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  • Patriots open season with one-sided victory

    By: Sean Moylan    The Bordentown Patriots creamed the Mount Holly Mudcats, 9-3, to make Sunday’s home opener at Gilder Field a pleasant one.    While the Patriots strengthened an already strong team with an influx of new players, the veterans really came through for the squad in this one.    Jimmy Gummel started for Bordentown and tossed…

  • For the April 14 issue

    Mary L. Beilman, Ruth Lacks Singer, Margaret Schaum, Thelma Blanton, Ronald Astbury Sr., E. Harold Blakeslee. Mary L. Beilman    VERO BEACH, Fla. — Mary Louise Beilman, 93, chairman of the board of The Princeton Packet Inc., including The Register-News, died Sunday. Born in Greencastle, Ind., she was a Princeton resident since 1942.    Mrs. Beilman was…

  • LETTERS: Board budget is respnsible

    To the editor:     I encourage voters to support the proposed school budget on Tuesday.    I have been a resident of South Brunswick for 20 years. The costs to run my home have certainly increased during this time. The same goes for the districts’ expenses. I hope we continue to move forward with the quality…

  • LETTERS: Enthusiastically for Abschutz

    To the editor:     I am writing to offer my enthusiastic support for Marty Abschutz in his bid for re-election to the Board of Education.    As a certified public accountant and concerned citizen, Mr. Abschutz began sharing his expertise with the district many years before his election. He served on the board’s Long-Range Strategic Planning…

  • Grand opening set for Hopewell Valley Skate Park

    Festivities will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday.    After years of fund-raising, planning and construction, Hopewell Valley’s Skate Park will open on April 16.    The grand opening festivities, scheduled to begin at 11 a.m., will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony, a DJ, skate contests with prizes, skaters sponsored by Extreme Function, a skate shop in Hamilton, and…

  • Cable board seeks input from public

    Cable Advisory Committee is being formed to evaluate Bordentown Township’s contract with Comcast Cable before it expires in January 2007. By: William Wichert    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Baseball season kicked off last week, but township residents will have to wait indefinitely before being able to catch the New York Yankees game on TV without paying a…

  • Vikings claim big win over Edison

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    Edison, a town with a strong softball tradition, always fields a top-notch high school team, and opponents in the Greater Middlesex Conference’s Red Division never take the Lady Eagles lightly. So a 3-2 victory by visiting South Brunswick in Tuesday’s game was a boost to the Lady Vikings’ confidence, as well…

  • Police: Man used gun to threaten teenager

    East Brunswick man threatens an 18-year-old behind Dey Farm. By: Melissa Hayes    A 24-year-old East Brunswick man, who is accused of pointing a shotgun at a man and threatening him during a dispute about missing drugs, surrendered to township police on Tuesday.    Tiago Oliveria surrendered Tuesday afternoon and was charged with aggravated assault, unlawful possession…

  • Loaded WW-P South sweeps Dawgs

    Hopewell Valley boys tennis By: John E. Powers    The Hopewell Valley Central High School boys tennis team and its coach Alma Quinlan ran into a pretty special team this past Monday. There was no shame in losing to unbeaten West Windsor-Plainsboro South 5-0, but Quinlan is looking to use the experience as a positive, as…