Category: archives

  • Local man lent hired hand in war-torn land

    Roosevelt resident chose to ply his trade in Iraq By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    ROOSEVELT — Over the past three years, Joe Zahora spent many a Friday afternoon barbecuing poolside before retiring to his room to watch a DVD or a football game. Outside his window, his view was filled with palm and date trees…

  • TECHNOLOGY

       Qforma announced the appointments of Barbara Hill to senior vice president of sales and Duane Smulling to director of field operations in the Princeton office.    Ms. Hill, previously of Saatchi and Saatchi, where she was senior vice president and group account director, has 14 years of sales and marketing experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including…

  • Sign Here Please

    Books, magic and balloons at the Children’s Book Festival By Anthony Stoeckert    Our 5-year-old daughter Lena loved the Princeton Children’s Book Festival this past weekend. In addition to meeting the authors of some of her favorite books, she assisted magician Douglas Billingsley during one of his tricks, got a balloon-shaped sword, had her face painted…

  • Reminder: Board of Education meeting Tuesday night

    The Springfield Elementary School Board of Education meeting will be held at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, in the school library.

  • FINANCIAL SERVICES

       U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, a private wealth management organization, announced the appointment of Jonathan Myers as private client consultant, and Lisa Thomaier as private bank relationship manager in its Princeton office.    Mr. Myers joins U.S. Trust from Wachovia Wealth Management where he served as senior vice president and partner. Ms. Thomaier…

  • Punk rock’s shepherd grew up on local chicken farm

    Hilly Kristal died last month By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    If you live in the East Windsor/Hightstown area, you may know either the name Hilly Kristal or the New York City nightclub CBGB.    What you may be unlikely to do is make the connection between them.    Mr. Kristal was the owner of that iconic punk…

  • Breaking news — Woman bound, robbed in township home

    One of two men brandishes handgun By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer Matt ChiappardiStaff Writer EAST WINDSOR — An unidentified gunman invaded and robbed a home Monday on Plymouth Drive, bound its female occupant and fled, according to police. The gunman and an unknown accomplice were still at large around 4:30 p.m., police said. The police…