Commentary

Dr. Patrick Pizzo: Building a sustainable path through partnerships

As Superintendent of the Robbinsville Public Schools, I believe it is important to speak candidly about the challenges we face and, more importantly, charting the right path forward. ...

Dr. Robyn Klim: Stronger together – shaping the future of LTPS

As we enter the final stretch of the school year, May offers us a meaningful opportunity to both...

Mayor Christopher Bobbitt: Inside Lawrence’s council-manager government

This month’s column will step back from the issues that the township is facing and instead focus on...

Mayor Mike Todd: We’ve moved – A new home for our community

Eighteen months since signing a 10-year sublease with Citizen’s Bank, Robbinsville Township has moved into what we hope...

Donnie Black: My girlfriend of 39 years

You may read the title of this article and have some questions. I totally understand, and I am...

Helen Kull: How Ewing shaped Washington’s march to victory at Trenton

Is there any more impactful local history than a description of the roles that the geography of and individuals from Ewing and Hopewell played...

HoVal Commentary: A request to township and borough elected officials

My wife and I moved to Hopewell Borough in 2013. Within several years, we had our first child (now 9 years old) and second...

Letter: Trenton City Council moves to stall TWW regionalization

I wanted to bring to your attention a significant development at Trenton Water Works that deserves public scrutiny. ...

Fight in the Museum: 10 questions with poet Patricia Fleming

Hamilton resident Patricia Fleming was always a writer: a poet. After retiring in 2016, she began writing every day. She published a book in...

Complex Simplicity: Gorging on gourds that aren’t gorgeous

Last October at a supermarket, I saw a pallet-sized cardboard box, one of those massive containers that hold watermelons in the summer months. Instead...

Donnie Black:College move-in day

As I’m writing this, it’s college move-in day and I’m jealous of every one of those kids. It was always my favorite day of...