Mayor Chris Bobbitt: Two decades of service shaped by community

As I was thinking about the topic of this month’s column, I was also thinking about the Memorial Day holiday. The big event of the long weekend is the...

Bordentown History: Francis Hopkinson, the flag, your money and the branding of America

When we think of the American flag’s origins, the name Betsy Ross typically springs to mind, conjuring images...

Donnie Black: Grandparents are grand!

This story goes out to all of the grandparents out there. I am so lucky to have had...

Bordentown History: Which side are you on?

As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, many critics and historians evaluate the legacy...

5 years of ‘Fight in the Museum’: A look back

Marking the five year anniversary of this Fight in the Museum column, we would like to check in...

Why schools are not cool in Hamilton

For any school-aged Hamilton residents reading this because of a headline that seemed to confirm your misgivings about the local educational institutions, I’m afraid...

The asylum at Asylum Station

Last month we considered the southern portion of Ewing Township, an area known as Brookville, but also referred to as Asylum Station, due to...

Running for office isn’t worth it

I’m just letting you know that I will never run for president. Never. First of all, I don’t want to live in Washington, DC....

When Parents Become the Protected

When I was two, my mom fell off a merry-go-round trying to catch me after I had fallen. She saved me from injury, but...

A Forest in Princeton Junction

You have probably seen it many times not far from the West Windsor Arts Center on Scott Avenue, or the Windsor Plaza Shopping Center...

Parting Shot: In tooth and claw

Once, when I was taking a morning stroll through the fairytale mountains of Colorado, I suddenly bumped into a predator with glaring eyes and...