An artist and a scholar
Cathy’s Person of the Week is Lacey Large-Schlaudecker, an artist who was honored with the Ars Poetica Award at WCCC’s 32nd Commencement Celebration. By Cathy…
Profiles
Cathy Has A Crystal-Clear Conversation With The People of the Week
Ellen Perkins, proprietress; Laurel Kappler, assistant; and Bacchus, Ellen’s 14-year-old Pomeranian, chief of security, at Gaia’s Gifts are our People and Pooch of the Week….
Cathy’s Person of the Week Makes Memories Out of Moments
By Cathy Miller Ron Jaghab, the affable, soft-spoken Hackettstown-based videographer, was first inspired by old family audiotapes and then by re-purposing his own wedding photos…
The Goat Breeder and His Kids
By Cathy Miller Blair McCloskey, from White Township, breeds goats as a hobby, operating what is known as a hobby farm. “Real farms make money,…
Cathy’s Person of the Week Takes a Trip Down Music Memory Lane
By Cathy Miller Kinderhook Creek (later shortened to Kinderhook) became a top-drawing band in New Jersey during the 1970s and ’80s. They played six nights…
Laughing Away Life’s Worries
This week’s person of the week is Cynthia Curtis, co-owner of Phillipsburg’s Perfect Christmas Tree Farm and Leader of Laughter Yoga at the Funny Farm…
Cathy’s Person of the Week Shares Her Recipe for Happiness (and Goulash)
This week’s Person of the Week is Maria Hadley, the “Singing Waitress” at the River Star Diner on Route 57 in Hackettstown. She’s worked at…
Cathy’s Person of the Week is Plucking Away One Gig at a Time
Steve Kirchuk, from Washington, started playing guitar in 1968, inspired by the instrumental “Classical Gas” by Mason Williams. Since then, Steve’s been in quite a…
Cathy’s Person Of The Week Isn’t Just in it for The Kicks
Four years ago, Ron Cain III, who lives in Hackettstown, became interested in Muay Thai, a traditional form of kickboxing from Thailand. Muay Thai, deemed…
From Dream To Reality: Teens Take ‘Virtual’ Title
Virtual reality platforms are moving toward the forefront of modern gaming experience and serious gamers are already staking their claims on the tournament circuit. Among…