Category: archives
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Wawa must reapply for use variance
Zoning board cannot extend the use variance approval By:David Koch BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP Before the Wawa Co. could even begin to show its site plan for a proposed superstore and gas station on Route 130, it needs a use variance from the zoning board again. A year after the zoning board granted a use…
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Miscellaneous
Assorted group and organizational happenings, club meetings and other unusual events Time Off Alba Vineyard, Route 267, Milford, volunteer grape harvest, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; (908) 995-7800. Barnes & Noble, 3535 Route 1 South, West Windsor, Lyn Petersons Real Life Decorating, Sept. 15, 2 p.m.; Spot the Dog tales, Sept. 15, 11 a.m.; (609) 716-1570. Black…
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Tell us your stories
Where were you when you heard about the attacks on America? How has this affected you? Let us know. Tuesday’s brutal and surprise attacks against the United States have likely left thousands dead and thousands more injured. The Twin Towers in New York have been destroyed and the Pentagon has been seriously damaged. What has…
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High school vote put on hold
Washington school officials say plans for referendum postponed until January. By: Mark Moffa WASHINGTON School officials Monday announced a planned ballot question for a proposed high school and an addition to the Pond Road Middle School will be postponed until January as the district tries to figure out how to trim the cost of…
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‘Occasion in the Park’ offers old-fashioned fun
Event is five years strong By:Vanessa S. Holt ROEBLING The fifth annual "Occasion in the Park" will bring old-fashioned fun to Roebling Park on Sunday afternoon, with proceeds benefiting Roebling Historical Society (RHS) and the Main Gate Museum project. This year’s event promises to be the most fun-filled "Occasion" so far with "a little…
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Upper Freehold school project sent to state
The district is hoping for aid to fund 30% of the cost of its $19.6 million construction program. By: Mark Moffa UPPER FREEHOLD The school board voted unanimously to send its $19.6 million school construction project to the state. "It was a busy day," Superintendent Robert Connelly said Sept. 6 after the board approved…
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NEWS OF OTHER DAYS 09/13
From the Sept. 13 edition of the Register-News By: 125 years ago Bordentown Female College opened last Wednesday. In addition to the improvements mentioned in our last issue, President Bowen has also refurnished the capacious hall for the pupils. The furniture came from the warerooms of the manufacturer, L.R. Cheeseman, Trenton. Mr. C. manufactures school,…
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‘A Chorus Line’
The Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn hosts the current national tour of this classic for 48 performances. By: Stuart Duncan By now, the story of how A Chorus Line was developed is familiar. Director/choreographer Michael Bennett had the concept of building a musical from the life stories of chorus dancers "gypsies" as they are…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR 09/13
From the Sept. 13 edition of the Register-News By: Plant sale The Florence Garden Club will hold a plant sale of garden mums (8 inch pot) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sept. 15 at two locations: Front and Spring Street, Florence and Florence Methodist Church, Second and Broad Street. Price $3 each or 3…
