Category: archives

  • Spiritual renewal

    Local clergy reflect on the meaning of Easter By: Lacey Korevec Whether it’s a day to hunt for eggs and spend time with family, or a day to reflect on spiritual renewal, Easter has a number of different meanings to people who celebrate it.     But for local Christian leaders, the meaning of Easter is…

  • Bank of China official sees lax global oversight

    Points finger at U.S. financial markets By: Alex Gennis    High risks inherent in U.S. financial markets, a growing divide in trade balances between countries and high volatility of commodity prices are threatening today’s financial and economic markets, Min Zhu, the vice president of Bank of China, said in a public talk on Tuesday.    Since 75…

  • Around Cranbury

    The Easter Bunny is coming to Cranbury. By: Lorraine Sedor The Woman’s Club of Cranbury has invited the Easter bunny to visit Village Park on Saturday, April 7 at 1 p.m. The bunny will be leading children age three through third grade in an Easter egg hunt, rain or shine.     Children, don’t forget to…

  • Open space preview set

    Township’s Open Space and Recreation plan available to the public. By:Lacey Korevec Residents can get a look at what could be the township’s new Open Space and Recreation portion of the township’s Master Plan at a public, joint Township Committee and Planning Board meeting April 19.     The updated plan has been in the works…

  • Death at Rider prompts new task force

    Examination of campus alcohol use and abuse ordered by university president By: Lea Kahn    LAWRENCE— In the wake of the death of a Rider University freshman from alcohol poisoning, Rider University President Mordechai Rozanski plans to appoint a task force to examine the school’s policies on the use and abuse of alcohol.    The task force…

  • Letters

    Opinions and Letters to the Editor Civil union story provides pleasure To the editor:     Your article and the pictures of two men who love and care for each other being recognized in a somewhat formal way gave me pleasure.     Love and caring are such great gifts that we should treasure and applaud them…

  • Borough looks to latest technology for water-meter reading

    By: Cara Latham    HIGHTSTOWN — The borough won’t have to replace its water meters after all.    The Borough Council approved a resolution Monday to seek bids on radio-read water meter equipment.    The equipment would clip on to existing water meters, explained Borough Administrator Candace Gallagher.    "Instead of the guys now having to ride down the…

  • A kidney transplant for his birthday

    Longtime diabetic finally receives a new kidney. By: Lacey Korevec South Main Street resident Tom Healey has more than just his birthday to celebrate. He turned 49 today, and this year he received the best gift he’s ever gotten: a kidney.     A longtime diabetic, Mr. Healey had been undergoing dialysis treatments three times a…

  • A Gift to be Simple

    The grace and beauty of a Shaker community are captured in the photographs of Stephen Williams at the Michener Museum. By: Ilene Dube    Modern life is so harried and hurried, so cluttered and cacophonous. Even in a hospital waiting room you can’t escape TV and in-your-face commercials, airheads broadcasting the inconsequences of their lives on…