• LAWRENCE: ‘Colonel’ won’t be president this year

    Historical re-enactor will be understudy for desired George Washington role By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     Lawrence resident William Agress has been playing Col. Edward Hand — a Revolutionary War figure — for 28 years.     And for 17 of those years, he has crossed the Delaware River with Gen. George Washington on Christmas Day.…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: From the Oct. 15 edition

    A weekly listing of community events. Used clothing drive     Want to clean out your closets? Used clothing collection Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. St. Mary’s School in Bordentown is collecting wearable and usable clothing (men’s, women’s and children’s); shoes; fashion accessories – belts, handbags, etc.; linens; large and small toys; stuffed animals; baby carriages,…

  • IRS Offers Tax Preparer Seminar at TCNJ on Nov. 12

    By Gregg Semanick-IRS Spokesperson In preparation for the 2010 tax-filing season, the Internal Revenue Service in partnership with the NJ Association of Public Accountants (NJAPA), the NJ Division of Taxation and cooperating colleges has scheduled a series of one-day tax seminars at New Jersey area colleges during October and November. Locally, a session is scheduled…

  • Halloween Traditions

    Halloween Traditions

    Halloween (also spelled Hallowe’en) is an annual holiday celebrated on October 31. Halloween has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holy day of All Saints’ Day. It is largely a secular celebration, but some have expressed strong feelings about perceived religious overtones. Irish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North…

  • Festival marks 20 successful years

    Mary Barnes, Downtown Bordentown Association president To the editor:    Oct. 3 and 4 marked the 20th year that Jackie Reed and her assistant Patti DeSantis ran a successful Cranberry Festival. It’s hard to believe when Jackie Reed tells the story of how the festival started 20 years ago with 10 vendor/members, that now over 150…

  • Local Halloween Events

    Local Halloween Events

    In this Halloween greeting card from 1904, divination is depicted: the young woman looking into a mirror in a darkened room hopes to catch a glimpse of the face of her future husband.

  • COLUMBUS NEWS: From the Oct. 15 edition

    Peg Traino Peg Traino     Tel: 298-7476     [email protected]    Come join your friends and family for a night out at the NBCRHS Band Booster’s Family Restaurant Night at Red Robin located at the Hamilton Market Place. The event will be held from 5-8 p.m. You can email [email protected] for the flyer you need to present…

  • Pumpkinmania

    Glorious orange squash are a vital part of autumn By Anthony Stoeckert    IT was a on a hot, humid day in the middle of August when I started to get tired of the green.    I was doing my best to get rid of it, mowing the lawn and pulling weeds (including a 3-foot monstrosity that…

  • HEALTH MATTERS: Don’t let dizziness impede your life

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