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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;…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
