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  • Carson Road Woods tract tour slated for Sunday

       Open space preservationists have arranged for a walking tour of the Carson Road Woods property at 2 p.m. Sunday. By: Lea Kahn    The meeting point is off Benedek Road in the Rosedale Acres subdivision, off Rosedale Road opposite the Educational Testing Service.    The Delaware & Raritan Greenway and the Lawrence Township Conservation Foundation are sponsoring…

  • Busy road to getnew stoplights

    Amwell gets lights at Willow, Beekman intersections By:Laura Toto    Somerset County will install a traffic light at Amwell and Willow roads by August in an effort to make one of the county’s most dangerous intersections safer.    A traffic light also is being installed at the intersection of Amwell Road (South Branch Road) and Beekman Lane,…

  • OBITUARIES 06/07

    From the June 7 edition of the Register-News By: Ralph A. Rizziello    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Ralph A. Rizziello, 83, died May 28 at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton.    Mr. Rizziello was born in Trenton and lived in the Bordentown area for the past 50 years.    Mr. Rizziello retired in 1983, after 42 years, where he…

  • Used bike collection slated for June 16

       Pedals for Progress, in its continuing effort to recycle bicycles properly, is collecting used bikes in an event sponsored by the Pennington Presbyterian Church.    Anyone with a bicycle in repairable condition is urged to donate the bike to this cause. "Bikes for parts" or disassembled bikes will not be accepted.    Bikes can be dropped off…

  • ‘Master Class’

    Lead line By: Stuart Duncan The title of Master Class, presented at The Villagers on the main stage through June 23, pretty much says it. Terrence McNally’s play is a re-creation of some special teaching sessions conducted by opera diva Maria Callas at the Juilliard School in New York during 1971 and 1972.    The work…

  • Steel mill study results revealed

       ROEBLING — Future uses for the Roebling Steel Mill site will almost certainly include the Main Gate Museum and a light rail station, and could include a golf course or marina, according to an ongoing reuse assessment study for the site. By:Vanessa S. Holt    The PMK Group, a consulting and environmental engineering group based in…

  • Manville track athletes learn at State Group 1 meet

    Gain valuable experience despite lack of medals By: Rudy Brandl    EGG HARBOR — Last weekend’s State Group 1 Championships provided a valuable learning experience for the Manville High track and field athletes.    While they didn’t return home with any state medals, the Mustangs provided hope for the future with some solid performances. Three of the…

  • Elwood Van Doren

    Elwood Reeve Van Doren, 91, of Lawrenceville did Tuesday, June 5, at his residence.    Born in East Orange, he was a former resident of Packanack Lake and Whiting.    He retired in 1974 after 38 years with the Union Pacific Railroad.    Roberta, his wife of 62 years, died in 1999. His brother, Robert H. Van Doren…

  • Committee supportiveof Rescue Squad

    To the editor    We’d like to respond to last week’s letter regarding ambulance funding.    The Capital Planning Committee recommended that the township purchase two replacement ambulances this year. As Mr. Rodgers states, the Township Committee instead decided to fund only one. While we certainly would have liked to replace two vehicles, we prefer to view…