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  • ‘The Fantasticks’

    The New Jersey Shakespeare Festival concludes with this gentle, intimate musical. By: Stuart Duncan ALT="image"> COLOR="black"> COLOR="black"> Paul Benedict as Henry in The New Jersey Shakespeare Festival’s production of The Fantasticks.    Lest you question the choice of The Fantasticks to close the 39th summer season of The New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, remember the frequent references…

  • Students learn firsthand of veterans’ struggles

    Vets talk to kids on Pearl Harbor Day By:Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — For students at Peter Muschal Elementary School, World War II is usually a chapter in a history book or a flickering filmstrip on the classroom wall.    The opportunity to talk to someone who has lived through, or fought in, the war…

  • Michener satellite to receive $200,000 in grants

    The project has raised nearly $950,000 so far. By: Carl Reader    NEW HOPE — Another piece of the New Hope renaissance is almost in place.    With the announcement Monday by U.S Congressman James C. Greenwood, R-Pa., of a $100,000 federal grant toward a proposed branch of the James A. Michener Art Museum in New Hope,…

  • Obituaries

    Thomas Fuccello    TRENTON — Thomas F. Fuccello, 71, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, at home.    Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong resident.    He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War, serving aboard the USS Firedrak.    He retired as a captain from the Trenton Fire Department after 30 years and had worked at Springdale Golf…

  • Can New Jersey afford affordable housing?

    Builders argued before Supreme Court By:Michele S. Byers New Jersey builders recently argued before the state Supreme Court that affordable housing was too hard to build due to increased competition from open space preservation programs. It was a cynical attempt to pit two important civic goals — affordable housing and open space preservation —against each…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 12/13

    From the Dec. 12 edition of the Register-News By: Thank you, Chief Castagna To the editor:    As we enter the holiday season, it is especially proper to acknowledge the good deeds of others.    Therefore, as a senior citizen, I wish to express my sincere thanks to Police Chief Phil Castagna, who has been a tremendous…

  • ‘Messiah’ Marathon

    Princeton Pro Musica will perform Messiah, George Frideric Handel’s 1742 oratorio in three parts, at Richardson Auditorium in Princeton Dec. 14-15. By: Matt Smith

  • City drafting historic preservation law

    The Planning Board expects to have draft amendments to three ordinances by mid-January that would preserve and protect historical buildings in the central business district. By: Carl Reader    LAMBERTVILLE — The Planning Board expects to have draft amendments to three ordinance by mid-January that would preserve and protect historical buildings in the central business district…

  • Panel eyes new Bordentown City Hall locale

    Lack of parking, handicapped accessibility cited By:Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN CITY — The lack of parking, handicapped accessibility and space in general are among the reasons the City Commission is looking into finding a new location for City Hall.    The commission voted unanimously Monday night to have an appraiser look at a building on Third…