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  • Back Timberlane on township planners’ docket tonight

    The first item — the three downzoning measures — on the advertised agenda has been withdrawn. These proposed laws, according to a township planning official, will be addressed instead at a special meeting/work session on July 18 By: Ruth Luse    The Hopewell Township Planning Board was expected to tackle two controversial topics at tonight’s meeting,…

  • Looking back at Bordentown City’s 275th anniversary in 1957

       The Register-News staff was fortunate enough to come across a faded souvenir program and basic history of Bordentown City, a tangible reminder of the weeklong celebration in September of 1957 marking the city’s 275th anniversary. By:Michael Maugeri    The program’s introduction, by then-mayor G. Edward Koenig and commissioners Robert M. Oberholser and Robert J. Parcels Jr.,…

  • Keeping all her options open

    Resident pins hopes on experimental cancer drug    When Arlene Moore was diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer last year, she didn’t think she had many medical options. By: Sarah Winkelman    Efforts to surgically remove parts of her lung lining and diaphragm revealed that the tumors had spread to all her lung surfaces and could not…

  • Teacher shortage causing problems in local schools

    A statewide shortage of math and science teachers is hitting close to Hillsborough and Manville, with both school districts finding teachers in short supply. By:Alec Moore and Laura Pelner    And with a little more than a month before schools open, administrators are having to scramble to have teachers in place when the students arrive. In…

  • Scouts give historic house a facelift

    Built between 1850 and 1865, the house was home to Dr. Slack and Dr. Carroll, Dayton’s first two physicians. By: Craig Sernotti    The girls circled the old decaying house on Georges Road and went to work.    They grabbed brushes, rollers, sandpaper, cans of primer, sunglasses and hats and went to work on the Slack-Carroll House.…

  • Juxtapositions Click

    Masterful portraits and large-format landscapes are among the works exhibited by photographers at the Somerset Art Association’s photography showcase: ‘Part One, The Black and White Image’ By:Susan Van Dongen    Most amateur photographers would beg, borrow or steal to get their pictures in The New York Times. For David J. Kaplan, it was just something he…

  • July 12, 2001

    By: infoUSA/Donnelley Marketing of Ames, Iowa In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal location. While the intention is to include all reported transactions, Packet Online does not guarantee its completeness or independently verify its contents. Basking Ridge, Scott Alfieri, 65 Potomac Dr, $230,000, 05/18/01 Basking Ridge, Kathleen Blaiklock,…

  • Horse Play: It’s history

    HORSE PLAY by Ken Weingartner:FREEHOLD — Joe Jennings says Thoroughbred racing in the state is history. By: Ken Weingartner    Joe Jennings says Thoroughbred racing in the state is history.    Not "history" as in finished, although the sport has endured its share of ups and downs over the years. He means "history" in terms of a…

  • The rockets’ red glare leads to introspection

    REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK    The dark clouds had begun to sprinkle my deck with tiny droplets of rain when the phone rang. It was 6:30 p.m. on the 4th of July and my friend had promised to keep me updated about the prognosis for the Rider University fireworks, which had been scheduled for that evening. By: Sarah…