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  • POLICE BLOTTER

       A 2000 Jeep Cherokee was broken into while parked in the North First Street and Dukes Parkway parking lot between May 11 and May 12, according to police.    The driver’s side door lock was damaged and an attempt was made to start the vehicle. According to the police nothing was taken from the car. The…

  • Viktor Nekrasovas

       HILLSBOROUGH — Viktor Nekrasovas Sr. died Wednesday, May 8, in Hillsborough. He was 75.    Born and raised in Lithuania, he moved to Hillsborough in 1964. Mr. Nekrasovas worked for Somerset County in the facilities maintenance division, retiring in 1989.    He was a former member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Bound Brook.    A son, Edward…

  • Land-use regulations are necessary

    DISPATCHES By: Hank Kalet    Development is the great bugaboo in central New Jersey, the one thing guaranteed to raise the hackles of residents.    Ask any resident and he or she will tell you the region has grown too quickly and they will recite a litany of problems caused by this growth. There is traffic. There…

  • Gail J. Conover Meier

    Gail J. Conover Meier, 56, of Pennington and Chadwick Beach, died Wednesday at Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center, New Brunswick. Born in Plainfield, she lived in Pennington 32 years. Mrs. Meier was a graduate of St. Francis School of Nursing, Trenton, and a registered nurse with Somerset Hospital, Somerville. She volunteered with the American…

  • LIFESTYLE: Massage therapy in home and office

    University of Miami School of Medicine institute’s research says massage therapy provides numerous benefits. By: Mark Moffa    Imagine a technique that could reduce agitation in people with Alzheimer’s disease, improve the way people with anorexia nervosa feel about their bodies, help those suffering from depression, decrease pain associated with carpal tunnel syndrome, and increase birth…

  • Standing Tall

    The Little Kingz are the world’s first rock band made up entirely of little people. They play the Court Tavern in New Brunswick May 18. By: Jim Boyle The Little Kingz – K-Roc, Pauly J, Scotty F-Word and Steve D – met at a Little People of America convention.    It takes a lot for rock…

  • 05/16 OBITUARIES, pt. 1

    From the May 16 edition of the Register-News By: Josephine M. McCormick BORDENTOWN CITY — Josephine M. McCormick, 97, died May 7 at home.    Born in Philadelphia, she lived in Bordentown most of her life.    She attended Palmer Business School, Philadelphia, and retired as a salesperson with Feaster’s Jewelry of Bordentown.    Mrs. McCormick was a…

  • Lady Mustangs showing defensive confidence

    Ortman blanks New Providence in rematch By: Rudy Brandl    NEW PROVIDENCE — There’s no question the Manville High softball team has improved since the start of the 2002 season.    While the Lady Mustangs still aren’t hitting on a consistent basis, they’ve been playing solid defense. When the defense supports the powerful pitching of Amy Ortman,…

  • Recreation jobs due for funding vote

    Township Committee’s agenda includes item By: John Tredrea    Scheduled for a public hearing and adoption vote at tonight’s ( May 16’s) Hopewell Township Committee meeting is a proposed amendment to the township’s salary guide. The amendment was introduced by a unanimous vote of the full committee May 2.    Under the amendment, two new positions —…