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New owners keeping Captain Paul's Firehouse Dogs traditions alive

2 days ago | communitynews.org | Joe Emanski

Captain Paul's Firehouse Dogs, the seasonal hot dog stand on Princeton Pike, re-opened for business in April after taking its traditional winter break. That's not the news. The news is that, for the first time since 2009, Paul Tweedly wasn't the one opening the doors. In December, Paul Tweedly, aka "Captain Paul," cited his health as a reason to seek a buyer for the Lawrence-based eatery. Tweedly and wife Janice are the original owners of the restaurant, operating it for the past 15 years.
Fox House Brewing Joins the Bordentown Beer Scene

1 week ago | communitynews.org | Joe Emanski

Bordentown City joined the ranks of New Jersey’s multi-brewery towns when Fox House Brewing opened in March. The new microbrewery joins Tindall Road Brewing as a potential stop on a Farnsworth Avenue pub crawl. Fox House, from city residents Chris and Abby Campbell, has been two years in the making. The cozy, sedate tasting room looks and feels like it’s been there forever. “I’ve wanted to do this for years, for a long, long time,” Chris Campbell says.
On the Record: How Darren Revilla Found His Groove

2 weeks ago | communitynews.org | Richard Skelly

Unlike so many successful small businesses, there was no business plan or clearly articulated vision for Revilla Grooves ‘n’ Gear. But record buyers from around the state, Staten Island and other parts of New York City and eastern Pennsylvania flock to the store.
State Museum Celebrates Its 130th Anniversary

2 weeks ago | communitynews.org | Joe Emanski

The staff of the New Jersey State Museum was all set to host a 125th anniversary celebration in 2020 when the pandemic put the kibosh on those plans. And since “126th anniversary” or “127th anniversary” just doesn’t have much of a ring, executive director Margaret O’Reilly and her staff had to be content to wait until another round number came along — which is why the museum is finally celebrating this month with a party marking its 130 years in existence.
Bristol Riverside Theatre Review: ‘In the Heights’

3 weeks ago | communitynews.org | Neal Zoren

A riddle: How was the opening night of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights” at Bristol Riverside Theatre reminiscent of a football game? The answer: The first act was unfocused, with impressive movement but loose storytelling, no obvious place to look, uneven acting, and wretched sound design that drowned out lyrics and dialogue, the fuzzy lyrics being a major factor considering Miranda writes in a fast hip-hop that requires clear comprehension for his musical to take hold.
Luke Caldwell set to take place among all-time great HoVal athletes

3 weeks ago | communitynews.org | Rich Fisher

There have been a number of talented, big-time athletes at Hopewell Valley Central High over the first quarter of the 21st century, but arguably the best all-around three-sport athlete in the past 25 years is getting ready to play his final athletic season in high school. That would be Luke Caldwell, a record-setting machine in football and lacrosse and a state qualifier in wrestling. Aaron Oldfield never coached Caldwell but has taught and coached track & field at HVCHS since 1993.
Bordentown's Maddie Blumenthal 'loving the journey' of wrestling

3 weeks ago | communitynews.org | Justin Feil

Maddie Blumenthal has found her sport. The Bordentown Regional High School junior played some soccer as a youth, and she also took up horseback riding and ballet. But in eighth grade, while getting involved in a boot camp that focused on conditioning, she was turned onto a new sport: wrestling. “I joined the club because I was looking for an aggressive sport,” Blumenthal said. “I’ve loved my journey so far.”Soccer has been long gone.
Sophia Latif Estafan helps the WW-P Pirates enjoy breakout basketball season

3 weeks ago | communitynews.org | Justin Feil

The High School South girls soccer team and girls basketball team enjoyed some of their best seasons in recent history during this school year. Sophia Latif Estafan was one of the common reasons for their success. The Pirates junior is moving now into the spring season and hopes to help the South girls lacrosse team also reach great heights. “A lot of the girls I play with in certain sports, I’ll see in a different sport, especially a lot of my basketball teammates,” Latif Estafan said.
Morgan Gonser brews playmaking power and positivity for RHS girls LAX

3 weeks ago | communitynews.org | Rich Fisher

Being called a coffee bean doesn’t seem too flattering for a high school girl. Or anybody, for that matter. But in the outside-the-box world that is Robbinsville High girls lacrosse, it’s quite the compliment, and Morgan Gonser is happy to be dubbed a coffee bean in the water. Even if she wasn’t quite sure what it meant at first. “I was definitely not faithful to that, I was like ‘What is she saying?’” Gonser recalled with a laugh.
New Jersey State Museum to celebrate 130th anniversary

3 weeks ago | communitynews.org | Joe Emanski

The staff of the New Jersey State Museum was all set to host a 125th anniversary celebration in 2020 when the pandemic put the kibosh on those plans. And since “126th anniversary” or “127th anniversary” just doesn’t have much of a ring, executive director Margaret O’Reilly and her staff had to be content to wait until another round number came along — which is why the museum is finally celebrating this month with a party marking its 130 years in existence.