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  • Katzenbach siblings gather for birthdays

    H. Hall Katzenbach, 92, of Bethesda, Md., Dr. C. Buckman "Buck" Katzenbach, 89, of Hopewell Township and Augusta M. Katzenbach Gardner, 86, of Yardley, Pa., grew up on West State Street in Trenton By: Janet Purcell    On June 30, three Katzenbach siblings met to celebrate their birthdays.    Surrounded by their children and grandchildren, the two…

  • Horse Play: It’s history

    HORSE PLAY by Ken Weingartner: Joe Jennings says Thoroughbred racing in the state is history. By:    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 rich tradition excellence…

  • 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…

  • Resident give a little bit of herself to help fight cancer

       Pepper Evans was shocked to hear that her friend’s 2-year-old granddaughter was sick with cancer. What could she do to help, Ms. Evans wondered?    And then it came to her — she’d cut off her hair. By: Sarah Winkelman    The township resident had previously donated 14 inches of her hair to Locks of Love, an…

  • Principal salutes students with special shirt

    ABIS celebration includes Weston School principal’s tribute to his Class of 1996 By:Laura Pelner    It must have been hot on the stage at the Alexander Batcho Intermediate School graduation June 15 because one of the speakers started taking off some clothing in the middle of his speech.    Weston Principal Don Frank did a striptease of…

  • Staying cool in the pool

    Summer is here, and that means hazy, hot and humid weather. One way to escape the oppressive heat is to cool off at a local pool or swim club, such as Miry Run Country Club in Washington Township. By: Sarah Winkelman    WASHINGTON — Summer is here, and that means hazy, hot and humid weather.    One…

  • Edition of July 12, 2001

    Thomas C. Jamieson Jr., longtime area attorney    Thomas C. Jamieson Jr. of Lawrence Township died Tuesday at St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton after an extended illness. He was 66.    He was born in Trenton and was a longtime area resident.    Mr. Jamieson was partner-in-charge of the Princeton law office of Pepper Hamilton, the successor…

  • Local emergency squad gets a place of its own

       SPRINGFIELD — The township’s emergency squad soon will be able to move down the street to a new building after five years of sharing space with the fire company. By:Vanessa S. Holt    The Springfield Township Emergency Squad shares a building with the Springfield Volunteer Fire Company on Jacksonville-Jobstown Road. Its new building will be only…

  • NEWS OF OTHER DAYS 07/12

    From the July 12 edition of the Register-News By: 100 years ago    The body of Charles Edward Gaskill of Yardville, who has been missing for the past six weeks, we found Monday and had evidently furnished numerous meals for the crows. Gaskill disappeared from his home on June 10. On that day he was seen…