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...

Meet Horacio Hernandez, new township outreach coordinator

New outreach coordinator Horacio Hernandez has been working with the Hopewell Township Health Department for two months now, and has begun to meet the...

Beatrix Farrand’s Canvas at Princeton University

Editor’s Note: Central Jersey-based nature photographer and painter Anna Gerwel writes on her website that “Looking at soothing images of nature evokes serenity, relieves...

Dabbene: I’m in love with The Prisoner (or, my life as a cult member)

Don’t worry, this is not a sordid story of jailhouse romance. Nor is it a tale of pen pals—one imprisoned, one hybristophilic—conducting a ribald...

Kiovsky: The bird man of Point Breeze

Charles Lucien Bonaparte (1803-1857), prince of Musignano and Canino, was the son of Alexandrine de Bleschamp and Lucien Bonaparte, the third brother after Joseph...

The WW-P School Board should reduce taxes

Right now the WW-P Board of Education is deciding how much they will raise our taxes this year. They should consider lowering our taxes...

Paul Ligeti: Penns Neck—The crossroads of history

Each month, the Historical Society of West Windsor—a nonprofit dedicated to documenting, preserving, and publicizing the history of our community—publishes a monthly column covering...