Category: archives

  • ‘Pearl Harbor’

    The ‘Day of Infamy’ is recalled in this three-hour, $145 million epic which deftly blends the fictional and the factual to yield a stirring experience with something for everyone.   [PG-13] By: Kam Williams On Dec. 7, 1941, the United States was finally drawn into World War II when the Japanese destroyed the U.S. Pacific Fleet in…

  • Serving an ace

    Barbara Pleva said she felt completely comfortable when she began taking courses at Mercer County Community College after an almost 30-year layoff. By: Frank C. D’Amico    ALLENTOWN — Barbara Pleva said she felt completely comfortable when she began taking courses at Mercer County Community College after an almost 30-year layoff.    She started college in the…

  • Jersey roots for a heartbreaker

    Author and film producer Kathleen DeMarco will discuss and sign copies of her first novel, Cranberry Queen, which includes Princeton in its plot, at the Barnes & Noble in West Windsor’s MarketFair Thursday. By: Bethany Cortale    Kathleen DeMarco, who writes during the mornings, at night and behind the scenes during filming, first became involved with…

  • Service honors those who died in battle

    Mayor Debra Johnson: "Every community’s character is illustrated by how they remember their veterans." By: Nick D’Amore    The township paid tribute to fallen veterans in its Memorial Day ceremony Monday morning.    "Every American should pay tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice so that we may enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,"…

  • Annual regatta set for June 2-3

    American Power Boat Association races to be held on Delaware River By: Sue Kramer    LAMBERTVILLE — The 32nd annual Lambertville Regatta, sponsored by the American Power Boat Association, will be held this weekend, June 2-3, and race fans and novices alike are sure to have a good time along the Delaware River.    The race course…

  • Memories created, recalled on prom night

    By: Cynthia Williamson    Dark clouds rolled over the bucolic landscape but there was nothing gloomy about the expressions of these prom-goers, who effortlessly flashed smiles and posed patiently for what must have felt like one never-ending photograph.    The nearly two dozen South Hunterdon High School students gathered in the gardens at the Wolverton Inn early…

  • Chit-Chat: Kids are ‘scooting’ all over the city

    By: Merle Citron    There’s no doubt about it: Skateboards are out, and scooters are in.    They’re everywhere. In order to find out what’s behind the new trend, I went right to the source: the kids.    According to South Hunterdon eighth-grader Steven Williamson, who lives on North Union Street, "Scooters combine the best of bikes and…

  • State doubtful on truck ban for Route 27

    A spokesman said the DOT would have to study the issue very carefully, as it could simply divert trucks to other nearby roads. By: Nick D’Amore    The state Department of Transportation is likely to scrutinize any request to ban trucks on Route 27 because of potential impacts on local thoroughfares, a spokesman from the agency…

  • Got milk

    Bring back the cows:  To celebrate New Jersey’s agricultural heritage, the State Museum will kick off its exhibit, The Garden State: A History of Farming in New Jersey, with a weekend of activities about farming. By: Ilene Dube    As recently as 15 years ago, a commuter might get off the train in Princeton, inhale, and…