Category: archives

  • Goose-dropping woes bespatter Plumsted

    In addition to causing environmental damage, goose droppings have been identified as breeding grounds for any number of human pathogens. By: Scott Morgan    PLUMSTED — Canada geese were once looked upon as fleeting symbols of natural majesty and the permanent cycle of life.    How times have changed.    In many parts of the state — from…

  • Hidden gardens revealed on tour

    Visitors came from near and far to see a variety of gardens in Allentown and Upper Freehold. By: Joan Marshall    Last Saturday’s overcast weather did not deter the many enthusiastic visitors who came from near and far to see a variety of gardens in Allentown and Upper Freehold. The second annual Hidden Gardens Tour, sponsored…

  • Obituaries

    John Domanski    HAMILTON — John J. Domanski, 100, died Monday, June 17, at St. Joseph’s Residence at Morris Hall, Lawrenceville.    Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong Trenton and Hamilton resident.    Mr. Domanski had been a firefighter for Trenton and retired in 1956 as a prison guard for the state Department of Corrections. He had…

  • NEWS OF OTHER DAYS 06/27

    From the June 27 edition of the Register-News By: 100 years ago    A bicycle, which was recently stolen by a boy in the employ of John Rogers, Windsor, was recovered in a deserted tenement, where it had been placed by the thief in the hope that he could remove it at his leisure.    A passenger…

  • Retirement for pastor doesn’t mean life in an easy chair

    Conway ministered in local area for 18 years By:Vanessa S. Holt    CHESTERFIELD – This Sunday will mark the Rev. Dr. Edward Conway’s last services as pastor at the Crosswicks United Methodist and Ellisdale United Methodist churches, but retirement promises to be as busy and challenging as his 18 years as minister here have been.    Methodist…

  • ‘Baby with the Bathwater’

    It’s tough being a kid in this Christopher Durang selection by the Princeton Summer Theater. By: Stuart Duncan    The Princeton Summer Theater has opened its 29th season in the Hamilton Murray Theater on the Princeton University campus with Christopher Durang’s Baby with the Bathwater. It is a curious selection, and not only because it is…

  • POLICE BEAT 06/27

    From the June 27 edition of the Register-News By: FLORENCE    Police said money and valuables were stolen from a West Fifth Street house while an 81-year-old resident was distracted by a man claiming to be checking the basement water pipes.    Police said the resident, who requested anonymity, was approached at the house by a man…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR 06/27

    From the June 27 edition of the Register-News By: Auxiliary auction    The Bordentown Elks Lodge 2085 Ladies Auxiliary will hold its annual auction at 7:30 p.m., June 27, 11 Amboy Road, Bordentown. Doors open at 6:30 with an entrance fee of $3. For more information call 298-5492. Carnival    St. Mary’s Parish is holding their annual…

  • Testing for a town

    FROM ROOSEVELT By: Linda Schuster    Are you a Rooseveltian?    Roosevelt is one of the few small towns that are left in this country. Not to be taken for granted, a borough such as ours is hard to come by these days.    When I was a kid, all of the neighborhood grammar-school-age kids playing kickball together…