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  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR 10/31

    From the Oct. 31 edition of the Register-News By: Family festival Holy Cross Lutheran Church will hold its "Family Fun Fall Festival" beginning 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31 at 280 Crosswicks Road, Bordentown Township. Children may wear costumes as long as they are not evil or scary. A night of hayrides, games, snacks, music…

  • POLICE BEAT 10/31

    From the Oct. 31 edition of the Register-News By: FLORENCE    David Morrissey of New Egypt was charged with driving while intoxicated and other charges after the 1992 Pontiac Grand Am he was driving struck the fence and gate in front of a Route 130 warehouse at 11:33 p.m. on Oct. 25, police said.    Mr. Morrissey…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 10/31

    From the Oct. 31 edition of the Register-News By:    Editor’s Note: Due to this issue being the last week to get a letter in before Election Day, we did not allow some letters that mentioned candidates’ opponents. This is because those opposing candidates would not be able to write a letter in time to respond…

  • 10/31 OBITUARIES, pt. 1

    From the Oct. 31 edition of the Register-News By: Charles J. Smith    FLORENCE — Charles J. Smith, 79, died Oct. 25 at Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Cherry Hill.    Born in Florence, he was a lifelong resident.    Mr. Smith retired in 1979 after 20 years as a police officer for Florence Township.    He had worked with horses…

  • My life in Provence (Patricia Wells’, that is)

    IN THE KITCHEN by Faith Bahadurian:  The food and flavors of this popular region of France prompts the author’s first memory of a Patricia Wells meal — roasted lamb on a bed of gratin potatoes.    I must have had a previous life in a farmhouse in Provence, as I am so irresistibly drawn to the…

  • Third time no charm for Hun boys

    Raider soccer team falls to Peddie in Prep A quarterfinals By: Justin Feil    The third time is a charm, except when you’re the Hun School boys’ soccer team facing Peddie for the third time in a season.    For the third time in four years, the teams met for a third time in a season in…

  • PU falls in showdown with Harvard

    Mistakes cost Tigers Ivy League’s first place By: Justin Feil    The Princeton University football team’s biggest game to date had all the necessary ingredients.    The Tigers welcomed their largest crowd of the season — 15,015 — to Princeton Stadium to see them take on pre-season favorite and defending Ivy League champion Harvard Saturday. Both teams…

  • Candidates Forum, Oct. 29

    CANDIDATES FORUM, Oct. 29 By: Emily Cook Green Party candidate, Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders     As a longtime resident of Mercer County, my greatest concern is for the health and safety of the large populated communities near the airport. The Environmental Protection Agency found that as far back as 1996, New Jerseyans were…

  • Six seek seats as Mercer freeholders

    Hopefuls offer different approaches to achieve similar goals. By: Jennifer Potash    All the candidates for the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders want lower taxes and better services, but they have differing approaches on how to accomplish these goals.    The candidates competing for the two seats with three-year terms are incumbent Democrats Tony Mack and…