Category: archives

  • Tour of historic Mansfield leaves this reporter impressed

    Reporter visits Scattergood cave, Hedding General Store By:David Koch    One of the great perks of being a reporter is the opportunity to relay the rich histories of local towns to readers.    Recently I had the pleasure of being invited by Joseph Langowski, principal of the John Hydock Elementary School, to take an historical tour of…

  • Journey into Film

    Happy to call herself an independent filmmaker, Chitra Neogy relies on investors and grants to help make her own movies. With the assistance of these parties, she completed her most recent and personal film, A Journey Within A Journey. By: Jim Boyle    In the past few years, foreign films have been attracting increasing attention. The…

  • Terrorist attacks affect local residents

    Prayer vigils held in local churches for attack victims By:Vanessa S. Holt and David Koch    In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, residents of area towns tried to make sense of the day’s events as the disaster unfolded on televisions and radios.    The sound of local…

  • Florence man becomes director of state Juvenile Justice Commission

    Stephen Troyanovich oversees the education of 1,400 juveniles By:Vanessa S. Holt    FLORENCE — When a young inmate in a state correctional facility picks up a book, builds a birdhouse or begins a sketch, one local man sees a brighter future for both the youth and society.    As the newly appointed director of education for the…

  • Awake and See

    ‘Zen of Seeing’ author and Renaissance man Dr. Frederick Franck brings his humanitarian artwork to Lawrenceville. By: Ilene Dube    Some modern-day philosophers hawk their messages on TV, or appear at national bookstore chains amidst the aroma of java to market best-sellers. Others live out their principles, quietly churning out books, inviting guests to their meditative…

  • Looking forward and behind

    The Sokoloff family of East Windsor sees the High Holy Days as a time to reflect on the past year and look forward to the new one ahead. By: Michael Arges    EAST WINDSOR — For the Sokoloff family the High Holy Days are a time of looking back and looking forward.    It is a time…

  • Share your thoughts on Sept. 11 attacks

       The South Brunswick Post wants to help residents share their thoughts and concerns about the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. By:    The South Brunswick Post wants to help residents share their thoughts and concerns about the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. We’re looking for eyewitness accounts, general reaction, condolences…

  • Water, sewer permis to be OK’d after wastewater plan comments

    Permits are for proposed schools on Mansfield Road East By:David Koch    MANSFIELD — Water and sewer permit approvals for proposed schools in the township can begin after a public comment period for amendments to a township wastewater plan comes to an end.    The approval for the permits, by the Department of Environmental Protection, are for…

  • ‘The Sound of Music’

    The Somerset Valley Playhouse stages this summer’s best version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. By: Stuart Duncan    Who would have thought the area needed four separate productions of The Sound of Music this summer? The Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II musical is nice, filled with lovely tunes, and has a large cast, which usually means…