Category: archives
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Allentown its rise and progress, Part 9
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING The following unpublished history by Charles R. Hutchinson was acquired by the New Jersey Historical Society in 1929. This week’s installment traces the ownership of the Mill properties. Note the reference to either gold or silver this fiscal issue would dominate 19th century national politics. January 22, 1788, "Peter Imlay, of…
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Viking girls track team has holes to fill
By: Carolyn M. Hartko The South Brunswick High School girls track and field program only lost five seniors to graduation in June, but they were five outstanding athletes who led their team to second place finishes in both the Greater Middlesex Conference Relay and Individual Championships. The group included three all-division nominees, plus all-conference picks…
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POCKETS OF NEED: Gift helps local family regain independence
Gift of a car to needy family will help single mother get the jobs she has wanted to take. By: Rebecca Tokarz Things are looking up for one township family that has struggled with the financial stress of unemployment for more than a year. Just before Christmas, the single mother, who asked that her name…
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GOP majority takes office
New Republican mayor, Louis DeLorenzo, and two new GOP committeemen join the North Hanover Township Council. By: Eve Collins NORTH HANOVER A standing-room-only crowd welcomed the new Republican mayor, Louis DeLorenzo, and two new GOP committeemen at the township’s annual reorganization meeting Jan. 1. Newly elected Republican committee members Michael Moscatiello and William Tilton,…
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Running with the Wolves
Anthony Doerr’s tales of flyfishing and the magical forces of nature are wowing everyone from the White House to Martha Stewart. By: Ilene Dube Anthony Doerr, a Princeton University Hodder Fellow, will read from his collection of short stories, The Shell Collector, Jan. 15 at Barnes & Noble, West Windsor. It is New Year’s Eve,…
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Year of ‘cooperation’ foreseen by new mayor
Steven Sireci Jr. to lead all-GOP committee By:Roger Alvarado A new era in local politics was ushered in when the all-Republican Township Committee took over the reins of municipal government during Tuesday’s reorganization meeting. As expected, the committee unanimously elected Dr. Steven N. Sireci Jr. to a one-year term as mayor. "I look forward to…
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New Hanover mayor faced charges in summer 2003
Year in Review By: Vanessa S. Holt This is the third in a series of four articles recapping some of the events of 2003 as reported in the Register-News. The following dates reflect the issue in which the story was published. July 3 Chesterfield residents complain about noise from the New Jersey Turnpike. * *…
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Hopewell Township needs a good start to this new year
EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse With new leadership on the Hopewell Township Committee, we believe 2004 has a chance of being a less combative and more productive year. We hope 12 months from now, we can say the tide indeed did turn in the right direction during the year. It is no secret that 2003 was…
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District seeks helps with budget
School Budget Committee asks township voters to participate in preliminary budget discussions. By: Rebecca Tokarz The public is invited to help school district officials as they begin work on the 2004-05 school budget. The Budget Committee is looking for interested residents to participate in preliminary discussions about the budget before it goes before the board…
