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...

Look forward to spring with Green Fair

By Dave Fried With winter finally upon us,...

How can Ewing get a consolidated ZIP code?

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

A place formerly known as Birmingham, New Jersey

I hope you all enjoyed Dale’s “West Trenton Jeopardy” last month. Did you West Trenton folks get all the questions correct? How about the...

Embracing the art of adventure

One of the lessons I have learned as I have gotten older is, when an opportunity for adventure presents itself, grab it. Letting it...

Movies, Melville and Moby Dick

Call me irritated. When I saw a trailer for the film In The Heart of the Sea, many months ago, I was cautiously excited,...

There is nothing as frightening as 3,000 brides

People say there is nothing as beautiful as a bride, but as I found out last month, there is nothing as frightening as 3,000...