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...

Home is Where the Heart Is

For the first time all summer, our little family of five is reunited in the place where it all began 29 years ago: San...

Grovers Mill Gets a Face Lift

After having lived within a few hundred yards of the Grovers Mill building for nearly 60 years, I feel a certain personal attachment to...

Suburban Mom: There’s a world of possibilities

When my mom held her first grandchild, Katie, for the very first time, I saw her bend close to her ear and whisper, “You...

Getting around Lake Mercer

Over a year ago, I told the story of West Windsor’s biggest park, what is known as the Richard J. Coffee Mercer County Park....

Making Steve Mayer’s day

Recently, in collaboration with Robbinsville Township, we announced that a dedication ceremony to rename the Robbinsville High School Athletic Complex for Superintendent Steven J....

Fried: new Robbinsville town hall worth the wait

Although we have endured a few setbacks this summer during construction of the new municipal building on Route 33, I promise it will be...