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  • No local residents missing

    No one from Hillsborough has been reported missing, or confirmed dead, in the aftermath of last Tuesday’s tragedy in New York City, according to New Jersey State Police and Hillsborough police. By: Alec Moore    As of noon Tuesday, no one from Hillsborough appeared on the New Jersey State Police’s list of missing persons related to…

  • Captain’s testimony attacked

    Attorneys for two police officers accused of using excessive force during a traffic stop grilled the internal affairs officer. By: Brian Shappell    Defense attorneys at a disciplinary hearing last week for two police officers accused of using excessive force during a traffic stop questioned the internal affairs officer investigating the complaint about discrepancies in his…

  • Rebates should go to fund recovery

    Letter to the editor    Finally we have a really useful way to spend our tax cut rebate. This is not suggested as a political ploy. This is not the time for such nonsense.    Personally, I needed, really needed, the rebate.    But, what better need now, than to fund the monumental efforts ahead of us to…

  • Board rejects cuts to high school plans

    Officials, professionals examining proposal to see if costs still can be trimmed. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — Board of Education President Michele Siekerka said the school board rejected a proposal last week to trim $7.4 million off the cost of a proposed $51.8 million high school, fearing the cuts would jeopardize the school’s curricular goals.…

  • Local landfill accepts New York City trash

    Pennsylvania DEP grants approval By:Vanessa S. Holt    FLORENCE — The Tullytown, Pa. landfill across the Delaware River from Florence Township received permission Friday to increase its hours and capacity for two weeks in order to accept New York City’s municipal trash. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection granted approval for Waste Management, Inc., which operates…

  • Plumsted police assist in NYC

    Lt. George Titko and Sgt. Robert Pintye work with rescue and relief personnel in Manhattan. By: Scott Morgan    PLUMSTED — Two members of the Plumsted Police Department and one member of the township’s Emergency Management Office have been involved in rescue efforts in New York City in the wake of last week’s terrorist attacks.    Pete…

  • Corradino drops out of council race

    By:Alec Moore    Tara Andrews will replace Michael Corradino as the Democratic candidate for this year’s Borough Council election.    Mr. Corradino announced last Thursday that he is withdrawing from the November election due to job commitments and a strong possibility that he may be moving out of the borough within the next three years.    "I wish…

  • NEWS OF OTHER DAYS 09/20

    From the Sept. 20 edition of the Register-News By: 125 years ago     The peach merchants missed it on Saturday night. People were expecting a large supply in the markets, but the dealers having been previously bitten by stock rotting in their cellars on Sunday were too careful and failed to purchase sufficient quantities to…

  • Cooking for High Holy Days steeped in tradition

    The special smells and tastes of traditional holiday foods help mark special times. By: Michael Arges    The special smells and tastes of traditional holiday foods help mark the special time of renewal and repentance that is the Jewish High Holy Days.    The holidays began with Rosh Hashana at sundown Monday and will run through the…