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  • Allentown FFA goes gold

    The Allentown FFA Chapter attended the 72nd New Jersey State FFA Convention for three days in May at Cook College, Rutgers University. By:    The Allentown FFA Chapter attended the 72nd New Jersey State FFA Convention for three days in May at Cook College, Rutgers University. The convention was held in five sessions in which contests…

  • Students would benefit from world history

    Letter to the editor    I am a Lawrence High School junior who has been in the Lawrence public school system since kindergarten. I am troubled by the fact that our high school places little emphasis on world history. With the increased racial and ethnic diversity in our high school, our community and across the nation,…

  • School board eyes changes in special ed

       The school Child Study Team that decides which students need to be placed in special schools outside of the district should be dismantled, according to a report presented to the school board last week. By: Lea Kahn    Kathleen M. Rotter, an educational consultant, prepared the report based on school district data at the request of…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR 06/21

    From the June 21 edition of the Register-News By: Aerobic Step-Combo    Bordentown CE/R is offering an aerobic step-combo class this summer instructed by Christine Carson. Classes are from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday evenings beginning on July 3 at the Bordentown Township Senior Community Center, Municipal Drive.    Registrations will be taken in…

  • Local communities gear up for primary elections

       Residents around the state and in Burlington County will be voting in primary elections as local politicians will be vying for positions to represent their political parties in general elections on Nov. 6. By:David Koch    Voting will be held statewide from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 26. BURLINGTON COUNTY    Offices up for election…

  • AHS bids farewell to class of ‘individuals’

    Blessed with clear skies and warm weather, it was a perfect day for Allentown High School’s Class of 2001 to look ahead to the future and back on four years. By: Frank C. D’Amico    UPPER FREEHOLD — Blessed with clear skies and warm weather, it was a perfect day for Allentown High School’s Class of…

  • Vote opens door to road widening

    Land at Hillsborough Elementary School will be sold for utilities right-of-way By:John Patten    By unanimous vote, the Board of Education agreed Monday to accept $50,000 from Hillsborough Promenade developer William Krame for a slice of property on Route 206.    The vote opens the door for Mr. Krame’s company to begin improvements to the intersection of…

  • Edition of June 21, 2001

    Mary Seeburger    Mary Seeburger, 87, died Saturday at Conway Hospital, Conway, S.C.    Born in New York, she lived in Skillman 55 years before moving to Myrtle Beach, S.C., in 1998.    She was a former member of St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church, Hopewell. She worked at the A & P supermarket in Princeton Township.    Daughter of…

  • POLICE BEAT 06/21

    From the June 21 edition of the Register-News By: FLORENCE    Police said a 1985 Ford Bronco heading east on Old York Road struck a utility pole at 6 p.m. June 13, knocking down telephone lines.    The driver, Warren Lipka of Bordentown Township, had apparently struck the pole because he continued to drive straight on Old…