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...

A ‘not picture-perfect’ Thanksgiving

You’ve all seen the TV commercials that show a happy family gathered around the table for Thanksgiving dinner. There’s always a cleverly crafted centerpiece...

Trenton Country Club hosted big name celebrities and officials

The leather-bound volume begun in 1898 entitled “Visitor Registry” was impressive: 15 inches wide, and perhaps 22 or more inches long. The names inside...

The Jersey Devil walks into a bar

Fifty miles from my home in Princeton is a place distinguished primarily by its emptiness. It is the Pine Barrens, which occupies the same...

Why all the talk about sidewalks in West Windsor?

There’s been a lot of discussion lately about sidewalks in West Windsor. Ever since the start of the pedestrian and bicycle group that has...

Don’t badger, belittle or bully

By the time this column “hits the stands” this country will have a new president-elect. And I will have had a (small) hand in...

Don’t Badger, Belittle or Bully

By the time this column “hits the stands” this country will have a new president-elect. And I will have had a (small) hand in...