Model Towns and Villages

CRANBURY: Book on Cranbury history to hit shelves in April

10 Feb 2012

David Kilby, Managing Editor David KilbyManaging Editor CRANBURY — A local professor of history has used his expertise to demonstrate the significance of Cranbury because he believes the Colonial-era town is well worth a book.

Unswayed by disaster, Iwaki spa hulas anew

9 Feb 2012

A Hawaiian theme park that has propped up the economy of a rural town in Fukushima Prefecture for 45 years was forced to shut down after the March 11 disasters, but a little less than a year later the hula girls have returned. Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki has opened its indoor pools and will start hosting wedding parties and luaus in a new hotel.

In Struggling Tupper Lake, Resort Project Creates Rift

8 Feb 2012

A project in Tupper Lake, N.Y., was approved after a nearly decade-long tug of war between environmentalists and pro-development residents.