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  • Officials: funds for cleanup intact

    Expected depletion of the Superfund should not affect cleanup of former Roebling Steel Mill site according to Florence Township and EPA officals. By: Scott Morgan    Florence Township and federal Environmental Protection Agency officials said last week that the expected depletion of the Superfund trust fund will likely have no effect on the cleanup of the…

  • Mayor challenges criticismof his opposition to car tax

    Chastises councilman for letter to the editor By:Alec Moore    Mayor Angelo Corradino took an opportunity at Monday’s Borough Council meeting to chastise Republican Councilman Mike Polak Monday over a letter written by Mr. Polak and published in last week’s Manville News.    The letter leveled harsh criticism against Mayor Corradino and council Democrats for voting against…

  • Florence drug bust nets five arrests

    Five Florence county residents arrested on drug and alcohol charges at a Route 130 motel on Sept. 5. By: Scott Morgan    FLORENCE — An attempt to serve an arrest warrant at a Route 130 motel last week ended with the arrest of five county residents on drug and alcohol charges and an assault on a…

  • Letters to the Editor, Sept. 11, 2003

    COAH rules are changing To the editor:     After a long period of anticipation, the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) has proposed new rules that completely change the allocation process for distribution of mandated low-income and moderate-income housing in the township. In the past, the income-qualified housing obligations were assigned based upon a complicated…

  • Community Calendar

    From the Sept. 11 edition of the Register-News Colonial social    Friday, Sept. 12 — The Downtown Bordentown Association invites you to attend the annual Colonial Social on Friday (rain date Sept. 19) from 7 to 9 p.m. at Lighthouse Point, 124 E. Burlington St., Bordentown. Enjoy refreshments with Bordentown’s distinguished colonists, such as Clara Barton,…

  • Hopewell Valley remembers 9-11 tonight

    The observance will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the William P. Howe Commons office complex on South Main Street in Pennington Borough. By Ruth Luse    A local community candlelight ceremony will be held tonight (Thursday) in commemoration of the second anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America.    The program has been…

  • MHS FOOTBALL PREVIEW

    Ready or not, young Mustangs take the field By: Shawn Tyrrell        Tomorrow night, the Manville High School football team will kick off the 2003 season when the Mustangs play host to visiting Cardinal McCarrick.    Last year, the Eagles had an easy time and posted a 47-0 rout at home. The Mustangs hope the final…

  • HHS grad helping athlete train for Special Olympics

    By:Dana Flatekval    Kelly Brock, a graduate of Hillsborough High School, has immersed herself in the world of community service for as long as she can remember. Through high school she did everything — being a lifeguard at a group home to working on countless projects through her church.    During her college years at Asbury College…

  • Omnipoint gets OK for cell silo from Hopewell Borough planners

    Board member Mark Samse said he did not want the Ruggieri property to become a telecommunications farm — we don’t want 15 silos there." By Sandra Phelps    Omnipoint Communications gained final site plan approval from the Hopewell Borough Planning Board Sept. 3 in its quest to build a cell tower in the form of a…