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  • Sayreville ousts Viking girls in CJ IV soccer shootout

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    It’s bad enough when one key player has an off day, but when several people are out of sync, it can be disastrous for a high school sports team.    That’s what happened to the South Brunswick High School girls’ varsity soccer team on Tuesday of this week. The 8th-seeded Vikings lost…

  • OBITUARIES, pt. 2 11/01

    From the Nov. 1 edition of the Register-News By: Frances H. Kelty Nauss    HAINESPORT — Frances H. Kelty Nauss, 80, died Oct. 24 at Rancocas Hospital, Willingboro.    Born and raised in Florence, she lived in Mount Holly before moving to Hainesport more than 40 years ago.    She was a homemaker.    She is survived by nieces…

  • County outlines plan for fighting drug abuse

    The Hunterdon County Substance Abuse Stakeholders Task Force formed after seven drug-related deaths by July of this year. By: Steve Bates    RARITAN TOWNSHIP — "I don’t use the word ‘war’ here, and I don’t think anyone will. Frankly, we did not win the war on drugs," said Angelo DiOrio, director of the Hunterdon County Department…

  • Runners stumble and tumble for charity

    By: Carl Reader    NEW HOPE — The race is not always to the swiftest.    Sometimes, it goes to those with — the highest heels?    That was the case Saturday night when G. Casnova Alig won the second annual High Heel Race. Mr. Alig overcame a precipitous start, during which he tumbled off those high platforms…

  • Trees provide more than color

    Tree cover has declined in many metropolitan areas By:Michele S. Byers    The burst of fall color outside my office window got me thinking about something we all too often take for granted — trees!    The nonprofit conservation group American Forests recently released a study of urban landscapes over the past 25 years.    The study concludes…

  • Robbinsville Hardware to phase out retail sales

    The business will continue providing services such as screen and window repair, pipe cutting and threading, and key duplicating. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — It looks as if "big box" retail has notched another victory.    Small, family-owned businesses nationwide are having difficulty competing with large, chain superstores.    Now, after 17 years, Robbinsville Hardware owners said…

  • POLICE BEAT 11/01

    From the Nov. 1 edition of the Register-News By: BORDENTOWN CITY    A 2002 Ford Expedition was taken from a local auto dealership over the weekend of Oct. 20, said police.    Police said they were called to the Town Ford auto dealership on Route 206 on Oct. 22 after the dealership discovered that a white 2002…

  • Election features contests in New Hope, Stockton

    Two battle for mayor in New Hope; eight fight for four New Hope Borough Council seats; and three vie for two seats on the Stockton Borough Council. By: Mae Rhine    All eyes are on New Hope’s bitter battle for four seats on the Borough Council and the mayoral position as Election Day nears.    Locally, the…

  • Township could charge hotel, motel occupancy fees if measure is passed

    Committee vote was 3-2 to petition state to charge the fee By:David Koch    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee passed a resolution last week to petition the state Legislature and acting Gov. Donald DiFrancesco to allow the township and other New Jersey municipalities to charge a hotel/motel room occupancy fee, which could establish a hefty…