Walk into nearly any grocery store, any time of year, and you’ll likely find fresh blueberries in the produce aisle. Many consider them a perfect fruit … sweet and juicy, delicious fresh or cooked, and packed with health-boosting antioxidants. If you’re among the many who love blueberries, you have a New Jersey woman to thank! […]
To the Editor: Praise for Pi Day Thanks to Mimi Omiecinski and her steadfast community-building efforts, Pi Day, with its Einstein look-alike contest and family-friendly fun, has become an annual frolic in our community. A less visible benefit is the partnership that Pi Day has fostered between owners of two iconic institutions that enables food […]
Editor’s note: In the March 7 edition of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation’s “State We’re In” column, co-executive director Jay Watson addresses the issue of noise pollution as spring approaches. Winter is the northeast’s quiet season, when songbirds go south, many animals hibernate, and people spend more time indoors. On the increasingly rare occasions when […]
Audition ActorsNET of Bucks County has announced open auditions for its season finale, “Love’s Labour’s Lost” by William Shakespeare. Directors George Hartpence and Carol Thompson seek 17 actors for this Shakespearean cascade of adventure featuring a forest chase, lovers lost and found, and an ending full of hope for true love. Performances take place June […]
March for Meals on Wheels Meals on Wheels of Mercer County has announced its participation in a nationwide campaign designed to rally communities around our senior neighbors and protect the essential services that enable so many to remain healthy and independent at home. Meals on Wheels of Mercer County’s participation will include activities throughout the […]
This edition of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation’s “The State We’re In” column, released February 15, was written by co-executive director Alison Mitchell. As thick snow fell on central New Jersey earlier this week, the bald eagle pair at Duke Farms in Hillsborough showed themselves to be responsible parents-to-be, taking turns keeping the two eggs […]
A small, but very vocal group of residents has decided to launch a lawsuit against Princeton’s newly adopted Master Plan. Their group’s name? “Princeton Coalition for Responsible Development.” Their objection? The new Master Plan modestly expands the number of neighborhoods where small-scale multifamily housing can be built. This lawsuit is nothing more than NIMBYism cloaked […]
For Adult Learners Registration is now open for spring 2024 courses through the Center for Modern Aging Princeton’s Evergreen Forum. “Technology, Society, and You,” “Historic Foundations of East Asian Cultures,” and “Charles Dickens’s Bleak House,” are just a few of the new courses that will be offered for the spring session. Starting in March, the […]
The Trenton Health Team, a nonprofit partnership focused on the health and wellbeing of Trenton residents, composed the following editorial. As Virginia Woolf wrote, “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” Food security – having reliable access to nutritious foods – is one of the most fundamental human […]
Hopewell Theater to Close Editor’s note: In a letter e-mailed to patrons, Hopewell Theater co-founder and executive director Sara Scully announced the theater’s closing. Dear Patron We are deeply saddened to announce that we must close Hopewell Theater. Rising costs and the inability to obtain a liquor license — a key income source for live […]