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...

Ilene Black: Plumbing the depths of a COVID-19 DIY project

We have a powder room off our bedroom. To say it is small is like saying that it doesn’t get that humid in New...

Helen Kull: A historic find at an area yard sale

Recently, on a perfectly beautiful Saturday afternoon in mid-June, I was leaving the Garden Center behind Buxton’s on Lower Ferry Road when my eye...

Kiovsky: The Bordentown family and the winds of dissension

By 1765, the Bordentown stage line was well patronized among individuals crossing the terrain of New Jersey. From the days when it took four...

Wolff: Help Tally the Valley

Ever since the stay at home orders, people have been getting outdoors in record numbers. As the CDC has pointed out, it is far...

Schore: What else could happen?

OK, so we have a pandemic with over 100,000 deaths in this country, a collapsed economy with millions out of work, police murdering Black...

Pia de Jong: Call me by my deepest name

George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Ahmaud Arbery, Rayshard Brooks … The #SayTheirNames movement wants all the names of victims of the...