Category: archives

  • ‘The Illusion’

    The New Jersey Shakespeare Festival offers a surprising choice for its ‘Grand Magic’ season. By: Stuart Duncan    Playwright Pierre Corneille is not noted for his comedies. In fact, he is often called the father of French tragedy. But his first half dozen plays, at the beginning of a prolific career, were comedies — well, at…

  • KIDS AND THE COMMUNITY: Teens need help with life problems

    KIDS AND COMMUNITY by Judy Sheppe Battle: Suicide is a huge problem among teens and we need to look out for them    Someone, somewhere, commits suicide every 18 minutes.    Every day 80 Americans take their own lives and more than 1,900 are seen in hospital emergency rooms for self-inflicted injuries. A disproportionate number are youths…

  • A cure for the lazy days of summer

    Camp Willow provides creative outlet for youngsters By: Nick D’Amore    All kids need to fight the boredom that can come when summer becomes slow and routine is an outlet.    Camp Willow is one camp providing that outlet and making sure the days of South Brunswick kids are filled with fun.    "We blend recreation, socializing and…

  • Hall of Fame Committeeseeks community input

    Balloting deadline is Aug. 31    The Hopewell Valley Athletic Hall of Fame again is asking the Hopewell Valley community for their input so the Hall of Fame Committee can continue to recognize the accomplishments of Valley athletes.    Ballots are available now to community members through the Central High School Athletic Office (737-1411). They must be…

  • Marie L. Zuccato

       Marie L. Zuccato, 73, died Wednesday, Aug. 7, at Park Place Care Center.    Born in Hoboken, Ms. Zuccato lived in Jersey City for 12 years before moving to Whiting and then Monmouth Junction.    She served as a dental assistant in Union City for 12 years and also did some clerical work for Equitable Life Insurance…

  • 400 sign petitions to change council

    Almost 3,000 more signatures needed to place question on Nov. 5 ballot. By: Lea Kahn    Nearly 400 people have signed a petition that would place a question on the Nov. 5 ballot, asking township voters if they want to change the present form of government.    But backers of the petition say they need 3,311 registered…

  • Edition of Aug. 15, 2002

    Domenico Genovesi    Domenico Genovesi, 92, died Tuesday at Capital Health System at Fuld hospital, Trenton. Born in Ripi, Italy, he had served in the Italian army and was a longtime Trenton area resident.    Mr. Genovesi retired after 17 years with American Biltrite Co. He was a member of St. James Roman Catholic Church, Trenton, and…

  • Fisherman Tom Blackwell’grew up on boats’

    GOOD TIMES IN THE VALLEY By John Tredrea    Editor’s Note: This is the second of a series of three Good Times in the Valley stories about the Blackwell brothers. It follows a story about Mark Blackwell’s involvement with car racing and precedes one about Neal Blackwell and hot-air ballooning.    If there’s any way at all…

  • Attacks on boards was unwarranted

    To the editor:     I read the letters to the editor last week and was reminded of that famous Yogi-ism, "Its deja-vu, all over again."    Returning home after a long layoff was former Committeeman Doug Hoffman with a letter that demagogues the council and zoning board’s consideration of a warehouse application — but fails to…