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  • Streetscape funds approved by panel

    Empty two-story building will be replaced By:Vanessa S. Holt    MANSFIELD — The corner of Railroad Avenue and West Main Street will become a scenic streetscape with a clock, benches and greenery, replacing an empty two-story building that was condemned and demolished by the township earlier this year, said officials.    A resolution approving $2,570 for the…

  • Ruth Wagner

    Ruth Wagner, 93, died Sunday at the Merwick Unit of The Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Germany, she lived in Vineland 36 years and Trenton 23 years before moving to Princeton more than a year ago.    After immigrating to Philadelphia in 1924, she served as governess for the children of the president of Campbell…

  • Tara

    Off the beaten path in Upper Black Eddy, Pa., this Italian restaurant combines lush ingredients with culinary skill. By: Pat Tanner Tara 1410 Bridgeton Hill Road Upper Black Eddy, Pa. (610) 982-5457 Food: Excellent Service: Careful, knowledgeable, solicitous Prices: Expensive Cuisine: Northern and central Italian Ambiance: Country formal Hours: Lunch and dinner by reservation only.…

  • Local area polling places listed

    Voters to go to polls Nov. 5 By:Vanessa S. Holt    Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 5 to vote in local, county and state elections.    Results of local races will be available Tuesday night at the Register-News’ Web site, www.registernews.com.    Following is a list of local polling places, which will be open…

  • Sniper car has area ties

    Car was a Bordentown Township vehicle. By:Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP – The vehicle allegedly used in the Washington, D.C.-area sniper shootings this month had previously been used as a Bordentown Township police car from 1990 to 2001, officials said last week.    Mayor Mark Roselli said the blue 1990 Chevrolet Caprice used by the alleged…

  • Veterans monument committee is nearing its financial goal

    Patriotic Ball to be held Nov. 9 By:Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN CITY — The Bordentown Veterans Memorial Committee almost has met its goal of $125,000 to build a monument and memorial park on Farnsworth Avenue, but the annual Patriotic Ball fund-raiser to benefit the park may continue as an annual event even after ground is…

  • New Jersey: More than a series of Turnpike exits

    Many of us actually cherish The Garden State By:Michael Maugeri    What one despises, another may cherish. For example, dandelions, the bane of existence for Americans who want perfect lawns, are welcomed, prized bursts of color during the icy country of Greenland’s cool, short summers.    The state of New Jersey also seems to have this duality.…

  • Stephen Koukotas

       Stephen Nicolas Koukotas, 74, died Sunday at home.    Born in Klissoura, Greece, he came to the United States in 1951.    He and his wife established Stephen Furs in Trenton in 1977, which they owned and operated 22 years before moving to Lawrenceville.    He was a member of The Society of Klissourians Agios Markos, Master Furriers…

  • ‘Mosaic: Fragments of a Jewish Life’

    Passage Theatre offers Robin Hirsch’s six-part memoir of a life lived in the shadow of the Holocaust. By: Stuart Duncan    Reviewers are always facing the question: When is a play not a play? Watching Robin Hirsch perform his one-man show at Mill Hill Playhouse in Trenton, the answer became blindingly clear — when it is…