Category: archives

  • April 27: Some thoughts on Barry Bonds and Wilco

    Barry Bonds remains one of the most fearsome sluggers on the planet. By: Hank Kalet    This is depressing. * * *    Some thoughts on Barry Bonds:    First, he is probably the greatest everyday player I’ve seen. I didn’t catch Willie Mays or Hank Aaron in their prime, but Bonds has done everything: six MVP awards,…

  • Home networks can offer hackers new opportunities

    Consumer advocates say hackers can use unsecured wireless networks to access personal information on computers for identity theft. By: Charlie Olsen    On a Saturday night in April, David Stinner is just posting the results of his latest excursion on his Web site.    While many spend their Saturday nights at restaurants or movie theaters, Mr. Stinner…

  • DISPATCHES

    Putting food on everyone’s table. By: Hank Kalet    The statistics are startling.    About 12 percent of American households in 2004 experienced some level of food insecurity — meaning they did not have enough food to sustain "an active, healthy life for all household members" — according to the federal Department of Agriculture.    Blacks were hit…

  • Giambrone wins in honor of his father

    By: Sean Moylan    Joe Giambrone has always been a wonderful dad.    He taught his four sons (Joe, Tommy, Chris and Stevie) how to play baseball almost before they could walk. Moreover, he taught his daughter Jackie, the youngest in the family, how to use her speed to become a terrific softball player. Throughout Little League,…

  • School marks quarter century teaching toddlers about the ABCs and friendship

    Lawrence Day School celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    When Margaret Kornberg and Jeffra Nandan joined forces in 1978 to create a parenting education center, they did not realize that it would spawn the Lawrence Day School — a child care center that is celebrating its 25th anniversary.    The two women,…

  • Mustangs pull out close ones on track

    Team soars over .500 for first time By: Rudy Brandl        There was lots of excitement and a little controversy last week when the Manville High track and field team won three times to soar over the .500 mark for the first time this spring.    With a road tri-meet and home dual meet set to…

  • South Brunswick’s busy week gets off to good start

    By: Redd E. Patrick    The South Brunswick High School girls track is in the middle of one busy week.    So far, so good.    The Vikings began their hectic schedule with an 86-54 victory over Sayreville in a dual meet on Tuesday. Sayreville is an up-and-coming program, which came in with a 3-0 record and a…

  • Land sale on hold

    Township Council’s bid to sell several vacant lots to adjacent property owners stalled April 19 after one property owner objected to a provision preventing owners from building houses on the new lots. By:Cara Latham Special Writer    Township Council delayed action on a proposed ordinance authorizing the sale of municipally owned vacant lots, after a Pennington…

  • Court date set for former chief’s conspiracy trial

    Philip Castagna charged with conspiring to kill ex-wife By: Scott Morgan    A state Superior Court judge in Mount Holly on Monday announced that the conspiracy trial of former Bordentown City Police Chief Philip Castagna will begin in January 2007.    The former chief will stand trial next year on charges that he conspired to have his…