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...

Escalation and descent: In search of answers from the Wise Man

Fixing computer problems is not, generally speaking, the nightmare it once was; do a Google search for that error term that’s popped up on...

10 ****ing years later: my role in Syracuse basketball’s most ‘overrated’ scandal

Syracuse University men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim sat at a table in the press room of Madison Square Garden, his face resting on his...

Ask the Mayor: Can the township help me with a problem with my landlord?

In every edition of the Ewing Observer, Mayor Bert Steinmann answers readers’ questions. ...

Birmingham becomes Altura: How present-day Ewing was formed

In this month’s article we continue to explore the various crossroads and neighborhoods that together have formed present-day Ewing Township. ...

Feeling the blizzard blues

When I was a kid, a blizzard didn’t faze me. It meant no school, building igloos in the front yard (that stayed intact for...

State of Township address to pay it forward again

Are you ready to “Pay it Forward” again in 2016? ...