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  • Chit-Chat: The skies parted in time to party!

    By: Merle Citron    It rained Friday, but the skies cleared just in time for the Winter Festival parade Saturday morning.    The sun shone brightly on the gathered crowds, and the ice sculptures glistened. They closed the New Hope-Lambertville bridge.    The crowds gathered as the marchers marched, and the bands played, and the Mummers not only…

  • ‘Communicating Doors’

    Bristol Riverside Theatre revives Brit Alan Ayckbourn’s mixed-genre mystery. By: Stuart Duncan Grace Gonglewski (left) and Kenneth Boys star in Bristol Riverside Theatre’s production of Communicating Doors.    British playwright Alan Ayckbourn may be the most fortunate of writers. For four decades, he has owned and managed a theater in the North of England.    During that…

  • OBITUARIES, pt. 2 02/07

    From the Feb. 7 edition of the Register-News By: Herman Durr Jr.    CHESTERFIELD — Herman Durr Jr., 77, died Jan. 29 at Marcella Nursing Center, Burlington.    Born in Mansfield, he lived in Chesterfield since 1953.    He was a dairy and grain farmer and co-owned Durr Farms Inc.    Mr. Durr was president and vice president of…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR 02/07

    From the Feb. 7 edition of the Register-News By: Middle school play    Northern Burlington Middle School will have two performances of the play "Cactus Pass," 9 a.m. for elementary students and 7:30 p.m., for general audiences, Feb. 8. Casino trip    The Knights of Columbus 570 is sponsoring a trip on Feb. 10 to the Showboat…

  • LBA Highlights

    By: Karen Scheetz    At the midpoint of the season, the players of the Lambertville Basketball Association continue to show improvement.    Here is a look at last week’s games. Third- and fourth-grade boys Pedersen Galleries 29 Lambertville Trading 16    Pedersen Galleries picked up a win over Lambertville Trading Company Saturday, Jan. 19, with good defense and…

  • Alarm causes would-be thieves to flee

    Panic button scares pillagers By:David Koch    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Two men in ski masks cut the phone lines and tried to pry open the locked door of the cashier’s office at One Stop Financial Services on Friday.    But the thieves fled empty-handed after frightened employees summoned police by activating a panic alarm.    Patrolmen Shawn Mount…

  • School Menus

    Delaware    A la carte items, bagel bag, chef salad and fruit choice available daily. All meals served with choice of white, 2-percent or low-fat chocolate milk.    Monday, Feb. 11 — Hot dog on bun, potato smiles, baked beans, fruit juice and Jell-O.    Tuesday, Feb. 12 — Roast turkey, mashed potatoes, roll and butter, cranberry sauce…

  • Meeting set to start superintendent search

    West Amwell Elementary School asks the public to attend a forum to determine what background, training and experience is necessary for a new head of the school. By: Mae Rhine    WEST AMWELL — West Amwell Elementary School is asking parents and other members of the community to help it find a replacement for Superintendent Tony…

  • Mansfield preserves historic window

    Stained glass was from demolished church By:David Koch    MANSFIELD — The sun has not shone through the old stained-glass window of the First Presbyterian Church of Columbus for a long time. Built in 1883, the church was demolished in 1981 because it was a safety hazard.    The stained-glass window was preserved as a memory of…