Month: August 2003

From the Aug. 14 edition of the Register-News Kindermusik    Today through Thursday, Aug. 28 — The Bordentown Conservatory at 144 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown, is offering free Kindermusik demonstration classes on Aug. 14, 18, 21, 25, and 28. Ages 0 to 1 at 9 a.m.; ages 1½ to 3 at 10 a.m.; and ages 3 to…

This year, R&R camp hosted 82 campers — ranging in age from 6 to 10 years old — from Trenton elementary schools. By Brooke Olster    Dozens of elementary school children spent their weekdays on the playground of Hopewell Elementary School during July.    They were not local youngsters, but children who participated in the Hopewell Valley…

North Hanover Township officials pay close attention to Fort Dix and McGuire AFB housing projects. By: Eve Collins    NORTH HANOVER — Township officials said they will closely watch the projects taking place on Fort Dix and McGuire Air Force bases to improve and expand housing occupied by members of the military and their families.    Mayor…

BREAKING NEWS: Woman’s boyfriend charged with aggravated assault in connection with fight. By: Sharlee DiMenichi    A Major Road woman died Tuesday after being struck Sunday night by a man with whom she lived, according to the Middlesex County prosecutor’s office.    Middlesex County Medical Examiner Geetha Natarajan said Chrisanne Ciandella, 39, died at 4:30 p.m. of…

Postal officials reviewing small offices may seek to close local branch to reduce costs By:Beth Kressel    When Hurricane Floyd hit Sept. 19, 1999, the Flagtown Post Office became information central.    Ronald Frey, postmaster there, can’t recall a time when the tiny branch, which barely fits six customers and their bulky packages, hosted that many people…

Plan to seek legislative OK for auctioned autos fees killed By:Alec Moore    By a narrow margin, the Borough Council voted down a proposal Monday to impose an excise tax on all cars sold at Adesa Auto Auctions.    The measure, proposed by Republican Councilman Martin Wierzba, received the support of fellow Republicans Susan Asher and Mike…

To the editor:     Each spring, members of a South Brunswick community preservation group known as PRIDE gather as friends and neighbors and treat Raymond Road with the respect due a quiet country lane rich in history. We clear dead and fallen limbs, overgrown brush, and fill bags with trash thoughtlessly discarded by assorted slobs…

   Gaber Farag, 45, of Capricorn Drive was charged with shoplifting on Aug. 2.    According to police, Mr. Farag attempted to steal a $15 tube of skin cream from Cost Cutters on Route 206. pPolice said Mr. Farag left the store without paying for the skin cream and was stopped by a store manager, who called…

Princeton Summer Theater concludes its season with this Neil Simon play. By: Stuart Duncan    By the time Neil Simon wrote The Star-Spangled Girl in 1966, he had a nice list of successful hits and awards behind him: Come Blow Your Horn, Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple and Sweet Charity, plus the book to…