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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 02/06

    From the Feb. 6 edition of the Register-News. By: We desperately need ratables To the editor:     I was appalled to read that DEP Commissioner Campbell unveiled a map illustrating where the state wants new development to take place.    Most of Mansfield Township was colored red on the map, meaning the state wants to discourage…

  • Senior housing traffic testimony ‘inaccurate’

    A neighbor of the proposed center has not given permission to have a row of seven bushes on her property removed to create sight clearance when exiting the project. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Testimony given by a traffic expert on behalf of High Point, a proposed senior housing development on Route 518, brought the…

  • 02/06 OBITUARIES, pt. 2

    From Feb. 6. By: Anna S. Ferko    HAMILTON — Anna S. Ferko, 100, died Feb. 2 at Genesis Eldercare-Mercerville Center.    Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident.    She was a lifelong parishioner of St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, a member of the Church’s Altar/Rosary Society and a member of the Elderberry Club of…

  • Parenting Pearls: Scars of divorce linger for children

    By: Mae Sakharov    Sometimes a problem becomes so commonplace and familiar the urgency is lost.    We can easily forget pain resulting from a wound that festers and takes time to open. Then along comes a situation, and one remembers how each experience is the first when it happens to you.    Such was my renewed consideration…

  • Municipal building to be temporary library location

    City library to undergo renovations. By:Vanessa S. Holt    FIELDSBORO — The Bordentown Branch Library collection will have a temporary home here for a year beginning in March, when renovations to the 62-year-old library in Bordentown City commence.    Most of the library collection and special resources, including reference books and computer programs, are expected to be…

  • Stockton may support hospital expansion

    By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — Although no decision has been made, borough officials say they’ll probably agree to Hunterdon Medical Center’s request Stockton donate $1 on behalf of each of its residents to help finance a hospital expansion project.    A firm decision most likely will be made by the time budget talks are completed in…

  • LBA Highlights

    By: Karen Scheetz    It is more than half way through the season, and all four of the divisions in the Lambertville Basketball Association are beginning to heat up with games that are going down to the wire throughout the league.    Here is a look at the games played in the past week. Third- and fourth-grade…

  • Spirited Spoof

    Nothing is sacred as Playhouse 22 takes some of history’s oldest stories and shakes them up. By: Mary Jasch    All the stage’s a flutter these days at Playhouse 22 in East Brunswick as actors get ready for their first performance of the controversial play, The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told. The buzz of a community…

  • The Yardley Inn

    With Chef David Cunningham in the kitchen, this country inn in Yardley, Pa., serves special, approachable food. By: Sally Silverman The Yardley Inn Delaware and East Afton avenues Yardley (215) 493-3800 www.yardleyinn.com Food: Good to very good Service: Good to excellent Prices: Upper moderate Cuisine: Contemporary American Ambiance: Traditional country inn Hours: Lunch: Mon.-Sat. 11:30…