Category: archives

  • HISTORICALLY SPEAKING: Allentown celebrates

    A look at the Allentown-Upper Freehold of the past. By: John Fabiano    The following account, which proves that some things haven’t really changed much, was originally published in the Allentown Messenger dated July 8, 1920:    Cool and bracing, without dust, and a few light clouds to take away the sun’s glare, Monday, the 5th, was…

  • Firefighters’ strength,skills tested

    Volunteer Fire Co. #2 hosts Firefighter Olympics Oct. 19    You’ll gain new appreciation for the challenges of fire fighting at the Fourth Annual Firefighter Olympics, sponsored by Hillsborough Vol. Fire Co. #2.    The Olympics are patterned on the "Firefighter Combat Challenge," as seen on TV and is open to all firefighters. The public is invited…

  • Democrats doing top-notch job

    To the editor:     I was awakened early this morning by the sound of jack hammers and heavy equipment on my street. I was not surprised since we had been notified that reconstruction of a number of streets in the Constable area are a part of the Phase IV Road Improvement Program.    I thank our…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 10/10

    From the Oct. 10 edition of the Register-News By: Thank you for blocking plant To the editor: I would like to applaud the Bordentown Township Committee for blocking the proposed Conectiv power plant by a 5-0 vote. I also would like to thank all of the people who signed petitions, wrote letters, and volunteered their…

  • Florence runs down another impressive football win

    Flashes trounce, 49-0 By:Sean Moylan    "We basically did to them what we wanted to do," said Florence Township Memorial High School Football Coach Joe Frappolli after his squad clubbed McCorristin, 49-0, in a home contest this past Saturday.    "Within the first two series of the game we went down and scored."    On Florence’s first possession…

  • West Amwell hires open space preservation consultants

    By: Concetta Benuzzi Volpe    WEST AMWELL — Taking care of business at the Township Committee meeting Oct. 2 included awarding two professional service contracts, hiring a new part-time police officer and reprimanding the new waste management contractor for tardiness.    The two professional service contracts that were awarded are linked to the township’s recent open space…

  • 10/10 OBITUARIES, pt. 1

    From the Oct. 10 edition of the Register-News By: James P. Cryan    FLORENCE — James P. Cryan, 81, died Oct. 5 at home.    Born in Florence, he was a lifelong resident.    Mr. Cryan retired in 1974 after 35 years as a rodmaker with Colorado Fuel & Iron Corp., Roebling.    He worked as a bartender at…

  • Township has strategy to preserve open space

    Major steps have been taken to keep township’s green places By:Lauren Davs    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP—Open space preservation is a concern throughout northern Burlington County as residential and commercial development become part of everyday life. The roofs of new single-family homes are beginning to dot a once-open horizon.    Corporations approach municipalities regularly with proposals for development that…

  • Not Just for Kids

    The puppets and dancers of Puppe’n’Dance will enchant audiences Oct. 12 and 13 with a repertoire of classic stories blended with nature and legends of exotic cultures. By: Mary Jasch    Drama is in the detail, one might say of Puppe’n’Dance, a puppetry and dance company performing small stage epics colorful enough to satisfy anyone’s theatrical…