Category: archives

  • Giving city residents a ‘green’ light

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN CITY — With the shortest days of the year approaching, it seems only fitting that the state and the city are coming together in time to make many people’s holidays a little brighter.    The Bordentown City Environmental Commission will lead an effort to distribute energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs to…

  • ‘Milk’

    ‘Milk’

    Sean Penn does a wonderful job, exuding waves of joy, kindness, humor and courage, the very qualities that drew so many to Harvey Milk By Elise Nakhnikian WHEN it comes to telling the story of a real person’s life, it takes a great fiction film to beat a good documentary. And since The Times of…

  • MANVILLE: Fall Athletic Awards

    by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    Manville High’s fall athletic teams made small improvements over last year’s performance.    While I wouldn’t go as far as to say the third year in the Skyland Conference was a charm, threes certainly were wild among the Mustangs this fall. Three of Manville’s five athletic teams posted three wins apiece,…

  • Vilma Seay

       HAMILTON — Vilma A. Seay, 73, of Hamilton died Saturday at her home.    Born in Little Rock, S.C., Mrs. Seay was educated in the Dillon County Public School System. Upon moving to Trenton she continued her education at Mercer Street Vocational School, graduating in 1969 as a nurses’ aide. She was employed part time as…

  • MANVILLE: Young football team looks ahead after 3-7 season

    Only four seniors lost to graduation by Shawn Tyrrell, Sports Writer    Back before the 2008 football campaign began, Manville High head coach Brett Stibitz felt that the Mustangs could either go 0-10 or 10-0 With only four seniors returning from the previous year, Manville was going to be a young team and Stibitz was uncertain…

  • Elisabeth Gertrud Dolores Euphemie Childs, 66,

    died at home in Lawrenceville on Sunday, December 7.  Born in Goseck, Germany, she was a resident of Lawrenceville for the past 35 years.  Mrs. Childs was a passionate and accomplished photographer and was working on a book about the people and landscapes of western Cyprus.  For years, she taught horseback riding and vaulting to…

  • Lucy Ann Jackson

       BORDENTOWN — Lucy Ann Jackson, 19, of Bordentown died Dec. 1.    Very outgoing, she would strike up a conversation with everyone. She enjoyed traveling, dancing, hanging out with friends; some of her favorite spots were Applebees, Dave and Busters and Seaside. She was the life of the party. She will be deeply and sadly missed…

  • Frederick C. Edwards

       COLUMBUS — Dr. Frederick C. Edwards, 77, of Columbus, formerly of Willingboro and Trenton, died Dec. 4.    He was a former administrator with the Trenton public schools, and also a member of the Alpha Baptist Church. He is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Alice; two sons, Marc (Dianela) and Kamaluddin Edwards; six…

  • Vivian G. Hart

       MEDFORD — Vivian G. Hart (nee Gauntt), 85, died Dec. 4 at Medford Leas. Born in Columbus, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Gauntt. She was a longtime resident of Columbus, where she spent many years raising her six children with her late husband, J. Bernard Hart. She was employed for…