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  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR 11/21

    From the Nov. 21 edition of the Register-News By: Book group    The book group will meet 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21 to discuss "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Robert Heinlein at By the Book, 150 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown. All are welcome. Fashion show    The Holy Assumption School PTA of Roebling is having its…

  • 2002 Holiday Gift Guide

    The First Noel. . . Page 5 – Gift ideas for baby’s first holiday season. Festive Flourishes. . . Page 9 – Tuck your gifts in wonderful wraps and embellishments. Jingle Bells, Jingle Sells. . . Page 12 – It pays to be a savvy shopper. Healthy Holidays. . . Page 28 – Gather information…

  • Police Blotter

    Lambertville    A Brunswick Avenue man was charged Nov. 13 with drunken driving.    Police said Luigi Dimeglio, 38, of 735 Brunswick Ave., got their attention at 11:08 p.m. when his vehicle squealed around the corner of Bridge Street onto South Union Street, accelerated and turned onto Lilly Street.    Police followed the truck, which was found stopped…

  • ‘My Favorite Year’

    The theater program at Rider University continues its growth with a production of this seldom-staged musical. By: Stuart Duncan    The theater program at Rider University continues to grow. Each year, the school awards full-tuition scholarships to the incoming freshman class — one for a male actor, the other to a female. It’s not just a…

  • 11/21 OBITUARIES, pt. 2

    From the Nov. 21 edition of the Register-News By: Ann L. Panek    HAMILTON — Ann L. Panek, 89, died Nov. 9 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.    Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong Trenton and Hamilton Square resident.    She retired in 1975 from the state Department of Public Safety as executive secretary…

  • Township seeks volunteer to save historic cottage

    18th-century structure in Alexauken Creek Wildlife Preserve By: Concetta Benuzzi Volpe    WEST AMWELL — The township is looking for a person or group willing to spend six months working to save an abandoned 18th century cottage in the Alexauken Creek Wildlife Preserve before the building deteriorates beyond repair.    The cottage needs a volunteer administrator with…

  • Panel approves speed humps

    30 village residents sign petition By:Vanessa S. Holt    CHESTERFIELD — The Township Committee approved the placement of speed humps on a Crosswicks street last week, responding to a request from village residents to address speeding in the area.    The committee has discussed installing speed humps on Front Street for several months, debating the seriousness of…

  • Chit-Chat: Eat at DeAnna’s and save the animals!

    By: Merle Citron    Think about a cold winter night.    Think about not cooking dinner.    This is what Lisa Nichols, who lives on Goat’s Hill with her partner, Diana Menzel, have in mind for DeAnna’s restaurant Wednesday nights.    For 13 years, Diana has been the owner-chef of DeAnna’s on Swan Street.    Lisa works at the restaurant…

  • Accident victim’s condition upgraded

    10-year-old girl listed as stable By:Vanessa S. Holt    CHESTERFIELD — The 10-year-old North Hanover girl critically injured in a two-car crash that killed her 9-year-old brother Nov. 9 has been upgraded to stable condition, said a spokeswoman at Cooper University Medical Center in Camden.    Township officials have sent a request to the county for a…