Category: archives
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Stockton cell tower to bring in $138,000 in five years
The cell tower will be located at the base of Hilltop Drive, put there by Sprint. By: Carl Reader STOCKTON A pile of money should come to town along with a new structure that will rise into the sky. The pot of gold at the base of Hilltop Drive will come from Sprint, a…
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2001 closed with stories of charity and tragedy
Register-News stories from November, December remembered By:Michael Maugeri This is the sixth and final article recapping some of the events of 2001 as reported in the Register-News. The following dates reflect the issues in which the story was published. Nov. 1 State and military officials were sent to the Griffin Pipe Products Co. in Florence…
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Board challenges reapportionment
Prison population increases one town’s numbers By:David Koch MANSFIELD The Northern Burlington Board of Education is challenging the school board’s reapportionment, claiming that Chesterfield received an additional school board member because of the addition of prison inmates in its census population. The board voted Jan. 22 to file an appeal to the state Department…
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BUSINESS: Counselors offer advice to students entering job market
‘Plan ahead’ is the best advice for students preparing for their leap into the job market. By: George Frey As in so many things, "plan ahead" is the best advice, say many area college career services directors in advising students who are preparing for their leap into the job market. The counselors admit the job…
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POLICE BEAT 01/31
From the Jan. 31 edition of the Register-News By: BORDENTOWN CITY Police said Ocean Spray Cranberries on Park Street reported the theft of a laptop computer from its electrical office at 1:42 p.m. Jan. 23. Police said the computer is valued at $2,000. Police said a resident of the 400 block of Prince Street reported…
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Editorial: Cell tower could benefit entire area
By: Mae Rhine They’re usually unsightly, but they’re necessary in our high-tech, fast-paced world. Cell towers are a necessary evil; while we may not like their appearance, many of us need them. We objected last year to Sprint’s original proposal to erect a cell tower in Stockton in the borough playground. A cell tower has…
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South youth wrestling
Thursday, the South youth wrestling squad again visited the Fisher Middle School in Ewing to compete against the Ewing and Robbinsville teams. A tough night prevailed for all the South wrestlers with the exception of Brandon Neborsky, who managed to pin his opponent for his first win ever. Sunday, with the sun shining brightly outside,…
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Traffic, water runoff concern of 129-unit project
The Lambertville Planning Board Tuesday listened to experts from Orleans Homebuilders Inc., who insisted there would not be a deluge of both water and traffic from the proposed development. By: Carl Reader LAMBERTVILLE Concerned a proposed development on Lambert’s Hill would bring a deluge of both water and traffic, the Planning Board Tuesday listened…
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Obituaries
Wayne Wood READINGTON Wayne M. Wood, 45, died Monday, Jan. 21, at Morristown Memorial Hospital. Born in Augusta, Ga., he lived in Avenel before moving to Readington in 1980. He was a forklift operator with Raritan Valley Recycling. He is survived by his parents, Herbert R. and Lillian Wood of Readington; a sister, Dawn…
