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  • 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…

  • Post 401 may get down but it’s never out

    South Brunswick legion team shows ability to come back By: Rich Fisher    The South Brunswick High Post 401 American Legion team is not only winning, but it’s doing it the hard way.    By digging out of holes.    SB went 2-1 over the past week and, in both its victories, managed to come from behind. After…

  • Business group begins building local chapter

    By:Ren Johnson Carr    About 30 local business leaders attended a meeting of the Hillsborough chapter of the Somerset County Chamber of Commerce on June 12 at the Amboy National Bank in Hillsborough.    The group has been holding meetings for a little more than a year, working to re-establish a group for local businesses since the…

  • Kessler pulling triple duty in sports this week

    C.J. Kesler is in his own little world, said Tom Dolan, the head coach of Kesslers Bordentown Post 26 American Legion team. But I love the kid. By: Sean Moylan    C.J. Kessler is the kind of kid wholl have bright red hair one day and natural brown the next. And no one is surprised when…

  • Gartland is new editor

    Beginning this week, Julie Gartland has taken over the duties of editor for the Lifestyle and social pages of The Messenger-Press. By: Ken Weingartner    Beginning this week, Julie Gartland has taken over the duties of editor for the Lifestyle and social pages of The Messenger-Press.    Ms. Gartland takes over the position from longtime Messenger-Press staff…

  • Hopewell Valley Central High School Class of 2001 graduates

    Members of the Hopewell Valley Central High School Class of 2001 officially ended their high school years Friday evening with traditional outdoor commencement exercises that fortunately were held before the remnants of a tropical storm, Allison, reached the Delaware Valley area    Members of the Hopewell Valley Central High School Class of 2001 officially ended their…