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  • Chief requests 2 new officers

    Township Committee supports interviews By:David Koch    MANSFIELD — A request by Mansfield Township Police Chief James Humble to begin interviewing for two new police officers was supported by the Township Committee at its Sept. 26 meeting pending an inquiry by the Township Finance Office into the availability of funds for new hires.    The Township Committee…

  • ‘Nunsense…A-Men!’

    Bucks County Playhouse is back in the habit with this all-male take on nun-filled comedy. By: Stuart Duncan    It used to be that Nunsense was merely a Philadelphia cottage industry — a small musical in a tiny theater, wildly successful, but a decidedly local phenomenon.    And then the deluge came: sequel after sequel — Nunsense…

  • POLICE BEAT 10/04

    From the Oct. 4 edition of the Register-News By: BORDENTOWN CITY    Police said a 1989 Honda, reported stolen from the Magic Finish of Bordentown parking lot on Park Street at 6:27 a.m. Sept. 27 was recovered the same day in Trenton.    Police said the vehicle was intact except for damage to the ignition.    The investigating…

  • NEWS OF OTHER DAYS 10/04

    From the Oct. 4 edition of the Register-News By: 125 years ago    Much ado has been made relative to the haversack recently put upon conductors on the Pennsylvania road. We have examined one lately, but for the life of us we cannot understand why the conductor is not allowed to carry it in his hand…

  • Bordentown man recalls working on light rail system

    Resident was lead structural engineer through design phase By:John F. Mann    Editor’s Note: Bordentown City resident John F. Mann, PE, was the lead structural engineer for NJ Transit’s engineering consultant during the preliminary design phase of the Southern New Jersey Light Transit Rail System (SNJLRTS). He was responsible for conceptual and preliminary design of railroad…

  • Solebury School sports wrap-up

       SOLEBURY — Solebury School’s girls soccer team continues its rally this week with two wins, beating Akiba Hebrew Academy 1-0 and Mercy Vocational School 4-0.    It lost to Pennington School 7-1.    The team’s record stands at 5-2. Two players, Megan O’Donnell and Meredith Bostock, scored many of the goals this week, while Andrea Williams anchored…

  • Editorial: Our communities provide solace — and support

    Local citizens provided outpouring of love By:    We knew this would happen.    It seems no tragedy is so great that it can defeat the spirits of local residents.    Despite the gruesome attacks of Sept. 11, a day that now carries the same sober significance as Dec. 7, Americans will not lie down in submission.    We…

  • Coach named to Warren County Hall of Fame

    Robert Pierman worked with the Lambertville Ramblers children for more than three decades, getting started when his brother asked him to help. By: Cynthia Williamson    LAMBERTVILLE — When Robert Pierman was asked to explain how the father of four daughters became a Lambertville Ramblers football coach, he smiles and points the finger at his "older…

  • Bessie Trout

       Bessie L. Trout, 92, died Saturday, Sept. 29, at The Medical at Princeton.    Born in East Mead, Pa., she was a longtime Meadville, Pa., resident before moving to Lawrenceville.    She graduated from Meadville Commercial College in 1931 and retired as treasurer of Patrons Mutual Fire Association of Meadville after 68 years. She attended Baptist and…