Category: archives

  • The pageantry of paper

    Blue Tulip unveils a world of creative possibilities. By: Jullian Kalonick    Every Christmas season, I scoff at the rows of packaged cards that appear early in the fall and decide to recapture the spirit of giving by handcrafting my own.    After some half-hearted cutting and gluing during stolen moments in December, my $20 mass of…

  • A Significant Happening

    The Michener Museum’s new exhibit and publication seeks to add Bucks County Impressionism to the annals of American art history. By: Amy Brummer    Subtle shades of blue, gray and amber temper a cold winter landscape. Hazy pastels capture the stillness of a summer meadow. Deer graze in a treeline illuminated by the warmth of an…

  • Soul of a River Town

    Thanks to his natural curiosity and love for working with details, Edward Cohen spent two years researching and writing Lambertville’s Legacy. The 200-plus page text is accompanied by more than 100 graphics, maps, photographs, genealogical charts and historic documents. By: Susan Van Dongen    One of the most interesting tidbits Edward Cohen discovered while researching his…

  • Princeton tops Lafayette for first win

    Atkinson’s three touchdowns help Tigers hold off Leopards By: Bob Nuse As the Princeton University football team watched Lafayette cut what was once a 24-0 second-quarter lead to 24-19, there was every reason to wonder if there minds were drifting back to a week earlier. In the Tigers’ season opener a week earlier, Lehigh had…

  • Humbug!

    Griffin fuming after latest setback By: Ken Weingartner    Jim Griffin wasn’t in a particularly jovial mood Saturday afternoon, despite comparing his Monroe High football team to a rather jolly character.    "I almost feel like this team thinks we’re Santa Claus because we just give stuff away," Griffin said after the Falcons lost 21-13 to Carteret.…

  • Haneef Na’il "Buster" Thomas

       DELRAN — Haneef Na’il "Buster" Thomas, 24, died Sept. 15 in Lakewood.    Born in Princeton, he lived in Princeton and Hightstown before moving to Delran two year ago.    He played football and basketball with the East Windsor Police Athletic League.    He is survived by his mother, Aminah Q. Ali of Delran; his father, Charles Garrett…

  • WW-P South boys coming together

    Hatcher, Pirate soccer squad see toughest stretch ahead By: Justin Feil    Coming into the season, Jon Hatcher had some pretty big goals for the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South boys’ soccer team. And despite a season-ending injury to last year’s second-leading goal scorer, Jeff Fisher, and the ups and downs that have come with it in…

  • Voters offer thoughts on election

    Some residents heading to the polls Tuesday had things to say about the proposed expansion plans in the school district. By: Chris Karmiol    "If you vote against it and turn down $20 million from the state, you have to be pretty stupid," said Gene Sarafin, a 37-year resident of Hightstown.    Mr. Sarafin’s feelings on the…

  • Douglas E. Walters

       SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Douglas E. Walters, 74, died Saturday at The Medical Center at Princeton.    Born and raised in Montreal, he lived in Toronto seven years before moving to Dayton 32 years ago.    He was a sales manager for CIL Canada in Montreal and Toronto, moving to the United States when Stauffer Chemical Co. in…