Category: archives

  • SBHS boys basketball team survives Raiders upset bid

    By: Rich Fisher    If you are a South Brunswick High boys basketball fan, you may still not have exhaled.    But go ahead, it’s safe.    When Joe Celmer’s 3-pointer misfired at the buzzer, the Vikings escaped what would have been one of the biggest upsets in Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament history Wednesday night, as they held…

  • New Hope hires police chief

    Henry "Rick" Pasqualini, a retired lieuteant from the Dover Township (N.J.) Police Department, will be paid $57,500, plus partial benefits. By: Carl Reader    NEW HOPE — The Borough Council hired Henry "Rick" Pasqualini as police chief Tuesday night, thus ending a long search for the position of top cop in town.    Mr. Pasqualini, a retired…

  • Julius Osowick

       Julius J. Osowick, 73, died Monday, Feb. 11, at Chandler Hall Hospice, Newtown, Pa.    Born in Port Jervis, N.Y., he lived in Lawrence since 1968.    He graduated in 1955 from the Albany College of Pharmacy at Union University, Schenectady, N.Y. He retired in 1998 as director of manufacturing for Carter Wallace Inc. in Cranbury after…

  • Police Blotter

    Lambertville    A city resident was struck by a car and critically injured Feb. 7 while crossing Main Street.    Police say George Parsons, 80, of 50 Main St., owner of Parsons Motorcycle shop, was hit by a car driven by Christine M. Kroesen, 26, of 47 Elm St., while the vehicle was traveling northbound on Main…

  • OBITUARIES, pt. 2 02/14

    From the Feb. 12 edition of the Register-News By: John D. Howlen    TRENTON — John D. Howlen, 74, died Feb. 9 at home.    Born in Buck Eye, Ark., he lived in South Trenton for more than 50 years.    He was an Army veteran of World War II.    He worked as a farmer and with the…

  • BRHS’ Scientific Research class expands students’ minds

    Students study quasars, DNA, solar flares and more By:Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — They have studied light emissions from quasars and conducted research on genetically mutated microscopic worms.    They have worked with Princeton University professors to study the immune system responses of mice and have delved into topics ranging from DNA to solar flares…

  • Florence teen runs jazz station on Internet

    Nick Langan creates the "Home of Smooth Jazz" By:David Koch    FLORENCE — The "Home of Smooth Jazz" on the Internet is Nick Langan’s second-story bedroom in Florence.    From here, the 16-year-old student broadcasts the easy listening sounds of artists such as Kenny G and Bony James to listeners around the world.    Nick is the owner…

  • Motorist dies in Princeton Borough accident

    Car drives through Washington Road intersection and strikes wall. By: Jennifer Potash    An elderly Franklin Township man was killed in a single-car accident in Princeton Borough Wednesday afternoon.    Ole Lillestolen of Bunker Hill Road, near Griggstown, drove his 1995 Ford Escort westbound on Ivy Lane, drove across the intersection at Washington Road and struck the…

  • State says city assessments not up to standards

    Beginning in April, Tax Assessor Rick Carmosino will have to begin the process of bringing Lambertville’s assessments up to the standards set by the state Division of Taxation. By: Carl Reader    LAMBERTVILLE — The state says the city’s assessments are out of whack with its standards so Tax Assessor Rick Carmosino has work to do.…