Commentary

Donnie Black: Grandparents are grand!

This story goes out to all of the grandparents out there. I am so lucky to have had four of the best grandparents of all time. ...

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...

From Hopewell Township: Traffic safety improvements coming to Hopewell in 2025

In 2025, Hopewell Township will see at least three significant traffic safety improvements. These critical upgrades are the...

Schore to Please: Beaver fervor

In fall 2023, I was biking over the wooden bridge in the middle of St. Michael’s Preserve when...

Saluting Thomas Smith, Mercer County Superintendent of the Year

Our Hopewell Valley community and Board of Education collectively beamed with pride when Superintendent Thomas Smith was named Mercer County Superintendent of the Year...

Letter to the editor: mending fences through Better Angels

Since the last presidential race and election, the polarization of neighbors with different political views has widened and the vitriol of public discourse has...

Letters to the editor: what are people saying around Princeton?

This article was originally published in the June 2018 Princeton Echo. ...

Letters to the editor: readers weigh in on Chris Smith

Few more zealous than Congressman Smith This is...

Sloan and the love of loving things

I want to apologize to, uh, pretty much everyone I’ve spoken to recently, for I have spent the last few years spreading the gospel...

The (nearly) immortal moon jellyfish

For Christmas my daughter requested, and received from Santa, a somewhat unusual gift: a jellyfish tank, along with three moon jellyfish. ...