Category: archives

  • ‘Four Christmases’

    ‘Four Christmases’

    Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn in Four Christmases.

  • ‘Australia’

    ‘Australia’

    Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman in Australia.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Buying a tree at Elks lodge helps send kids to camp

    HILLSBOROUGH: Buying a tree at Elks lodge helps send kids to camp

    Daniel Quinn, Kevin Clarke and Tom Cronin get trees ready for sale at the Elks lodge on Brooks Boulevard. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • IN THE KITCHEN: Of holiday pies and sweeteners

    Sweet versus too sweet … By FAITH BAHADURIAN Special Writer     I’ve been on a pie quest — and I’ve found a pecan pie at Whole Foods that is a winner. Not only is the crust flaky and the pecans on top well browned and crunchy, but the pie is not too sweet, for a…

  • WELLNESS: The power of tea: Big health benefits come in small packages

    WELLNESS: The power of tea: Big health benefits come in small packages

    By GWEN McNAMARA Special Writer     For thousands of years, one little leaf has picked up our spirits and soothed the soul. Camellia sinensis — commonly known as the tea plant — has spread from East to West, bringing with it a wide range of benefits.     “In American culture, coffee is king, but tea…

  • Robert C. Sturken,

    passed away at his home in Princeton on November 24, 2008. He was 89. He was an engineer and executive who did pioneering work in paper-coating technology that is widely used around the world. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was valedictorian of his high school class, and enrolled at age 16 at Stevens…

  • WELLNESS: The power of tea: Big health benefits come in small packages

    WELLNESS: The power of tea: Big health benefits come in small packages

    The reduced quantities of caffeine in tea can give people a lift and make them more alert without becoming overly excited, say tea experts such as Paul Shu of Holsome Teas. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Karl David Yingling, 25, Blawenburg,

    died on Sunday November 30th in New Brunswick. He was born in Princeton and grew up in Hopewell and lived most of his life in Blawenburg, NJ. Karl graduated from Montgomery High School. He enjoyed traveling. He was predeceased by his mother Elizabeth. Surviving are his father Kocher and his wife Barbara Yingling, his sister…

  • SPOTLIGHT: Men’s activist targets violence against women

    Author to speak at Rider Wednesday by JOAN RUDDIMAN Special Writer     How pervasive is sexual violence in the United States? The answer is shocking.     In high school, about 10 percent of all students report that they have been forced to have sex.     One-quarter of the women in college experience attempted or complete…