Day: June 26, 2003

Manville rainfall exceeds state total this year By:Beth Kressel    Al Friguletto has owned the Flower Gallery on Main Street for 33 years. He has never seen such a rainy June since his business opened.    Towne Centre Hardware’s owner Dick McCurdy said that customers have commented, "I thought I lived in New Jersey; not in Seattle…

High school holds 32nd annual commencement By:Beth Kressel    At 6 p.m. June 19, Hillsborough High School held its 32nd graduation ceremony on the high school’s David A. Noonan Field as 446 individuals received their diplomas before an audience that nearly filled the bleachers to capacity.    Student speakers including Valedictorian Mohan Anand, Salutatorian Brian Coyne and…

To the editor    It is pointless for legislation to write laws that will not be enforced in society.    Two years ago, the provisionary license law was passed. This law created a restricted license for 17-year-old drivers. Some of the restrictions included were rules such as curfews at midnight and no more than one passenger in…

A new report shows that more income is concentrating in fewer hands. By: Hank Kalet    Here’s good news for the economy — but only you’re one of the 400 richest Americans. Otherwise, it is just one more bit of evidence that the rich keep getting richer at the rest of our expense.

Robert Todash, Joseph Dobos, Louis Orban III, Walter Main Hill, Carol Reinke, Ronald Schuck, David Costigan, Joseph Torretta, Irene Brian From the June 26 Register-News Robert A. Todash    EWING — Robert A. Todash, 68, died June 17 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Langhorne, Pa.    Born in Roebling, he had resided in Ewing Township most of…

Analysis shows Lawrence Council split on trail. By: Lea Kahn    It wasn’t opposition to the proposed bike path through Carson Road Woods that scuttled a Township Council vote last week on a grant application for the project, rather it was the lack of information on the financing and construction details.    That’s what several Township Council…

Veteran golfers make perfect pair By: Justin Feil    It’s a good thing the Metropolitan Golf Association doesn’t present a trophy for its Partners Better Ball Tournament.    If it did, it might be difficult for Dave Alampi and Alan Graham to decide who gets it after they won their third Met title in seven years with…

Snyder remains optimistic By: Rudy Brandl        More horrible weather in the late spring has created serious problems in the early stages of the Manville-Somerville American Legion baseball season.    Third-year manager Gregg Snyder entered the campaign with optimism, but several rainouts and a few tough losses have put the locals back on their heels. Post…

Can the Knicks get lucky with the ninth pick? By: Hank Kalet    NBA draft is tonight. Knicks pick ninth.    Top three are set — LeBron James to Cavs, Darko Milicic to Detroit and Carmelo Anthony to Denver. Number four is solidifying, barring a trade, with Georgia Tech freshman Chris Bosh heading to Toronto.    The rest…