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  • School board schedules Back Timberlane forum

    The forum will be held in the auditorium of Hopewell Valley Central High School at 7:30 p.m. June 20 By: John Tredrea    An open public forum has been scheduled on the controversial Back Timberlane proposal at the suggestion of school board member Arthur Gabinet of Pennington, who chairs the board’s Community Relations Committee.    The forum…

  • Resident working to force mercury out

    Launches effort to organize petition drive, information to get feds to remove mercury By:Laura Toto    Thomas Gan doesn’t believe any branch of the federal government should keep a substance as toxic as mercury in a town as populous as Hillsborough, and he plans to wear out a few pairs of shoes in his efforts to…

  • Township honors Timberlane Peer Leaders

    A dedicated and enterprising group of 15 local students was honored by Hopewell Township government June 8, when the Timberlane Middle School’s Peer Leaders received thanks and congratulations from the government of the town in which their school is located By: John Tredrea    A dedicated and enterprising group of 15 local students was honored by…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 06/14

    From the June 14 edition of the Register-News By: Programs yield substantial grants To the editor:     We are thrilled that the Open Space and Farmland Preservation programs that were introduced and developed when our party controlled the Township Committee has yielded substantial grant money for the residents of Bordentown Township.    Last Sunday, we were…

  • Millstone sets sign ordinance

    A new ordinance is intended to be a sign of the Township Committee’s attempt to improve the visual appeal of Millstone. By: Frank C. D’Amico    MILLSTONE — A new ordinance is intended to be a sign of the Township Committee’s attempt to improve the visual appeal of Millstone.    At its June 6 meeting, the committee…

  • Mary B. Young

       Mary B. Young, 76, formally of Deans, died May 18 at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, Mass.    Born in Matapan, Mass., she was a long time resident of Deans and most recently Andover, Mass.    She graduated from Radcliffe College of Harvard University and worked for many years as an analytical chemist for Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals…

  • Washington GOP candidates outline ideas

    The two Township Committee candidates for the Republican primary this week expressed views on a variety of issues, from privatization of township services to activities for senior citizens. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — The two Township Committee candidates for the Republican primary this week expressed views on a variety of issues, from privatization of township…

  • Parking in question for mosque plan

    The Zoning Board of Adjustment is turning its focus to parking and traffic issues associated with an application for expansion at the Islamic Society of Central New Jersey. By:Brian Shappell    The Zoning Board of Adjustment is turning its focus to parking and traffic issues associated with an application for expansion at the Islamic Society of…

  • Friends and family say goodbye to a ‘king-maker’

       John DeRosa, who was instrumental in developing the township’s rent control policy and who was heavily involved in township politics for many years, died Sunday. By: Lea Kahn    Mr. DeRosa, who had lived in Lawrence for 26 years and was a longtime community activist, died at the Medical Center at Princeton. He was 83 years…