Category: archives
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Water safety and fun make swimming program a success
program sponsored by Bordentown Community Education and Recreation By:Vanessa S. Holt BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP If you saw someone drowning, would you know what to do to help? If you were in a boat that capsized, would you be able to swim to shore? The importance of water safety is most evident in an emergency, and…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR 07/25
From the July 25 edition of the Register-News By: Open house Jazzercise will be holding a free open house at 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 3 at the Roebling Fire Hall, 69 Main Street. No experience necessary to attend. For more information, contact Kathy Along at 259-0344. Township soccer Florence Township Soccer will be hosting an…
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Storm Watchers
Two Philadelphia-area meteorologists collaborate on a book about the region’s weather, from the Lehigh Valley to the Jersey Shore. By: Beverly Berkeley The Franklin Institute’s chief meteorologist Dr. Jon Nese and NBC-10’s meteorologist Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz put together The Philadelphia Area Weather Book. Americans are weather obsessed. We want our forecasts by the hour, predicted…
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For some worldwide travelers, language can be a hitch
July is National Hitchhiking month By:Scott Morgan A friend of mine, traveling the islands off South Korea, has me thinking: What does brandishing a thumb mean to Koreans? I mention this because my dear friend recently found himself stranded by the Asian roadside, thumb jutting skyward, hoping for someone to stop and pick him up.…
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‘The Fantasticks’
Princeton Summer Theater looks at this 40-year-old musical with fresh young eyes. By: Stuart Duncan Lauren Brader and Nathan Freeman star in Princeton Summer Theater’s production of The Fantasticks. Much has been made of the 40-plus-year run of The Fantasticks, and of the closing of the show in New York earlier this year. Not so…
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Cornercopia to host ‘stately’ Wine & Food fest
IN THE KITCHEN by Faith Bahadurian: Don’t miss your chance to sample delicious foods featuring New Jersey products and wines July 27 and 28 in East Windsor. Meanwhile, you can prepare your palate with a couple of featured recipes. Illustration by Judy Martin It’s happening this weekend, folks. Don’t miss your chance to sample delicious…
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POLICE BEAT 07/25
From the July 25 edition of the Register-News By: BORDENTOWN CITY Police said a resident of the 100 block of Farnsworth Avenue reported that his bicycle, which was secured and locked in his back yard, was stolen on July 18. Police said the bicycle, valued at $100, is a Huffy Free Spirit with purple cables…
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Josephine Regetz
MANVILLE Josephine M.(Roose) Regetz died Friday, July 19, at home. Born in Ashley, Pa., she was raised in Ashley and lived there until moving to Manville 52 years ago. Mrs. Regetz was a homemaker. She was a communicant of Christ The King Roman Catholic Church in Manville. Her husband, Stanley Regetz, died in 1965.…
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Board says yes to TDR measure
Panel agress on final copy of the deed of easement By:Sarah Winkelman MANSFIELD The Planning Board voted unanimously to forward the Transfer of Development Rights ordinance and deed of easement to the Township Committee. At its Monday night meeting, the board agreed on the final copy of the deed of easement it would send…
