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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…

  • 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…

  • July 24, 5:08 p.m.: Spree ya later

    Latrell Sprewel is no longer a Knick. So what. By: Hank Kalet    I want to start this right off by saying I don’t like Keith Van Horn’s game. He is soft, doesn’t rebound well for a big guy, doesn’t play defense and he doesn’t make the Knicks better.    On the other side, we have Latrell…

  • After Hunger, Art -delete

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  • Carlisle competes in Junior Olympics

    Local boy to run in three track events By: Ian Theodridis    Of the thousands of students trained by Lawrenceville School speed and conditioning coach Duane Carlisle, perhaps the most notable has not even started middle school yet.    That student is his son, Amir Carlisle, who this fall will enter 5th grade at the Waldorf School…

  • 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.…