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  • Police work with mall for theft-free holiday

    Season especially popular for shoplifters. By: Lea Kahn    With 22 shopping days left until Christmas, holiday shoppers are making the rounds and checking their lists. So are the shoplifters.    But those who venture into the Quaker Bridge Mall may not find easy pickings, because the Lawrence Township Police Department is working with mall merchants to…

  • Variance sought for paintball

    Zoning Board to decide on variance for paintball fields. By: Joseph Harvie    The Zoning Board of Adjustment is expected to decide tonight (Thursday) whether two outdoor paintball playing fields will be able to legally operate on New Road.    The facility, located near the store On Top Paintball at 335 New Road, is in the general…

  • Anastazia Wanat

    By:    HILLSBOROUGH – Anastazia Wanat died Saturday, Nov. 27, at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville.    She was born in Elizabeth and lived in Garwood before moving to the Neshanic section of Hillsborough in 1972.    Mrs. Wanat worked for the Somerset County Courthouse as a criminal case secretary for more than 13 years, retiring in 2000.…

  • Letters to the Editor

    For the Dec. 2 issue. Longtime coach deserves praise To the editor:    I read the note that appeared in the recent Register-News editorial from the former mayor of Mansfield. As a North Hanover resident, what I continue to see in local politics no longer shocks or surprises me, however in this case apparently a new…

  • Chabad to wrap up holiday suprise

    Chabad Jewish Center invites community to join together and help those less fortunate. By: Joseph Harvie    With Hanukkah beginning at sundown Tuesday, the Chabad Jewish Center of South Brunswick is looking to the community to help share the light of the world with those less fortunate.    Rabbi Levi Azimov and his wife, Goldie, are inviting…

  • Hopewell Valley Lions laud volunteers

    Annual dinner held in Titusville Just before Thanksgiving, the Hopewell Valley Lions Club held its annual Volunteers of the Year dinner to honor six outstanding local fire and first aid volunteers. This year’s honorees are (from left): Eugene Jack (Union Fire Company’s Rescue Squad), Tim Lynch (Union Fire Company), Chuck Pisano (Pennington Fire Company), Christian…

  • Planners will review Dunkin Donuts plan

    Board meets at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Municipal Building. By: Lea Kahn    The abandoned gasoline service station on the corner of Whitehead Road and Brunswick Pike may become a Dunkin’ Donuts store, if the Planning Board approves at its Monday night meeting.    The Planning Board will consider GSA of Whitehorse Inc.’s application for preliminary and…

  • DeHaven settles in at HoVal

    Hopewell Valley girls swimming By: John E. Powers    Bill DeHaven, a 1998 Hopewell Valley Central High School graduate who swam for the Bulldogs and Niagara University, is the new head coach of the Hopewell Valley girls swimming team. He takes over for Drew Seibel, who last year led the team to a 7-4 record and…

  • HHS girls seeking to follow boys in pool

    Team pumped for 2004-05 season By: John E. Powers        Like their male program mates, the Hillsborough High School girls’ swimming team is expecting to have a strong season — and so is their coach.    The Raider girls finished 11-6 last year in a season that included a berth in the Central Jersey Public A…