Category: archives
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‘Steel Magnolias’
The Somerset Valley Players offer a welcome revival with a marvelous cast and first-rate values throughout. By: Stuart Duncan Carole Dale Weiss (left) and Delia Biondi star in the Somerset Valley Players’ production of Steel Magnolias. It is startling how shows rise and fall in popularity through the years. This summer, for example, there will…
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07/25 OBITUARIES, pt. 2
From July 25 By: Rose S. Sciarrotta HAMILTON Rose S. Pascucci Sciarrotta, 82, died July 16 at her daughter’s home in Robbinsville. Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident. She retired as a seamstress with the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, Trenton. She was a member of St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church,…
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NEWS OF OTHER DAYS 07/25
From the July 25 edition of the Register-News By: 100 years ago Francis B. Lee, the Trenton historian, is well known in this county, and being a genial fellow, his acquaintances feel at liberty to frequently ask favors of him. The latest in this line came from Indian Mills. A resident of that place…
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Siamese Dream
Anna Soloway and Steph Sanders make up the music group The Saras. The young musicians are trying to build on the success of their debut CD with a performance at Triumph Brewing Co. By: Matt Smith Musicians often recall their first band with a sort of undue fondness, waxing nostalgic about some short-lived, embarrassingly named…
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Fire It Up!
Afternoon Delight: Wings of Gold Balloon Rides heads skyward. By: Daniel Shearer Staff photo by Daniel Shearer Wings of Gold Balloon Rides has been taking passengers aloft since 1996. Although the analogy may seem a bit of a stretch at first, hot-air ballooning really is a bit like white-water rafting. As Lawrence resident Barry Nixon…
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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.…
