Category: archives

  • HEALTH MATTERS: Sleep is essential to health and wellness

    Sleep disorders are a common condition affecting at least 40 million Americans each year, according to the National Sleep Foundation. By Michael S. Nolledo, M.D. Princeton HealthCare System     Do you feel tired most of the time? Do you need caffeine to stay awake during the day or want to fall asleep at your desk…

  • ‘Iron Man’

    ‘Iron Man’

    The surprise here is how well this works as wish-fulfillment even for middle-aged liberal-humanist types like me. By Elise Nakhnikian I once read a comparison of Jeff Bridges’ movies that said you could predict how well they’d do by the length of his character’s hair. If the hair was long, the picture would tank; if…

  • ‘Iron Man’

    ‘Iron Man’

    Photo Credit: Zade Rosenthal Weapons dealer Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) gets into the superhero business in Iron Man.

  • ‘Iron Man’

    ‘Iron Man’

    Photo Credit: Zade Rosenthal Robert Downey Jr. (left) and Terrence Howard star in Iron Man.

  • Muriel A. Nixon

       Muriel A. Nixon, 80, of Pennington died Sunday at home. Born in Jersey City, NJ, she had resided in Pennington since 1972.    Daughter of the late Joseph and Mildred Goll Stanaway; she is survived by her husband of 61 years Wilbur F. Nixon; 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Gary and Marion Nixon of Hamilton, Wilbert F.…

  • Downtown Web site prepares for launch

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — The downtown will soon have a Web site as part of its revitalization.    Downtown Hightstown, a subcommittee of the Economic Development Committee, will hold a launch party at the Slowdown Café on May 10, immediately following the noon dedication of the new downtown fountain.    ”It’s an interesting juxtaposition…

  • Petrone playing hard in tough baseball season

    Mustangs drop pair to Bound Brook by John Beisser, Sports Writer    Dennis Petrone is truly a man for all seasons.    Since he was a boy, the Manville High senior has been a bruising lineman on the gridiron in the fall, a physical forward during basketball season in the winter and in the spring, it’s off…

  • Manville girls win to finish .500

    Track teams prepare for county, conference meets by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    Manville High’s track and field teams experienced two completely different results in last Thursday’s final regular-season meet at Dunellen.    The Manville girls rolled to a 92-48 victory to finish the regular season with a 4-4 record and become the first varsity team in…

  • ‘Made of Honor’

    The most redeeming aspect of the film is the scenery, much of it set on and around the Isle of Skye in Scotland. By Bob Brown    FORMER coffee-shop owner Jim Chelossi, who lives in the hills above Santa Cruz, invented the paper cup insulator in 1995, United States Patent 5454484. Starbucks drove Jim out of…