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  • Re-enactment groups bring history to life

    Looking back in family history for inspiration. By: David Campbell    American Revolutionary War re-enactor Paul Sullivan of Knowlton belongs to the same regiment as a distant relative, John Polhemus, who fought in the Battle of Princeton.    But while Capt. Polhemus’ 1st New Jersey fought under Gen. George Washington and afterward buried the Continental and British…

  • Once again, Washington routs the British

    Sunday re-enactment recalls turning point of Revolution By: David Campbell    Several hundred spectators braved the cold Sunday to witness a re-enactment of Gen. George Washington’s victory at the Battle of Princeton.    On the field, musket barrels and bayonets gleamed in the sun as 1,300 re-enactors portraying Continental, Hessian and British soldiers executed the well-choreographed and,…

  • Once again, Washington routs the British

    Sunday re-enactment recalls turning point of Revolution By: David Campbell    Several hundred spectators braved the cold Sunday to witness a re-enactment of Gen. George Washington’s victory at the Battle of Princeton.    On the field, musket barrels and bayonets gleamed in the sun as 1,300 re-enactors portraying Continental, Hessian and British soldiers executed the well-choreographed and,…

  • Trail Magic

    Rugged and wild, Baxter State Park in Maine offers some of the best day hikes in the East. By: Daniel Shearer Staff photo by Daniel Shearer Appalachian Trail hikers celebrate atop Mount Katahdin after a 2,100-mile journey.    Halfway up the mountain, my chest pounds furiously. Sweat drenches my forehead, and I realize, gulping four precious…

  • Court halts Princeton Township deer harvest

    Township attorney says opponent lawyers sought Sunday order behind township’s back. By: David Campbell    Following an emergency hearing this weekend, a Superior Court judge has issued a temporary restraining order halting Princeton Township’s deer-management program.    The township’s attorney said Monday the lawyers opposing the program sought the court order behind the township’s back, and said…

  • Trail Magic

    Rugged and wild, Baxter State Park in Maine offers some of the best day hikes in the East. By: Daniel Shearer Staff photo by Daniel Shearer Appalachian Trail hikers celebrate atop Mount Katahdin after a 2,100-mile journey.    Halfway up the mountain, my chest pounds furiously. Sweat drenches my forehead, and I realize, gulping four precious…

  • Re-enactment groups bring history to life

    Looking back in family history for inspiration. By: David Campbell    American Revolutionary War re-enactor Paul Sullivan of Knowlton belongs to the same regiment as a distant relative, John Polhemus, who fought in the Battle of Princeton.    But while Capt. Polhemus’ 1st New Jersey fought under Gen. George Washington and afterward buried the Continental and British…

  • Shattered Illusions

    A new exhibit at the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton showcases the efforts of actors, directors, writers and producers to change stereotypes represented on the silver screen. By: Jim Boyle    For years, the general public harbored misguided opinions about Native Americans and African-Americans. Hollywood supported those harmful presumptions with movies like The Birth of…

  • Montgomery girls win hoop tournament

    Cougars able to ‘salvage’ season By: Justin Feil        At 0-3, the Montgomery High girls’ basketball team was on the brink of uncharted territory in the Paul Popadiuk coaching era. The Cougars have made the state tournament in each of his previous three seasons, but a fourth berth looked in doubt heading into the Len…