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  • 10/10 OBITUARIES, pt. 1

    From the Oct. 10 edition of the Register-News By: Anne D. Kustrup Simzak    HAMILTON — Anne D. Kustrup Simzak, 92, died Oct. 7 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.    Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident.    Mrs. Simzak had owned Kids Corner in Trenton and worked at Wineburg’s department store and…

  • Friends train for three-day walk

    Group to raise funds for breast cancer research By:Lauren Davis    BORDENTOWN CITY — A local group has been training since April for the walk of a lifetime — a three-day walk spanning 60 miles with the goal of raising money for breast cancer research.    A group of about a dozen women and one man who…

  • Chit-Chat: Creativity marks locally grown romance!

    By: Merle Citron    Never let it be said Lisa Stolzer and Matt Jones ever let grass grow under their feet.    They are always involved in a creative project.    Lisa and Matt met in a creative writing class at Rider University. After dating for only two months, they knew they were in love and decided to…

  • Obituaries

    Teresa Wright    WEST AMWELL — Teresa Solimando Wright, 93, of West Amwell died Monday, Oct. 7, at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township.    Born in Atlantic City, she was a resident of West Amwell for most of her life.    She was a seamstress with expertise in all areas of needlework: clothing, drapery and upholstery. She prepared…

  • City OKs two-unit townhouse project

    By: Carl Reader    LAMBERTVILLE — The Planning Board approved a preliminary site plan and minor subdivision for Eric Swarts at 195 North Main St. after the applicant met some requirements set by the board at an earlier meeting to put up two townhomes.    But Mr. Swarts can’t quite begin pouring concrete and pounding nails yet.…

  • Senior Menus

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    The value of each meal is $3.13. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine.    The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted.    Thursday, Oct. 10 — Lentil soup, chicken fricassee,…

  • Panel to mull development ban

    Ordinance would halt development for 90 days By:Lauren Davis    NORTH HANOVER —The Joint Land Use Board is expected to review a proposed ordinance tonight (Thursday) that would put a 90-day moratorium on development in the township’s residential-agriculture zones.    Last week, the Township Committee voted 3-2 to send the proposed ordinance to the board for review.…

  • Annual Victorian festival fits Life Center Academy to a ‘tea’

    Special event gets more patrons every year By:Vanessa S. Holt    FLORENCE — A dainty floral teacup, a cameo pin carved from ivory or a bouquet of dried roses beside a faded photograph may come to mind when one thinks of the Victorian age.    Tea, lace, roses and other items that recall the age of Queen…