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  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP ZONING UPDATE

    Zoners give Tomarchios use variance and subdivision approvals for property on Pennington-Hopewell Road. By Marianne Hooker    At its July 9 meeting, the Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment granted a use variance and subdivision approval for a property on Pennington-Hopewell Road, just outside of Hopewell Borough.    The parcel contained three dwellings on a single lot;…

  • PERCEPTIONS: Proving it all night for two nights

    Why fans are flocking to Giants Stadium this summer. By: Steve Feitl    Thursday, July 17, was the eighth time I saw Bruce Springsteen perform in concert with the E Street Band.    Friday, July 18, was the ninth.    At 27, I’m fairly young by Bruce-fan standards, so all of these shows have come since he reunited…

  • Obituaries

    John Vondy, Jack Thorn, The Rev. John Yurcisin, Florence Mercantini, Guiseppa Marino, Gary Cheesman Sr., Theresa Borinsky From the July 24 edition of the Register-News John Vondy    FLORENCE — John W. (Jay) Vondy, 48, of Florence died on July 12 at home. He was a lifelong resident of Florence.    Jay had been employed at PolyOne…

  • Fire-damaged building to undergo repairs

    Work on the 97-year-old Allentown Farmers National Bank building is expected to begin next month. By: Rob Heyman    ALLENTOWN — Work to repair the original Farmers National Bank building, damaged in December by a late-night blaze, is expected the begin sometime next month.    The borough received a letter from the building’s owner earlier this month…

  • Public to hear plans for school projects

    Plans will be announced for expansion and addition of schools in Millstone. By: Sarah Winkelman    MILLSTONE — Plans for a new township middle school and additions to the existing middle and elementary schools will be unveiled Monday night at a public presentation at the Middle School media center on Millstone Road. The board is exploring…

  • Millstone says no to skaters at ball field

    Township committee forbids children from skateboarding and rollerblading at the Little League ball field. By: Sarah Winkelman    MILLSTONE — Township kids are now prohibited from skateboarding and rollerblading on the pavement surrounding the Little League ball field on Perrineville Road.    At its July 16 meeting, the Township Committee voted 3-0, with two abstentions, to prohibit…

  • Hopewell Valley school officials approve plan for offering SAT course

    The Princeton Review will come into the high school and offer lessons to Hopewell Valley students at a 25 percent discount, said Assistant Superintendent Dominic Lorenzetti, who estimated Wednesday that the cost per pupil probably will be $650 for the course. By Brooke Olster    Every year, thousands of high school students across the country struggle…

  • Letter: Opposed to Route 1 truck station plan

    To the editor:    I am strongly opposed to the truck and diesel station proposed for the north-bound side of Route 1 near Extended Stay America and the Raymond Road jughandle.    This deep, narrow station will require 18-wheelers to make a sharp right turn in, a circling of property to the four diesel pumps and a…

  • Sting defeat Mustangs in Manville softball battle

    Veterans Bocchino, Ortman make difference By: Rudy Brandl        Manville vs. Manville – what more needs to be said?    Last Thursday night’s head-to-head matchup between Manville’s two 16-and-under softball teams was billed as a grudge game by Mustangs manager Mark Manderski, yet dismissed as just another night at the ballpark by Sting skipper Mark Bradley.…