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  • Committee abandons plans to hold tax forum

    Tax assessors say meeting would not be productive By:Alec Moore    The informational question-and-answer forum that the Township Committee had hoped to hold later this year to educate residents on the reassessment process appears to be a bust.    The demise of the proposed meeting stems from the fact that Hillsborough’s county and local tax assessors —…

  • Parents make THE difference

    BOOK NOTES by Joan Ruddiman    It is September. Even the air signals "School!" Parents, for the most part, are happy to see their offspring going back to school. Teachers, also for the most part, are happy to welcome them back. However, parents shouldn’t think that they are just warming the bench while the "A" team…

  • Police Beat

    From the Sept. 4 edition of the Register-News FLORENCE    Police are searching for information leading to the recovery of a 2002 Hyundai Accent that was reported stolen from the area around the 27 building of Florence Tollgate apartment complex between 10:45 p.m. Monday and 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.    Police described the car as gold, with New…

  • Picturing a Legend

    The New Jersey Film Festival in New Brunswick remembers one of the true masters of the cinema with a tribute to director Fritz Lang. By: Jim Boyle Fritz Lang’s M, starring Peter Lorre, kicks off the New Jersey Film Festival’s tribute to the groundbreaking director. Riverdance, makes a stop at Sovereign Bank Arena in Tren´ton…

  • Wet summer increases West Nile virus risk

    Mosquito populations ‘booming,’ Hunterdon County health official says. By: G. Natasha Zoe    The more than 13 inches of rain the Lambertville area has received since June 1 is creating breeding grounds for mosquitoes and increasing the risk for West Nile virus infection.    One crow has tested positive for the West Nile virus in Lambertville and…

  • Hopewell Township police continue ‘Cops on Buses’ program

    Under the program, a township officer will ride a school bus at the school district’s request. By John Tredrea    Occasionally school bus drivers for the Hopewell Valley Regional School District will run into recurrent problems with other motorists.    "For example, some drivers will pass a stopped school bus that is loading or unloading students, warning…

  • Forrester to speak at Princeton GOP breakast

       Douglas Forrester, the 2002 Republican candidate for New Jersey’s U.S. Senate seat, will be the featured speaker at the Republican Association of Princeton’s Sept. 9 breakfast.    The event, held at the Nassau Club, 6 Mercer St., begins at 7:30 a.m.    Mr. Forrester is president of Lawrence-based Benecard Services Inc., which specializes in the design and…

  • Rags to Riches

    The Newtown Historic Association prepares for its annual Colonial craft fair in Newtown, Pa. RELATED STORY:An American Band By: Daniel Shearer Staff photos by Daniel Shearer Richboro, Pa., resident Marykate Johnson will sell her Colonial dolls and miniature quilts at Market Day in Newtown, Pa.    Have an old pair of blue jeans? What about that…

  • Police Blotter: New Brunswick man charged with assault

    Altercation ensues involving a fax machine.    Ramon Alayon, 52, of New Brunswick was charged with assault Tuesday afternoon after he hit a 31-year-old South Brunswick resident on the head with a fax machine in the office of a lawyer on Route 27 where they were negotiating the closing on a property, police said.    Mr. Alayon…