Category: archives

  • Mastriano deserves re-election

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    As a senior officer in the U.S. Marine Corps I had the opportunity to evaluate the personality, character, and work ethic of hundreds of men and women during my 30-year career. The areas that are most often considered critical are loyalty, endurance, force, judgment, personal appearance and work…

  • EDITORIAL

    Governor needs to be more open    A few weeks ago, as he and his wife were walking along the beach in Cape May, Gov. James E. McGreevey made the mistake of not looking where he was going. He tripped and broke his leg.    On March 26, as he was unveiling his proposed $23.75 billion budget,…

  • Former U.S. ambassador to Egypt urges bold peace effort

    There are no pat solutions says Frank Wisner, a 1961 Princeton graduate. By: Jeff Milgram    America needs to make bold initiatives to promote peace in the Middle East, a former U.S. ambassador to Egypt told a Princeton University audience Tuesday.    "I fear I will disappoint you if you came looking for a pat solution," said…

  • Letters to the Editor, April 5

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, April 5 By: Doody is applauded for years of leadership To the editor:    As an active practicing physician who has been on the staff of The Medical Center at Princeton longer than anyone else, I feel qualified to comment on the change in hospital administration. In 1960, there were only 45…

  • Above Average Power

    Funkin’ it up with Tower of Power, the Average White Band will be in the area for concerts at the War Memorial in Trenton April 18 and the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, Pa., April 19-20. By: Daniel Shearer Average White recorded its live 1999 album, Face to Face, during a concert with Tower of Power…

  • Falcons squad shut out in opener

    SOFTBALL: The 10-run rule brought Peddie’s first game of the season against Lawrenceville to an early halt Wednesday. By: Neil Hay    Amanda Cmielewski had no problem with the Peddie lineup.    Lawrenceville had little problem with Christina Campion.    The result: a 10-0 Lawrenceville softball win Wednesday over visiting Peddie in a game stopped after five innings…

  • Zone change would permit new retirement community

    By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — A much-debated proposal to amend the township’s Master Plan to permit a planned retirement community of 950 units in the area around Old Church Road was introduced at Monday’s Township Council meeting.    The area, bounded by Union Valley, Applegarth and Federal roads, currently is zoned for single-family houses on ¾…

  • Drive-In Dreams

    The ghosts of the drive-in live in the photographs of Sandra C. Davis, on view at the Artists’ Gallery in Lambertville. By: Matt Smith    Drive-in movie theaters are disappearing from the American landscape. A scant few hang on, but the majority rest silently along the dusty old business routes that were bypassed decades ago by…

  • Author wrote to help cope with death

    Now she puts what she learned to use to comfort grieving children. By: Gwen Runkle    PLAINSBORO — When Katherine Paterson wrote the children’s book "Bridge to Terabithia" 25 years ago, she was trying to come to terms with the sudden death of her son’s best friend.    And today it is that same struggle that continues…