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  • In Memory of Those Lost

    Plans get underway for a Sept. 11 memorial in Lower Makefield, Pa. Healing Through Music By: Daniel Shearer In Philadelphia, the resident companies of the Kimmel Center will collaborate on a free concert Sept. 11 at noon. The Philadelphia Orchestra will be featured and dance company PHILADANCO (above) will also perform.    Nearly one year ago,…

  • Bordentown City family to spend 11 months in Senegal

    Richard Shain to teach, conduct research in west African nation By:Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN CITY — Ten-year-old twins Abbie and Samantha Shain will go back to school on a plane, not a bus, this year, as they head to Senegal with their father, Rick Shain, a professor of African history who recently was awarded a…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR 09/05

    From the Sept. 5 edition of the Register-News By: Special worship    Holy Cross Lutheran Church will hold a special worship service to honor the firefighters and EMTs of Derby Fire House, 10:15 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 8 at the church, 280 Crosswicks Road, Route 528 East, Bordentown Township. All are welcome. For information call 298-2880. Hungarian…

  • Township gears up for 150th anniversary

    Sept. 21 is slated as the special day By:Lauren Davis    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — On Sept. 21, a birthday cake at the Bordentown Township Community Day celebration will be ablaze with candles —150 to be exact.    Birthday cake, a time capsule and recognition of former township dignitaries will be some of the main events when residents…

  • Princeton teachers vote to strike

    Board seeks court injunction; Negotiating session scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday; Superintendent says schools will open to students Thursday with substitutes if necessary. By: Jeff Milgram    Teachers went out on strike Wednesday for the first time in the history of the Princeton Regional School District.    The members of the Princeton Regional Education Association approved the…

  • 09/05 OBITUARIES, pt. 2

    From the Sept. 5 edition of the Register-News By: Bert Sichel    EAST WINDSOR — Bert Sichel, 71, died Aug. 31 at The Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Miltenberg AM Main, Germany, he lived in Monmouth Junction before moving to East Windsor in 1963.    Mr. Sichel was a restaurateur affiliated with The Wooden Nickel Restaurant,…

  • NEW CONTEST! "Monsters, Inc."

    Congratulations to all the Winners! One Prize will be awarded each week. Winners will be posted here and notified via email or phone. THE CONTEST RESULTS Congratulations to all the Winners! RULES Week 1: 09-13-2002 Winner: Kate from Newton Randall Talking Model Kit with Personality Change Technology The snap together Randall talking model kit brings…

  • Healing Through Music

    Westminster Choir College delivers two nationally broadcast performances for a grieving nation Sept. 11 and 15. In Memory of Those Lost By: Susan Van Dongen    It is almost trite to say the events of Sept. 11, 2001, produced an emotional shockwave that lasted for weeks and months. Now that a year has passed, many people…

  • POLICE BEAT 09/05

    From the Sept. 5 edition of the Register-News By: BORDENTOWN CITY    Police said the theft of a 1992 Saturn stolen from the Park Apartments parking lot is being investigated.    Police said the red Saturn was last seen in the lot off Park Street at 8:40 p.m. on Aug. 25. It was reported missing at 12:26…