s important we do this right and accept public input, and that’s what we’re doing," DEP Commissioner Bradley Campbell said Monday. "We’re now accepting public…

  • Petrillo makes return to form

    Former Hopewell Valley runner excelling at Princeton U. By: Justin Feil    PHILADELPHIA — Laura Petrillo enjoyed a lot of great times, and a lot of great running times at Hopewell Valley High. Finally, she’s doing both at Princeton University as she came in third in her heat of the 3000 steeplechase at the Penn Relays…

  • Planned blood drive lifts family’s spirits

    An outpouring of community support for Frank Pietrinferno. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — When Frank Pietrinferno, a township resident for more than 40 years, and his family found out he had acute myelogenous leukemia three weeks ago, the news was devastating.    But since his diagnosis, the outpouring of community support that followed has turned…

  • April 29, 2003

    Colin A. McBurney    Colin A. McBurney, 78, of Hopewell died Friday at Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton.    Born in Montreal, Canada, Mr. McBurney was a longtime resident of Hopewell.    He lived with his grandparents, Jane and Robert McBurney since 1934 and attended local schools.    Mr. McBurney was a veteran of…

  • Conlon, Knights have sights on lofty goals

    Defenseman, WW-PN boys’ lacrosse continue development By: Justin Feil    Kevin Conlon’s career has followed pretty closely the rise of the West Windsor-Plainsboro North boys’ lacrosse program.    The Knight senior only began playing lacrosse as a freshman, but picked it up pretty quickly. In his sophomore year, he claimed the team’s Groundhog Award for his proficiency…