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  • S.A.F.E. gets contract extension

    Program in Washington Township gets deal through 2004; sees enrollment on the rise. By: Mark Moffa Mark MoffaStaff Writer WASHINGTON — As Assistant Director Melissa Csillan is busy signing T-shirts, Director Marci Rubin is taking pictures. This day marks the conclusion of eight weeks of hard work. It’s the last day of the S.A.F.E. summer…

  • Library gala to feature author’s tales

    Event is first since the trustees agreed to raise $200,000 toward the recently approved library expansion project. By: Brian Shappell    The library’s big night is coming.    The South Brunswick Library Foundation is holding its annual Gala Book & Author Dinner at the East Brunswick Chateau, 7 p.m. Sept. 21.    The fifth annual event will feature…

  • Millstone teen works to bring smiles to kids

    Peddie School senior spends part of summer on mission in Jordan. By: Scott Morgan Scott MorganStaff Writer MILLSTONE — Sarah Hom’s summer break was not entirely fun and games. And she likes it that way. Sarah, a 17-year-old senior at The Peddie School, spent part of her summer break in Amman, Jordan, with Operation Smile,…

  • Roxanne Valley

    Roxanne Elizabeth Valley, 43, died Tuesday, Aug. 28, at Capital Health System at Fuld hospital, Trenton.    Born in Philadelphia, she attended schools in Philadelphia, Willingboro and Bordentown. She lived in Washington, D.C., before moving to Lawrenceville.    She worked as a paralegal and administrative assistant in Washington.    She is survived by a daughter, Christian Noel; her…

  • Il Pomodoro

    Outstanding service and delectable Northern Italian cuisine pack the house at this Somerville establishment, where the regular menu — itself nothing to scoff at — is upstaged by the specials. By: Antoinette Buckley Il Pomodoro 1 W. High St., Somerville (908) 526-4466 Food: Very good Service: Excellent Cuisine: Northern Italian with liberties Ambiance: Unpretentious Prices:…

  • Residents seek relief from ATV noise

    Two More Road residents say their neighborhood has been overwhelmed by an onslaught of loud all-terrain vehicles. By: Alec Moore    Noisy neighbors can be difficult to quiet down, but the township has been hoping to find a way to try.    Township Administrator Judith Haas began investigating ordinances in other communities regulating recreational uses on residential…

  • Middle school redistricting to be set by end of the year

    Feeder School Committee will evaluate principal feedback during the week of Oct. 16 and meet with parents during the week of Oct. 23. By: Nick D’Amore    The Board of Education will wait until the end of the year before deciding which elementary schools will feed into which middle schools in the 2002-2003 school year.    The…

  • POLICE BEAT 08/30

    From the Aug. 30 edition of the Register-News By: BORDENTOWN CITY    A motor vehicle stop for a cracked windshield at 11:50 p.m. on Aug. 20 led to the arrest of a man wanted on a warrant out of Bucks County, Pa., said police.    Charles Thomas Cole II, 22, of Morrisville, Pa., was transported to Burlington…

  • Upcoming events

    For the week of Aug. 30. By: Thursday, Aug. 30    Share reflections on a selection of Christian literature by reading "Shoddy, Shoddy Lands," a short story by C.S. Lewis. Copies are available in the Allentown Presbyterian Church office. All readers are invited to read and meet at 7 p.m. in the Cornell House for an…