Category: archives

  • Soaking it Up

    Hitchcock’s land of The Birds is a laid-back oasis, a place to shrug off the pressures of the East Coast. By: Susan Van Dongen Photo by Bryan Grigsby The bonsai garden at the Osmosis Spa is the perfect place to unwind from East Coast pressures.     "Let the composting begin!" I said to myself as…

  • Reporter’s Notebook: Abandon all common sense for solution

    By:Carl Reader    When things were going completely wrong for George Costanza, that inveterate loser on the TV sitcom "Seinfeld," he decided simply to go with the flow.    Instead of attempting to do things in the right way, he decided to do everything in the wrong way.    The reasoning was if things don’t go well when…

  • Fieldsboro faces 5-cent tax hike

    School tax rate goes down By:Vanessa S. Holt    FIELDSBORO — The local purpose tax rate will go up 5 cents this year, the first change in the borough’s tax rate since 1994, said officials last week.    The local purpose tax rate will increase from 56.8 cents to 61.8 cents per $100 of assessed property value.…

  • Chesterfield board, advisory panel review school plans

    School board will wait to make changes to study By:Vanessa S. Holt    CHESTERFIELD — The Township Board of Education and School Facilities Advisory Committee examined several potential sites and building designs for a second elementary school that may be needed in the district.    At a special joint meeting Monday night, Paul Pogorzelski, board engineer of…

  • Local Red Hat chapter makes a splash

    Cranberry Chapeaux group a sight to be seen in Bordentown. By:Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN CITY – It’s becoming a common sight all over the country – groups of a dozen or more women in red hats and purple dresses converging on cafés and restaurants, a vibrant vision in scarlet and violet.    Taking a cue from…

  • Dow Jones sees benefits from use of Web services

    Company has steadily added more features to its intranet for the convenience of employees and for efficiency.    Patricia Walsh, the director of internal communication and management at Dow Jones in South Brunswick, says Web services have transformed the way the company communicates.    She said the company has steadily added more features to the intranet for…

  • Life Center graduates ready to tackle the future

    Academy says goodbye to 30 students By:Vanessa S. Holt    FLORENCE — Life Center Academy salutatorian David P. Boudwin told his fellow graduating seniors to strive to make a difference in the world with the call to action immortalized by Todd Beamer on Sept. 11: "Let’s roll!"    To help them on their way, valedictorian Christopher Mowery-Bell…

  • Parenting Pearls: Selecting the right preschool for your child

    By:Mae Sakharov    How should parents go about choosing the right preschool for their child?    Parents are rightfully concerned about school selection since they hope their child’s first encounter in a group setting will be positive. However, there is no need to get frustrated and unduly alarmed. Before becoming anxious, take a deep breath and hug…

  • Senior Menus

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    The value of each meal is $3.13. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine. The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted.    Thursday, June 6 — Cranberry juice, roast pork…