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...

The importance of teaching young children to swim

I can sum this story in one word: fear. ...

Bon Appetit adds Babeth’s Feast line of gourmet frozen foods

Have you noticed the fairly recent addition of a tall freezer case at Bon Appetit’s fine foods emporium in the Princeton Shopping Center? I...

As American as apple pie

When my Princeton neighbor came home from the hospital after an operation, he was put on a liquid diet for a week. Now he...

Ask Ewing’s Mayor: What’s the deal with brush pickup this spring?

In every edition of the Ewing Observer, Mayor Bert Steinmann answers readers’ questions. We often hear questions from members of the community that don’t...

Robbinsville superintendent: District wants to hear your voice

By Steve Mayer The Robbinsville Board of Education...

State must not increase minimum wage without increasing nonprofit contracts

When voters in New Jersey passed a constitutional amendment to increase the minimum wage annually based on the Consumer Price Index in 2013 it...