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  • Bordentown firm’s townhouse proposal draws criticism

    Presentation intended to garner resident response. By:Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN CITY — Representatives of a firm that had proposed to build a 20-unit townhouse development on Third Street said they would come back with a different idea after their plan met with strong criticism from the city’s Planning Board and the public.    Architect Larry Cirangle…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR 02/13

    From the Feb. 13 edition of the Register-News. By: PTO meeting    The Clara Barton School PTO is holding a chocolate meeting 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13. Back to school night    Bordentown Regional High School is holding back to school night 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13 in the school’s auditorium. For information contact Principal Frederick D’Antoni…

  • Obituaries-Feb. 13

    Nicholas Massi    TRENTON — Nicholas C. Massi, 77, of Trenton, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Trenton.    Born in Morrisville, Pa., he resided in the Trenton area for the past 53 years.    Mr. Massi was a Navy Veteran of World War II.    He retired in 1995 after 25 years as a…

  • Try a little kindness

    West Amwell students are learning to be kind to each other duing Kindness Week at the elementary school. By: Mae Rhine    WEST AMWELL — West Amwell students are learning how to be kind to each other.    The school has celebrated Kindness Week for nine years now, according to guidance counselor Debbie Yacyk, adding it once…

  • West Amwell residents could have unclaimed tax credit

    By: Concetta Benuzzi Volpe    WEST AMWELL — Millions of dollars of earned income tax credit payments to New Jersey’s low-income taxpayers has gone unclaimed.    It is quite possible township residents qualify for a portion of those unclaimed funds but are not aware of it.    Apparently, the state has been holding $168,536 in unclaimed earned income…

  • Sandusky to run for township mayor

    Council veteran will run on Republican ticket. By:Vanessa S. Holt    FLORENCE — A 22-year veteran of the Township Council announced this week he plans to run for mayor this fall on the Republican ticket.    Councilman Jerry Sandusky, 52, represents the Third Ward, which includes downtown Florence.    He has served on the council a total of…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 02/13

    From the Feb. 13 edition of the Register-News By: Once again, event was a success To the editor:     The Garden State Storytellers’ league, Inc., in association with the National Storytelling Network in Tennessee, wishes to thank all the people who worked for and attended Tellabration 2002 at Crosswicks, a benefit storytelling concert at the…

  • ‘The Countess’

    Off-Broadstreet Theatre invites Gregory Murphy’s ‘The Countess.’ By: Stuart Duncan    Who would have thought that one could fashion an erotically charged romantic drama out of the life of British painter, art critic and essayist John Ruskin? But Gregory Murphy’s first play, The Countess, had a couple of staged readings in London, traveled to off-off-Broadway and…

  • MacFarland students talk to a long-dead president

    Christian Johnson brings Abraham Lincoln to life. By:Michael Maugeri    BORDENTOWN CITY – Talking to actor Christian Johnson after his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln at the MacFarland Junior School, I could easily see that becoming a historical person for 30 minutes is much more than a professional career for him.    When researching the histories and lives…