Category: archives
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Residents seek parking solutions
Village Focus Group aim to find remedies for a lack of space By:Vanessa S. Holt ROEBLING Eighth Avenue residents want a place to park not just on their own street, but throughout the village. The issue of scarce parking in Roebling inspired a group of Eighth Avenue residents to organize to find a…
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Company moves forward on plans to build ethanol plant
Plant expected to bolster agriculture in region By:Lauren Davis MANSFIELD A Mansfield Township company is moving forward on plans to build the first grain-to-ethanol plant on the East Coast. The plant is expected to bolster agriculture in the region and provide a cleaner form of automobile fuel. Garden State Ethanol Inc., a state corporation…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR 10/10
From the Oct. 10 edition of the Register-News By: Fried oyster dinner The Bordentown Chapter 257, Order of the Eastern Star, will hold its annual fried oyster and chicken salad dinner from 3 to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Masonic Temple, 121 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown. Take-outs are available between 2:30 to 6:30…
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Letters
Man takes claim for shad fest idea To the editor: The July 2, 1981 Beacon contained a letter to the editor from me suggesting ways that Lambertville could celebrate its unique position of having the only commercial shad fishery on the Delaware River. My letter suggested the Chamber of Commerce should organize a celebration featuring…
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Harvest Festival schedule
By: Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.: Craft show and business vendors, center of South Main Street. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.: Antique car show, near the Mill Pond, South Main Street. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.: Children’s activities (pony rides, petting zoo, games, sand art, balloon jump), Old Mill, South Main Street. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.: Games at the Imlay House,…
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Solebury to buy $10,000 speed display board
Board to be put out for five days at a time as a warning By: Carl Reader SOLEBURY Those who feel the need for speed in the township also will feel the presence of those who hand out fines and suspend drivers’ licenses without police actually being there. The Board of Supervisors voted Oct.…
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Model murderer’s sentence reduced
Greek man killed Mansfield model Julie Scully in 1999. By:Lauren Davis The life prison sentence of a man imprisoned in Greece for the brutal 1999 murder and mutilation of a former Mansfield township model was reduced to 23 years by a Greek court Tuesday. Officials from the Greek Embassy in Washington, D.C., confirmed that George…
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New Bordentown City store caters to the art of ‘scrapbooking’
Netsie’s Scrapbook Shoppe set to open Oct. 31 By:Vanessa S. Holt BORDENTOWN CITY A dusty box of vacation snapshots languishing in a closet could become part of a family’s illustrated history with a few scissors snips, some colorful stickers and a narrative written in flowing script. The art of "scrapbooking" is increasing in popularity,…
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NBC, Florence, Bordentown boys’ soccer teams making final push for playoff spot
Flashes win latest game, 4-0 By: If you’re an opposing team, there’s no defense for the Florence Township Memorial High School boys’ varsity soccer team’s defense. The Flashes "D," led by goalkeeper Matt Wright, simply stops nearly every shot that comes its way. With the Flashes’ 4-0 win over the Iron Mikes at McCorristin this…
