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  • Celli, Haberle fight for Democratic mayoral nod

    Gigi Celli has been mayor for nearly 20 years By: Mae Rhine    STOCKTON — Mayor Gigi Celli most likely faces his strongest challenger to date.    Mr. Celli, who has been mayor for nearly 20 years — since 1984 — faces a battle from Councilwoman Joan Haberle for the Democratic nomination for the four-year term to…

  • Caught in the Act

    Brian Regan and his brother Dennis highlight the summer comedy offerings in central New Jersey and beyond. Comedy Listings By: Jim Boyle    Everybody has had an embarrassing moment — that instant where you’ve done something really stupid. Right after, you look around, hoping no one saw it. Well, somebody did see it, and his name…

  • Primary election nears

    Seven area municipalities involved By:Vanessa S. Holt    Seven area municipalities will hold local primary elections Tuesday to determine which candidates for the Democratic and Republican parties will run in the Nov. 5 general election.    Following are a list of local and county candidates running in this year’s primary elections: Burlington County     Two three-year seats…

  • Reinventing an Image

    Tom Cruise teams up with Steven Spielberg, Austin Powers battles Dr. Evil and Scooby Doo makes his computer-generated debut as the summer hype machine grinds into action. Around the World — Alternative Film By: Jim Boyle Matt Damon plays a hunted man with amnesia in The Bourne Identity.    It’s Memorial Day weekend, and there have…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR 05/30

    From the May 30 edition of the Register-News By: Soccer tryouts    Florence Township Soccer U-11 girls travel soccer team, the Florence Tide, will be holding tryouts to fill four remaining roster spots for the upcoming South Jersey Girls Soccer League fall and spring seasons from 6 to 7:30 p.m., on May 30 and from 4…

  • Obituaries

    George Huber    LAMBERTVILLE — George W. Huber, 75, died Wednesday, May 22, at Praxis Alzheimer’s Facility in Easton, Pa.    Born in Lambertville, he was a lifelong resident.    Mr. Huber retired from the state Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Watershed Management, where he worked in canal maintenance.    He was an Army veteran and a member…

  • Around the World

    The New Jersey International Film Festival offers an alternative to high-flying stunts and high-tech special effects. By: Jim Boyle    If high-flying stunts and high-tech special effects aren’t your thing, look no further than the New Jersey International Film Festival in New Brunswick for alternative entertainment May 31-July 27.    The series is a great chance to…

  • Theater Boot Camp

    Princeton Summer Theater returns with an eclectic line-up for the dog days of June, July and August. By: Matt Smith    While some of their peers are off on European vacations and scuba-diving "internships" in the Caribbean, a select few Princeton University students have enlisted in boot camp — the two-and-a-half-month, dawn-to-dusk human-endurance test that is…

  • Primaries contested in three area towns

    Stockton has mayor race By: Mae Rhine    A mayoral race in Stockton highlights Tuesday’s primary elections in the area.    Longtime Mayor Gigi Celli faces a challenge in the Democratic primary from Joan Haberle, former New Jersey Secretary of State and the first woman ever to serve on the Stockton Borough Council. Mr. Celli has been…