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  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR 09/19

    From the Sept. 19 edition of the Register-News By: Back-to-school night    Bordentown Regional High School’s back-to-school night is at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 19. Included in the program will be a brief dedication of the newly renovated auditorium. For information call Frederick D’Antoni, 298-0025, Ext. 1102. Trash and treasure    The Trinity United Methodist Church will…

  • ‘The Trial of the Century’

    New Jersey has this stunning long-running hit that many haven’t caught up with yet. By: Stuart Duncan    London had its long-running The Mousetrap, and off-Broadway had The Fantasticks. But New Jersey has a stunning long-running hit that many haven’t caught up with yet. Lindbergh and Hauptmann: The Trial of The Century, a re-enactment of the…

  • Aw, shucks: Oyster Fest at MarketFair

    IN THE KITCHEN by Faith Bahadurian:  Tips and recipes to mark Big Fish Seafood Bistro’s second annual oyster event. Illustration by Judy Martin    Interest in oysters always perks up as cold weather approaches, a habit from the days when refrigerated transport wasn’t reliable and we were admonished to only eat oysters in the months with…

  • Breaking ground

    Work on the Ely Field reconstruction is set to begin finally. At a groundbreaking Monday, Sept. 16, are, from left, Tony Stoecker of Jonico Inc., the contractor for the first phase; Bob Pierman, of the city Recreation Commission; Ed Closson of the commission; Mayor David Del Vecchio; Barbara Fordyce of the commission; David Wintermute, chairman…

  • BRHS, LCA girls’ soccer finish first week undefeated

    BRHS enjoys two shutouts By:Sean Moylan    You can’t just cover one of the Scotties’ players and hope to shut down the Bordentown Regional High School girls’ varsity soccer team. In fact, even if your team blanketed three or four Scotties’ scorers, Bordentown might still find a way to beat you. Because this season the Scotties…

  • Artist, community friend Juanita Crosby, 80, dies

    Many have special memories of Bordentown City native By:Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN CITY – The memories that friends of Juanita Crosby will cherish are as varied and colorful as the hues of her palette.    The local artist and founder of the Firehouse Gallery on Walnut Street died Sept. 13 at the Baptist Home of South…

  • Police Blotter

    Lambertville    Sept. 10, James Steen reported tow black cast iron urns, described as 1 foot in diameter, approximately 2½-feet-tall, missing from the building he owns at 60 Wilson St.    The urns were last seen Saturday, Aug. 31. Estimated value is $650.    Sept. 15 at 8:45 a.m., Robert Dafter of Newtown, Pa., reported his boat partially…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 09/19

    From the Sept. 19 edition of the Register-News By: Let’s maintain our open space To the editor:     With all the commotion about the Conectiv power plant matter, other matters of importance in Bordentown Township have fallen by the wayside.    On June 6, I wrote to the Township Committee about the open space in Wellington…

  • Debate continues over farm dormitory

    Farmer’s attorney files notice of default approval By:Lauren Davis    NORTH HANOVER — Although the Township Joint Land Use Board denied a proposed farm workers’ dormitory at its meeting on Sept. 11, debate over the issue is far from over.    Farmer Neil Robson’s attorney said he filed a notice of default approval on Tuesday.    After debate…