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...

Complex Simplicity: Lessons from a recently spayed pet

By Lumi Dabbene I suppose I should begin by introducing myself—the name’s Lumi, and I’m a young dog who...

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...

Biology, Genes, and Me

In my freshman honors biology class we are learning about the different stages of sexual and asexual reproduction. We’ve learned everything from meiosis to...

Suburban Teen: Biology, Genes, and Me

In my freshman honors biology class we are learning about the different stages of sexual and asexual reproduction. We’ve learned everything from meiosis to...

Stuck in the Middle

Katie gets everything and Will gets all the attention!” I was six years old when I said this. I still remember feeling so outraged...

Alcohol Won’t Make You Cooler

In eighth grade I was so excited for high school, being older and more sophisticated, and the thought of being invited to hipper parties...

Running Out of Gas

I’ll start my first column of the new year with a sheepish confession. For the first time in my life, I ran out of...

The New Racial Equation

The year before I entered as a freshman in the mid-1970s, there were race riots that put Morristown High School on the front page...