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...

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...

From Hopewell Township: Traffic safety improvements coming to Hopewell in 2025

In 2025, Hopewell Township will see at least three significant traffic safety improvements. These critical upgrades are the...

Nature in the Valley: Clean Communities Day a legacy worth maintaining

In the fall of 1991, FoHVOS implemented the first Clean Communities Day throughout Hopewell Valley. On Saturday, April 15, 2023, FoHVOS will administer its...

Dabbene: ChatGPT and Me (an AI IOU)

You may have heard about ChatGPT, the generative artificial intelligence chatbot from OpenAI that debuted in November 2022. Although ChatGPT has no real understanding...

Schore to Please: Support your local liberry

The nation is currently beset by people who want to ban books or, preferably, burn them, just like You-Know-Who. In most cases, these book...

Kiovsky: William Powell — Diplomacy in courage

After the Civil War ended in 1865, a young African American by the name of William Francis Powell (1848-1920) graduated from the New Jersey...

Mayor Dave Fried: Still few answers in Mercer County election debacle

We have said since even before polls closed on Nov. 8, 2022 that we will not stop until fundamental change is made in how...

Fight in the Museum: 9 questions with glass artist Susan Kelly

Colored glass has its origins in ancient Egypt and Rome. It has been an instrumental architectural element in Catholic churches for centuries, bridging the...