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  • Students and parents adjust to a new district

    Brooks Crossing School offers Family Outreach Committee. By: Sharlee DiMenichi    Changing schools can be a bewildering experience, but a program at one township elementary school seeks to make the transition less disorienting for parents and students.    The Family Outreach Committee, a pilot program at Brooks Crossing, matches new families with those who already live in…

  • NBC may charge for facility use

    School board proposes usage and service fees for organizations to use Northern Burlington County Regional School facilities. By: Eve Collins        MANSFIELD — Organizations that want to use facilities in the Northern Burlington County Regional School District now may have to pay usage and service fees recently proposed by the school board.    The board has…

  • Letters to the Editor

    For the Aug. 28 issue. In praise of summer program    To the editor: I can’t say enough good things about the Florence Township Summer Youth Recreation Program. The only negative is that it should be longer.    My granddaughter attended the program this year and had such a wonderful time. We need more programs like this…

  • Our guidelines for coverage of campaigns

    EDITORIAL    In the spirit of fairness to all candidates, and with an eye toward providing the best service to our readers, the Register-News has a set of ground rules for coverage of local election campaigns.    Under the guidelines, the Register-News commits to certain elements of news coverage. We are committed to providing background information on…

  • Pastor of Titusville church flouts order to itemize Iraq trip costs

    The Rev. Frederick Boyle: "I had no intention of responding to the letter, and still don’t. Not answering the letter is an act of civil disobedience. I went to Iraq as a peace effort. I see no reason to give this information to the government." By John Tredrea    The Rev. Frederick Boyle, pastor of the…

  • C. Robert Appel

       C. Robert Appel, 78, died Monday at Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington.    Born in Baltimore, Md., he lived in Baltimore, Md., Dallas, Pa., and 15 years in Levittown, Pa., before moving to Harbourton 32 years ago.    Mr. Appel served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a sonar specialist aboard supply ships in the…

  • Lawrence councilman proposes trail alternative

    Proposed bike route would use county park. By: Lea Kahn    Aiming to make the proposed Lawrence-Hopewell Trail a family-friendly bike path, Councilman Rick Miller has proposed placing it in Mercer County Park Northwest.    Mr. Miller suggested creating a bike trail along the perimeter of Mercer County Park Northwest, in a letter to Mercer County Executive…

  • PTO honors student’s memory with Forker Awards

    Two LHS teachers will be named at Sept. 4 ceremony. By: Lea Kahn    Two Lawrence High School teachers who exemplify those qualities that endeared the late Ashley Forker to her family and friends will be honored with the first Ashley Forker Teaching Awards.    The Lawrence High School Parent Teacher Organization expects to release the names…

  • Chief files for divorce

    Suspended Bordentown City Police Chief Castagna files to divorce estranged wife. By: Scott Morgan    Bordentown City Police Chief Philip Castagna, who was suspended without pay after being charged with making terroristic threats against his estranged wife, filed for divorce in Burlington County court last week.    According to attorney Michael Riley of Moorestown, who represents Chief…