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  • Obituaries

    Anthony Bettuccio    SARASOTA, Fla. — Anthony Bettuccio, 76, died Friday, Oct. 11.    Born in Lambertville, he lived in Willow Grove, Pa., before moving to Sarasota in 1991.    He was a tree surgeon for 38 years with Asplundh and a member of Church of the Incarnation.    He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Connie;…

  • Area could get $19M to acquire open space

    Legislation could provide $56 in open space funds for the state By:Vanessa S. Holt    Recently introduced legislation could provide $56 million for open space preservation through the Green Acres program, including $19 million for sites in northern Burlington County.    Last week Assemblyman Joseph R. Malone (R-30th) of Bordentown City introduced the measure, which would appropriate…

  • 10/24 OBITUARIES, pt. 1

    From the Oct. 24 edition of the Register-News By: Lee Parker    NORTH HANOVER — Lee Parker, 60, of Wrightstown, died Oct. 16 at home.    Born in Mount Holly, he was a lifelong area resident.    Mr. Parker was a self-employed farmer and auctioneer. He was a member of the New Egypt Elks, Southbranch Sportsmen Club and…

  • West Windsor environmental record lauded

    Township is the first in the state to call itself Green Town, USA By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — Tonight the township will become the first municipality in the state able to call itself Green Town, USA.    The Environmental Education Fund and the New Jersey Environmental Lobby will be presenting Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh with a…

  • Rush Holt for Congress in 12th District

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Oct. 22 By: Packet Editorial    Voters in the Princetons, West Windsor, Plainsboro and the other 40 municipalities that make up New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District are fortunate to have two candidates on the ballot this year who would make excellent members of the U.S. House of Representatives.    A big difference between the two…

  • State panel seeks budget hike to fund R&D, tech start-ups

    Committee recommends seeking fiscal 2004 appropriations in the amount of $25,248,038. By: George Frey    The New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology approved a proposed budget for fiscal 2004 that eventually will decide what technology initiatives will be funded within the state.    During its quarterly meeting Oct. 15 at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory in…

  • Candidates Forum, Oct. 22

    CANDIDATES FORUM, Oct. 22 By: Tom Abrams Libertarian candidate, U.S. House of Representatives, 12th Congressional District     I’m running for Congress in the 12th District to call our nation to a higher standard — to honor and abide by the law of the land, the Constitution as it was originally intended.    The federal government is…

  • Letters to the Editor, Oct. 22

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Oct. 22 By: A great downtown will be even better To the editor:     This is a letter responding to Fausta Wertz (The Packet, Oct. 18):     You may like Jim Firestone’s poetry, but check the facts.    1. New restaurants? Of course, I took the initiative to modify the zoning for…

  • Florence Kosco

    HAMILTON – Florence Elizabeth Snyder Kosco, 80, died Saturday at Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton.    Born in Trenton, she lived in Bordentown before moving to Hamilton many years ago.    Mrs. Kosco worked with John A. Roebling’s Sons Co., Trenton, during World War II and retired from the housekeeping department of Donnelly…