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  • Local student spends summer immersed in cancer research

    Cynthia Smith remembers eating squid stew in seventh-grade life sciences class at Alexander Batcho Intermediate School, an event which may have put her on the path towards helping to find a treatment for breast cancer. By:Regina Tan    The stew had been made from the squid used in the class’s dissection.    "It was my first animal…

  • Princeton Public Library plans party for reading clubs

       The Princeton Public Library will close out one of the most successful summer reading clubs in its history with a party Wednesday, Aug. 29, at 4 p.m. in the library’s meeting room.    The event will feature a show-and-tell session when children will be encouraged to share their summer experiences with books and travel.    Providing the…

  • Panel says yes to Green Acres

       MANSFIELD — With a 3-1 vote, the Township Committee passed a motion to accept state Green Acres funding for the first time in the program’s 40-year history. By:David Koch    At a workshop meeting Aug. 8, the Township Committee agreed to use the state funding to pay half of the $510,000 price tag for the Towergate…

  • Serving a winner

    Former college volleyball star helps Washington start program for teens. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — She could have been a softball star.    When Christina Rogers was a sophomore high school student in Maryland, she envisioned herself going to college on an athletic scholarship for softball.    But a friend convinced her to try out for volleyball.…

  • Council may reduce development area

       SPRINGFIELD — The amount of land zoned for commercial development along Route 206 would be considerably reduced under an ordinance that is expected to be considered by the Township Council next month. By:Vanessa S. Holt    The proposal seeks to preserve the township’s rural character with a zoning change that would keep Route 206 more in…

  • NEWS OF OTHER DAYS 08/23

    From the Aug. 23 edition of the Register-News By: 120 years ago    Some time ago we mentioned the strange fact that John Rogers, son of the undertaker, dislocated his jaw while in the act of sneezing.    John was then naturally frightened and couldn’t get a physician too soon.    Since then, however, he has had several…

  • Anna Cherniak

       HILLSBOROUGH — Anna (Shutack) Cherniak passed away Tuesday, Aug. 21, at home. She was 95.    Born in Barnesboro, Pa., she came to Manville in 1917 but lived most of her life in the Finderne Section of Bridgewater before moving to the home of her daughter in 1986.    Mrs. Cherniak was a homemaker and a member…

  • Raymond Sayre, 72

       Raymond Sayre, 72, of Titusville died Monday at the Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Nanticoke, Pa., he was the owner of the Ray Sayre State Farm Insurance Agency in Mercerville with over 34 years of service and had resided in the Harbourton area for the last 12 years. He was a member of the…

  • Clarksburg School to see renovations

    Township Committee appropriates funds to bring historic structure up to date. By: Scott Morgan    MILLSTONE — The Clarksburg School is in need of repair, and the Township Committee is taking action to mend the problems.    The committee last week introduced an ordinance that authorizes the issuance of $380,000 bonds and notes to help bring the…