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  • Cheated by a mild winter? Try these dishes

    IN THE KITCHEN by Faith Bahadurian:  A memorable combination of roast chicken and porcini mushroom risotto, first made for me a decade ago by a friend who has since moved to California where the recipes originated in the kitchens of Chez Panisse. Illustration by Judy Martin      I was cheated by winter. Just as I didn’t…

  • ‘Stardust’

    Off-Broadstreet Theatre offers a magical evening highlighting the lyrics of Mitchell Parish. By: Stuart Duncan Jennifer Groom (left), Joyce LaBriola (center) and Marla Endick appear in Stardust, at Off-Broadstreet Theatre in Hopewell through May 11.    It’s hard to believe the next show at Off-Broadstreet Theatre in Hopewell will be its 150th production. That is 15…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR 04/04

    From the April 4 edition of the Register-News By: Bordentown comedy    The New Bordentown Players present "Plaza Suite" April, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 19, and 29. Friday and Saturday performances are 8 p.m., and Sunday matinees are 2 p.m., at the Crosswicks Community House, Main Street, Crosswicks. Tickets are available at the door, $10…

  • Curriculum upgrades part of West Amwell spending plan

    Children in grades K-3 would have a new reading curriculum, and students in grades four through six a new math program as of September. By: Mae Rhine    WEST AMWELL — Children in kindergarten through third grade at West Amwell Elementary School will have a new reading curriculum and students in grades four to six a…

  • Charles Olchvary

       Charles D. Olchvary, 52, died Sunday, March 31, after she was hit by a car 8:48 that morning while walking his dog on Possum Hollow Road near the Forsgate Country Club in Monroe. He was pronounced dead at the scene.    Born in New Brunswick, he resided in East Brunswick before moving to Monroe two years…

  • Senior Menus

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    The value of each meal is $3.13. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine. The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted.    Thursday, April 4 — Apple juice, cheese lasagna…

  • Letters

    Write to state about runoff To the editor: The proposal of the My Ben development to discharge runoff and its associated non-point source pollutants into the Delaware & Raritan Canal will set a bad precedent for other river towns in New Jersey and will taint a water supply for Lambertville, Princeton and other communities in…

  • Local history lesson features famous Bordentonian women

    Patience Lovell Wright, Susan Waters highlighted By:Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN CITY — Seventh-grade world culture and language arts students recently learned about Bordentown women of the past in an appropriately historical setting.    Congregating in the recently renovated Quaker Meetinghouse on Farnsworth Avenue, students celebrated March’s Women’s History Month with a lesson on artists such as…

  • HomeFront, kids, feed the homeless

    Food packages assembled at Bordentown school By:Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN CITY — For dozens of families living in motels in Burlington and Mercer counties without cooking facilities, nutritious meals can be few and far between.    Elementary and high school students worked together with an area volunteer organization to help make at least one day in…