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  • Police Beat

    BORDENTOWN CITY    Police charged a pair of 32-year-old Roebling men with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana after a routine traffic stop on the evening of Nov. 16.    According to police, officers stopped a car at 6:50 p.m. for driving along Farnsworth Avenue with fictitious license plates. At the stop, police said, officers…

  • GUEST COLUMN: The values, philospophy that will guide me as a governor

    GUEST COLUMN By Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey The difference between problems of government and the problems of real people.    Elected officials often are asked why we chose to enter public service. It’s a good question. After all, who in their right mind would voluntarily turn over their personal life and freedom to the public…

  • Letters to the Editor

    For the Nov. 25 issue. Writer’s statements are ‘ludicrous’ To the editor:    I am one of many residents of Mansfield Township that takes issue with the statements former Mayor Mary Ellen Lister made against Committeeman Ray Stupienski in last week’s Register-News. To make a statement that other municipalities in out recreation league are "anxious for…

  • Calendar showcases local art and history

    2005 Greater Bordentown Area Hidden Treasures calendar will be made available, free of charge, at area businesses. By: Scott Morgan    The buildings and houses and bridges and trees — they all tell the history of the Bordentown area. For the 17th consecutive year, that history is collected in the pages of the Greater Bordentown Area…

  • Hopewell Township officials may form separate health board

    Both Hopewell and Pennington boroughs have health boards appointed by their respective councils. If the Township Committee adopts the ordinance, the township’s board would be similar to those. By John Tredrea    The five members of the Hopewell Township Board of Health would be appointed by the Township Committee under an ordinance introduced by a unanimous…

  • Tree lighting at West Windsor arboretum slated Dec. 5

       WEST WINDSOR — The West Windsor chapter of the Greater Mercer County Chamber of Commerce will host a holiday tree lighting, along with music and fireworks, 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5 at the Ron Rogers Arboretum on Clarksville Road.    Attendees should park at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South.    For more information, call the municipal building…

  • ‘Ain’t Misbehavin”

    Bucks County Playhouse celebrates the legacy of "Fats" Waller. By: Stuart Duncan    The musical revue is so common these days that one scarcely can remember back to the time when the concept was new. One of the first, and still the standard by which many are judged, was Ain’t Misbehavin’.    The work began with a…

  • EDITORIAL: Gov. Codey opens with bold moves

    EDITORIAL Off to a good start.    Gov. Richard Codey is making it clear he isn’t about to settle for being a 14-month caretaker in his newfound role as the leader of both the executive and legislative branches of state government.    On Nov. 16, his first day in office, the acting governor had breakfast with patients…

  • 2nd-graders learn about disabilities

    Program at Indian Fields School aims to celebrate uniqueness. By: Elaine Worden    Second-graders lined the halls of Indian Fields School, wide-eyed and curious, as five unfamiliar faces walked through the hall.    A man in a wheelchair, a little person, a woman with glasses, a young girl and a man with his arm tucked into his…