Paul Ligeti: Port Mercer—Canals, rails and history
Each month, the Historical Society of West Windsor—a nonprofit dedicated to preserving and promoting local history—publishes a column covering our town’s surprisingly rich heritage....
Dave Fried: A post-election message
Putting your name on an election ballot is one of the most frightening things anyone can do. ...
Ilene Black: Aging like good cheese
I am going to be 65 in January. I know, I know. I look (and act) a lot younger. In certain lighting I could...
Helen Kull: Schoolhouses and sing-alongs
After last month’s exploration of the Columbia School, I found myself thinking about the other early schoolhouses in Ewing, like Birmingham and Scudder’s Falls....
Artist Dan Zimmerman’s Fantastic and Personal Quests on View
Dan Zimmerman reads a lot, plays music, draws, illustrates, and paints. But what separates him from most from other artist is the amount of...
Ilene Black: There’s always a back story
I strained my lower back muscle recently. I wish I could say I was doing something really athletic, like perfecting a balance beam routine,...