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...

Thomas Kelly: 11 questions with Gala Derroisne

I have been following Gala Derroisne’s work for some time. She is a photographer who shoots candid street photography and nature. She shoots her...

Peter Dabbene: The tyranny of truthiness

The word “truthiness” was given its modern coinage in 2005, a political era that seemed almost innocent in comparison with our current one. Referring...

Letter: Thanks to Lawrence Township, Colonial Lake Park will continue to be salve for the soul

The pair of bald eagles that swept with great splendor into southern Lawrence Township’s Colonial Lake Park for daily feedings from the lake’s shallow...

Kevin Nerwinski: Clarification on charges against Lawrence Police officer

Most of you have undoubtedly read newspaper articles about charges being filed against Lawrence Township Police Officer Andres Mejia. The charges filed resulted from...

Schore: Dullards Unamimous

Have you noticed what a dullard you’ve become after five months of quarantine-induced isolation and no interaction with anyone but your immediate family? ...

Kiovsky: the American Revolution and the struggle for freedom

It is said that the rebellious fight for independence was galvanized by the powerful inspiration that firebrand revolutionary Thomas Paine brought to his pamphlet,...