My father was a WWII veteran. He was injured during the war and had trouble with his leg his whole life after doctors did what they could in the field. That was probably the least troublesome of what he had to carry around with him for the rest of his life, although he didn't act weighed down. He passed on almost 10 years ago and whenever I get an assignment involving his peers, I feel a special kinship with these men of "the greatest generation".

Elephants walk from their train stop to the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton for an engagement with the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus.

After the trip, the parched pachyderms were treated to a shower courtesy of the Trenton Fire department.

After being pulled from the field due to the threat of impending thunderstorms, players at West Windsor North High School pass the time doing what baseball players do when they have downtime, fool around and sharpen their skills.

In flood-prone Lambertville, NJ, there's a movement to put up some gates to stop the river from flooding into town. To illustrate this story, I picked up my tripod, put on my hip waders and made my way into this tunnel behind a man-made waterfall. Cool.

Here's an example of a small town story getting international attention. A resolution was passed in Hightstown, NJ enacting a no-questions-asked policy on immigration. A Washington Post article has inspired interest from media organizations around the world. (They have a great website). Being mayor of Hightstown may only be a part-time job, but mayor Bob Patten is putting in full-time hours, last week alone, entertaining crews from CNN, German & Austrian TV and appearing on "The O'Reilly Factor, on Fox News. Patten calls his town "one square mile of paradise".

When I arrived at borough hall for our appointment, nobody could find Mayor Patten. Rather than wait, I hit the streets and found him just as he was saying goodbye to a news crew from CNN.

I started photographing him in the center of town and a guy came out from a restaurant and said "Hey! Aren't you the mayor?" I hopped the fence like a track star to get into position for what I knew was coming next - the handshake. There went the artistry of my posed pictures, but this relates to the story much better.

Rider University students march on campus past the frat house where Gary L. DeVercelly lived in a Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity sponsored "Cali March" to raise money for the Gary L. DeVercelly, Jr. Scholarship and to increase awareness about the danger of alcohol abuse. DeVercelly died recently after drinking more than half a bottle of vodka in what is being investigated as a possible hazing incident.

Everybody's heard about the radio DJ calling the Rutgers Women's basketball team a name. Sunday, April 22, the team was treated to a "Spa Day" at the Princeton Fitness & Wellness Center . In the photo above, Rutgers Women's basketball player Rashidat Junaid, right, feels the burn working with Pilates instructor Cheryl Brown Romano, center, on a Pilates reformer machine while Rutgers teammate Myia McCurdy, left, enjoys her friend's struggle and below, player Judith Ray enjoys a different vibe, low lights and a massage from therapist Fatima Doczi.

BTW, my daughter works on Saturdays at a bagel shop/deli in New Brunswick called "Hole in the Wall". These women and members of the football team frequent the place. Rumor is, that's what gives them their magic sports powers.