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  • West Amwell eyes land for community park

    The Township Committee has agreed to consider a proposal to buy land on Connaught Hill. By: Cynthia Williamson    WEST AMWELL — The Township Committee has agreed to explore a proposal to purchase land on Connaught Hill to build a community park.    Representatives of the Connaught Homeowners Association asked the committee at its Oct. 17 meeting…

  • OBITUARIES 10/25

    From the Oct. 25 edition of the Register-News By: Joseph E. Bugyi    FLORENCE — Joseph E. Bugyi, 45, died Oct. 14 at Virtua-Memorial Hospital of Burlington County, Mount Holly.    Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong Roebling resident.    He was a boiler operator for Yates Foil U.S.A., Bordentown, for 20 years.    He had worked with…

  • School not secure, officials say

    There are 18 to 20 doors leading into South Hunterdon, most of which remain open due to poor ventilation, says Superintendent Cheryl Simone. By: Mae Rhine    WEST AMWELL — Building safety is an important part of any plan for dealing with school violence.    And South Hunterdon’s buildings just aren’t secure, says Superintendent Cheryl Simone.    As…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 10/25

    From the Oct. 25 edition of the Register-News By: Stupienski has what town needs To the editor:     In my opinion, of the three candidates running, only Ray Stupienski has demonstrated the community commitment, integrity and leadership skills that Mansfield needs on its Township Committee.    During the past eight years, Ray has served as chairman,…

  • ‘Harvey’

    Actors’ NET of Bucks County offers this comedic 1944 take on virtual reality. By: Stuart Duncan    When Mary Chase’s gentle spoof of a serious drinker and his virtual-reality partner, a 6-foot-plus white rabbit named Harvey, opened on Broadway in 1944, there was little evidence the show would become one of the world’s endearing comedies.    American…

  • The Who Meets Harry Potter

    Princeton resident Lo Faber, the former frontman for jam band God Street Wine, brings ‘Henry’s House’ to Asbury Park. By: Susan Van Dongen    Somewhere on this planet, like maybe Latvia or Nunavut, Supertramp is still touring and progressive rock lives.    For those who missed it, this distinctive music enjoyed its heyday in the mid-1970s. Groups…

  • Calendar displays historical favorites

    Calendar created by GBACC By:Vanessa S. Holt    The history of the Bordentown area can be told in part through its architecture.    From an 18th century blacksmith’s shop that was turned into a post office in Crosswicks to an old church rectory that is now a private residence in Bordentown City, a little research into local…

  • Obituaries

    Dr. David Forman    Dr. David Forman, DDS, of Bedminster Township died Friday, Oct. 19, at the Frankford Hospital in Langhorne. He was 46.    Born in Trenton, he was a longtime resident of Bucks County.    Surviving are his wife of 24 years, Kathy Steinbach Forman; two sons, Aaron, 16, and Evan, 14, at home; and his…

  • A Stage with Wings

    The Cirque du Soleil show Dralion comes to Philadelphia. By: Sally Friedman    Cirque du Soleil, known around the globe for its unique blend of circus arts and street performance, has been busy this year, staging seven different shows on four continents. Cirque, as it is commonly known, was born in Quebec in 1982 when a…