Category: archives
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Property support group gets incorporated
Friends of Carson Road Woods now official. By: Lea Kahn Aiming to have a greater say in the oversight and maintenance of the Carson Road Woods property, the Friends of Carson Road Woods has formally incorporated as a nonprofit group. Organized to address issues surrounding the Carson Road Woods property shortly after Lawrence Township purchased…
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News of Other Days
From the August 7 edition of the Register-News 125 years ago The palace steamer Republic is engineered by a young Bordentonian Peter Bloomsburg. * * * Poor workmen sadly in need of money, after working faithfully for the city at miserable wages, cannot get their orders cashed. * * * Shreve Hartshorn was elected chairman…
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Court says chief can’t contact wife
State Superior Court judge bars suspended Bordentown City Police Chief Castagna from contact with estranged wife. By: Scott Morgan A state Superior Court judge in Mount Holly on Tuesday issued a permanent domestic violence protective order against suspended Bordentown City Police Chief Philip J. Castagna. The two-day civil trial to decide whether to rescind a…
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Pennington officials, merchants mull parking problems
For years, there have been periodic unhappy rumblings from Pennington’s commercial sector about cars being left for hours on end on Main Street and Delaware Avenue. By John Tredrea Scofflaws who are parking their cars in the downtown area for longer periods of time than the law allows are hurting local business. That’s the gist…
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Michael Garback
Michael Garback, 56, died Monday, Aug. 4, at his home. He was born in New Brunswick and lived in Kendall Park for 26 years before moving to the Manahawkin section of Stafford Township a year and a half ago. He retired in 1987 from Bunzl Paper Company in Monmouth Junction, where he was employed as…
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Gumbs gets four years in juvenile facility for Cowell slaying
"The sentence is satisfactory to my family," Hopewell Township’s William Ubry, Ms. Cowell’s father, said Wednesday morning. "Initially, we were hoping for more punishment than this, because that’s what we thought would be fair. But, after thinking it over and discussing it with officials involved with the case, we think this is a just outcome."…
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Owls leave Mercer center for life in the Titusville-area wilderness
On July 31, 10 fledgling great horned owls were released with the assistance of County Executive Bob Prunetti. Mercer County has 10 more birds flying overhead, thanks to the efforts of the county’s Wildlife Center, located off Route 29 near Titusville. On July 31, 10 fledgling great horned owls were released with the assistance of…
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Unlawful weapon possession charge faces Trenton man
Man pulled over for speeding in Brandon Farms Friday night allegedly had a passenger throw a loaded .22 caliber handgun out his car window, police said. By John Tredrea A Trenton man being pulled over for speeding in Brandon Farms Friday night allegedly had a passenger throw a loaded .22 caliber handgun out his car…
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Mayor and council affirm their commitment to Hopewell
EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse On Monday, members of Hopewell Borough Council adopted a resolution aimed at putting an end to the Marc Moran affair, which has plagued town officials and citizens since July 10, when the story of Mr. Moran’s then affiliation with the white supremacist organization, National Alliance, first appeared in the HVN. The…
