Category: archives

  • Thank you, ‘Bake’ Williams!

    Janet E. Crum Titusville     Recently, the Lambertville community lost a priceless icon. For decades Clarence “Bake” Williams was a strong presence around town. His decades of being the area milkman and volunteer fireman in his “spare” time spoke volumes of his great character and pride in his community. Everyone knew “Bake.”    Many a morning…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Editorial off the mark

    By Debra Frey, Dayton To the editor:     I would like to make some clarifications regarding your editorial “Teachers should have taken freeze”.    For starters, district employees were asked to take a wage freeze for the 2011-2012 school year.    They were told it was an all or nothing deal as the board did not want…

  • Free Tennis Clinics for Adult Beginners at Nassau Tennis Club

    Free Tennis Clinics for Adult Beginners at Nassau Tennis Club

    By STacey Anderson Nassau Tennis Club is offering a free instructional tennis clinic for adults who have never (or barely) played tennis.   The free 90-minute sessions will be held on:  ·         Monday, May 2nd at 9:00 am & 11:00 am ·         Tuesday, May 3rd at 9:00 am ·         Wednesday, May 4th at 10:30 am ·         Thursday,…

  • BORDENTOWN: Scotties’ Hill captures Burlington golf crown

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Russell Hill has been a top player for Bordentown Regional High School since he started there.    He’d qualified for the state tournament every year, and consistently posted the Scotties’ best scores. But the senior hadn’t won a big tournament in his scholastic career.    Hill earned a convincing win with…

  • Fantasy Renaissance Faire this weekend

    Fantasy Renaissance Faire this weekend

    The Dandy Pirates are shown performing during last year’s New Hope Fantasy Renaissance Faire.

  • COLUMBUS: Greyhounds show promise at Burlington Open tennis

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    An almost entirely new lineup from a year ago got its stiffest test of the season when the Northern Burlington boys tennis team competed in the Burlington County Open tennis tournament Monday.    Two of the Greyhounds flights advanced to the quarterfinals before they were eliminated. Third-singles’ Ruben Ganesh continued…

  • EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: Voters should OK funding for regionalization study

    By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    I agree with the four school board members who authored this week’s GUEST OPINION about the need for a regionalization feasibility study.    Voters in Lambertville, Stockton and West Amwell should say yes to spending $50,000 in general funds (2011-12) for a formal feasibility study that would look at the possible…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Support Deven Patel for school board

    By Arif Patel, Monmouth Junction To the editor:     I want to encourage everyone to understand how important the upcoming school board elections on April 27 are for our children and the residents of South Brunswick.    Between now and then it’s our own individual responsibility to engage in proactive dialogue with the candidates for the…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Improved Piet is helping Ravens

    Fischer tosses perfect game By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Nicole Piet is a much improved player, and so is the Robbinsville High School softball team.    It is not a coincidence.    ”It’s my junior year, and I really want to start with a bang,” Piet said. “I don’t want to get too down or too…