Category: archives
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‘A Midwinter Night’s Dream’
The New Jersey Shakespeare Festival offers what may be the first adaptation of the Bard to insist on a change of season. By: Stuart Duncan We have become accustomed to plays of Shakespeare being uprooted in time and moved centuries ahead. A Rutgers production of The Taming of the Shrew was set in post-World War…
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Panel to apply for community block grant
Application is due Dec. 16 By:Eve Collins BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP The Bordentown Township Committee agreed to once again apply for a grant that will help homeowners with moderate and low incomes make repairs to their properties. The committee announced Monday it will apply to the Burlington County Office of Community Development for a Community Development…
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12/12 OBITUARIES, pt. 1
From the Dec. 12 edition of the Register-News By: Lilyan Parker Sahol ROEBLING Lilyan Parker Sahol, 87, died Dec. 8 in Virtua Health Rehabilitation Center, Mount Holly. Born in Manahawkin, she was the daughter of the late Ellis and Cora Giberson Parker. She previously resided in Mount Holly for 25 years. She was a…
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Tournament to honor late coach’s memory
Event sponsored by the Bordentown Rotary Club By:Vanessa S. Holt BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP A community that is still stunned by the loss of a dedicated coach and father will gather to remember the late Michael Tucker this month in a way that family and friends think he would love with a basketball tournament that…
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Dolce Carini Italian Restaurant & Piano Bar
Traditional Italian fare at modest prices, accompanied by live music, makes this Newtown, Pa., restaurant a cut above average. By: Richard Burns Dolce Carini Village at Newtown Shopping Center 2821 S. Eagle Road Newtown, Pa. (215) 579-2972 Food: Very good Service: Very good Prices: Moderate Cuisine: Traditional Italian Ambiance: Modern, intimate lighting Hours: Dinner: Sun.-Thurs.…
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Woman perishes in blaze
Fund set up for victim’s family By: Vanessa S. Holt BORDENTOWN CITY A 79-year-old woman who accidentally set her clothes on fire while cooking has died from injuries she sustained in a blaze last week that damaged the West Street home she shared with two relatives. According to officials at the Bureau of Fire…
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Authorities release sketch of unidentified dead man
Hunter found body stuffed in suitcase in Cream Ridge woods. By: Rob Heyman UPPER FREEHOLD Authorities have released a composite drawing of the unidentified body found stuffed in a suitcase in a wooded area of township’s Cream Ridge section over the weekend. Investigators are hoping that someone will recognize the male victim from the…
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Accident kills New Egypt man
Police investigate the incident By:Eve Collins SPRINGFIELD One person was killed and another injured in a car accident involving five cars on Route 206. Police are investigating the incident. Anthony L. Bauer, 26, of New Egypt was pronounced dead at the Dec. 4 scene 6:19 p.m. after his 1991 Subaru, traveling northbound, drifted into…
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Strawberries and Cream
Call it a labor of love. Newtown, Pa., author Roberta Keck published a book about her 4-year-old granddaughter, Amanda, a girl who simply loves strawberries. By: Daniel Shearer FIVE-FOOT strawberries have a way of attracting attention, especially when they spray themselves with whipped cream. Newtown resident Roberta Keck had her own berry costume made soon…
