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  • Raymond Perry

       Raymond B. Perry, 82, died Sunday, Feb. 3, at his home in Clearbrook.    Born in Shamokin, Pa., he lived in New Jersey most of his life.    He taught at Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools for 35 years. He received his bachelor’s degree from Bloomsburg University and his master’s from Columbia University.    He was an Army veteran…

  • Students see foreign culture up close

    By: Carl Reader    WEST AMWELL — The world is a big place made up of many little pieces, and for fifth-grade students at West Amwell Elementary School last week, some of those little pieces came together to show them part of the bigger picture.    Thanks to a couple of Polish graduate students now studying in…

  • Parenting Pearls: Think carefully before adopting a pet

    By: Dr. Mae Sakharov Anyone that makes a habit of walking around Lambertville and New Hope can see they are pet-friendly places. During the summer, shop owners provide water lest a precious pet have thirst. People often address a dog or kitty with a bold hello before acknowledging the owner. Many pet local owners support…

  • Obituaries

    Helen Buday    EAST AMWELL — Helen Bond Buday, 79, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township.    Born in Bayonne, she lived in Croton many years before moving to Ringoes in 1985.    She had worked with Discount City, Flemington; Hunterdon State School, Clinton; and Quality Packaging, Kingwood.    Daughter of the late Frank and…

  • Fire district voting nears

    Voting to be held next weekend By:David Koch and Vanessa S. Holt    Residents will have a chance to vote on budgets and commissioners for local fire districts next weekend, with only Florence and Bordentown Township District 2 having contested elections. BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP DISTRICT 1    Voters will be asked to vote on this year’s proposed budget…

  • Zoning board hears plans for new gym

    Body Tech, at the corner of South Union and Mt. Hope streets, would be an expanded fitness center at a site where a karate studio now stands. By: Carl Reader    LAMBERTVILLE — The Board of Adjustment heard plans Jan. 31 for a change of use for a new gym, Body Tech, at South Union and…

  • New Hope to negotiate with police chief candidate

    New Hope, which has been without a police chief for three years, has narrowed the field of candidates to four. By: Carl Reader    NEW HOPE — After a long process, the Borough Council thinks it has its man.    For the last three years, New Hope has gone without a police chief. An acrimonious controversy over…

  • OBITUARIES 02/07

    From the Feb. 7 edition of the Register-News By: Harry Matthews Jr.    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Harry Matthews Jr., 68, died Jan. 30 at his companion’s home in Trenton.    Born in Florence, he was a longtime Trenton area resident.    He was employed by the Trenton Board of Education for 23 years, working at Franklin Elementary School.…

  • Monument honors former Bordentown Number Two Public School

    Former students, teachers attend event By:Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN CITY — The building may be gone, but the memory of Bordentown’s Number Two Public School is now preserved in a granite monument at the former site of the school on Burlington Street.    A dedication and unveiling ceremony was held Feb. 2 at Clara Barton Elementary…