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  • Eight-year veteran becomes newest police sergeant

    Mark Besser fills vacancy left by retired officer By:Roger Alvarado    In his eight years on the Hillsborough Police Department, Mark Besser has seen his stock continually rise.    Cpl. Besser, 31, whose father, Robert, is a retired police lieutenant from North Plainfield, was promoted to the rank of sergeant earlier this month. The Township Committee passed…

  • Quinlan to guide boys tennis team

    Boys tennis By: John E. Powers    The Hopewell Valley Central High School boys tennis team has a new coach this year. But the Bulldogs will be led by a familiar face.    Alma Quinlan, the coach of the Hopewell Valley girls team, has taken over for Tony Suozzo, who is temporarily working in an administration position.…

  • Popular recreation center closing up

    Financial difficulties force the closing of New Egypt Recreation Oasis on Sunday, March 21. By: Lauren Burgoon    PLUMSTED — The checkered flag will fall on the New Egypt Recreation Oasis this weekend. Owner Ken Francis announced that the Main Street fixture will close its doors on Sunday after three years.    The Oasis, as it is…

  • March 18, 12:40 p.m.: Little Richard’s new release

    Or, Mr. Penneman as a middling soul singer in the late-60s. By: Hank Kalet    Check out my Pop Matters review of the recent Sony release of Little Richard’s "Get Down with It: The Okeh Years." Suffice to say that this disc is only for those interested in why Little Richard faded as a hit maker…

  • Andreyko captures national medal

    HHS caps winter campaign at national meets By: Rudy Brandl        The Hillsborough High indoor track and field athletes did most of their damage out of state this season, so it’s only fitting that the Raiders capped the winter campaign by adding another All-American to their ever-expanding list.    Senior long jumper Franklin Andreyko, who set…

  • NEWS OF OTHER DAYS

    115 years ago    Bitter complaints have been made to the Register against the miserable light now furnished by the Gas Company. Two months since, after decreasing the schedule of prices, the company began to furnish a substitute for gas, the new light being made from some sort of oil. Private residences are filled with a…

  • Viking girls made good progress

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    Wall Street and sports have one thing in common: whether it’s a company’s earnings report, or a team’s record, it’s always better to beat expectations.    That kind of thinking makes the South Brunswick High School girls’ swim team look like a good investment for the future. The Lady Vikings went into…

  • For the March 18 issue

    Lois E. Armstrong, Florence Dunn, Norma A. Pezzicola, Joan M. Rossier Mulryne. Lois E. Armstrong    WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — Lois E. Armstrong, 61, died March 10 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.    Born in Bayonne, she had been a resident of Robbinsville for the last 15 years.    Ms. Armstrong was a 1960 graduate of…

  • Community rallies to aid Kendall Park fire victims

    Family may have lost their home but not their love of their community. By: Joseph Harvie    The Stephens family lost its home last month in a fire, but it hasn’t lost its faith and love for its community.    On Feb. 11, after an accidental electrical fire destroyed its Joline Road residence, the family of four…