Category: archives

  • Finding fulfillment on Main Street

    Gift shop opens in New Egypt. By: Scott Morgan    PLUMSTED — When the doors of her old life closed behind her, Cindy St. Martine gave in to her creative side and hung out a shingle on Main Street.    Until then, Ms. St. Martine sat behind a receptionist’s desk at a woodworking company. To put it…

  • Dance steps into adulthood

    FROM ROOSEVELT By: Linda Schuster    Roosevelt Public School is implementing a new program into the curriculum this year. It’s a state-approved program called Second Step that is designed to build self-esteem as well as formally introduce the contemporary social and emotional skills recognized in our culture. These are the currently endorsed rules for getting along…

  • Four-digit numbers needed for emergency

    Solebury Township police warn rescue workers can’t find homes unless emergency locator numbers are posted at the end of driveways and given when calling 911. By: Sue Kramer    SOLEBURY — Three township families needed emergency help last week, and all three inadvertently directed the police, rescue squad and fire department to the wrong address.    According…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 01/24

    From the Jan. 24 edition of the Register-News By: Kaklamanis, Puglia to be commended Editor’s Note: The color references refer to the box of crayons given to each committee member at the committee’s reorganization meeting, symbolizing a peaceful way to end conflict. To the editor:     Committeewoman Mary (Molly) Kaklamanis and former mayor Art Puglia…

  • 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. Regular menu    Thursday, Jan. 24 — Apple juice,…

  • Affairs of honor and ethno-history

    BOOK NOTES By: Joan Ruddiman    Some topics, like the American Revolution, never lose favor with readers. Look at the current best seller list. A tome on John Adams has topped the charts for months. "The Founding Brothers" and several takes on Thomas Jefferson are being widely read and discussed.    If history and biographies are to…

  • OBITUARIES 01/24

    From the Jan. 24 edition of the Register-News By: John L. Asay    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — John L. Asay, 85, died Jan. 17 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.    Born in Columbus, he was a lifelong area resident.    He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater.    He…

  • Functional Art

    A collection of potter Lisa Naple’s earthenware work is on display at Mixed Media Gallery in Dolestown. By: Jodi Thompson    The dishwasher door opens in a cloud of steam as Doylestown artist Lisa Naples pulls out the racks and is greeted by a dance of designs.    She and her family put her art to use…

  • Plumsted receives state grant for computers

    TOWN TALK By: Ron Dancer    The state Department of Community Affairs has notified the Plumsted Township Committee that our grant application for the purchase of new computers for the municipal clerk’s office and finance office has been approved. The state grant award also provides for Internet access service to the state GovConnect Web site.    Through…