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  • Snow causes a flurry of activity for school district heads

    Superintendents keep vigil watching the skies By:Eve Collins and Vanessa S. Holt    In the pre-dawn hours before a snowstorm, a handful of people keep vigil, watching the skies, the roads and The Weather Channel.    Forecasts for heavy snow mean a sleepless night for many school administrators and the road crews who work to keep the…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR 12/12

    From the Dec. 12 edition of the Register-News By: Christmas house tour    The Burlington City Christmas House Tour will be held from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15, featuring several homes and historical buildings, including New Saint Mary’s Church and the Carriage House. The Library Company of Burlington will feature an art display…

  • Building proposal decision delayed

    Board to decide on project next year By:Eve Collins    CHESTERFIELD — A decision won’t be made until next year on E&E Landscape Architects’ proposal to build an office, parking lot, driveway and irrigation pond at the site where it currently operates a nursery business.    The Chesterfield Planning Board on Tuesday granted the request for a…

  • Florence football second best in SJ Group I

    Paulsboro wins, 50-0 By:Sean Moylan    PAULSBORO– The Florence High School football team should have know better than to play 11 guys dressed in red suits with white trim (numbers) on a green field surrounded by December snow.    Announcements during the game that Paulsboro Coach Glenn Howard would be lighting the town Christmas tree should have…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 12/12

    From the Dec. 12 edition of the Register-News By: Remember what Jefferson said To the editor:     I recently received a call from Congressman Chris Smith’s office in reference to a letter I sent to the New Jersey 30th District Legislative team during the Conectiv power plant fight.    The letter had asked if they could…

  • Editorial: Keep a vigilant watch over plans from developers

    Township has worked hard to control sprawl By: >    Chesterfield Township has worked too long and hard on developing a comprehensive Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) plan that will control and regulate sprawl, which is why we commend local residents who are closely monitoring an ambitious project by a Cranbury developer.    Lothar Erich of E&E…

  • Ordog the ‘center’ of attention for his blocking skills

    Ordog anchored a line gifted with speed By:Sean Moylan    PAULSBORO–Following victories the past two seasons, the first player Florence High School football Coach Joe Frappolli usually complimented was senior Steve Ordog.    As Florence’s all-star third-year starting center, Ordog anchored a line gifted with speed, but which was short on experience coming into this season.    Moreover,…

  • ‘Meet Me in St. Louis’

    Actors’ NET of Bucks County visits with the Smith family of St. Louis in the year 1903. By: Stuart Duncan    It has been an astonishing six decades since Vincente Minnelli gave us one of America’s best-loved movie musicals. Meet Me in St. Louis had not only a fine title song but such numbers as "The…

  • ‘Lies and Legends’

    Off-Broadstreet Theatre brings back the memory of Harry Chapin. By: Stuart Duncan    In a holiday season, packed with cheer and peppered with countless productions of A Christmas Carol and The Nutcracker, it is likely the biggest local hit will be Lies and Legends at Off-Broadstreet Theatre in Hopewell.    Subtitled "the Musical Stories of Harry Chapin,"…