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  • POLICE BEAT 05/24

    From the May 24 edition of the Register-News By: BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP    Two Bordentown men were arrested last week in connection with the theft of motorcycles and stereo equipment.    On Friday, Detective Brian Pesce and Sgt. Jeff Pippin went to the Miller residence on Eaton Road with a burglary/theft warrant stemming from the investigation of an…

  • Officer struck by car on Henderson Road

    Patrol Officer Kenneth Drost was treated for a separated shoulder and three broken ribs. By: Matthew Armstrong    Patrol Officer Kenneth Drost is recovering after being struck by a van Tuesday on Henderson Road.    Officer Drost, 37, an 11-year veteran of the township police force, was on the shoulder of Henderson Road about a half-mile from…

  • Council could restrict parking near high school

       In response to residents’ complaints about Lawrence High School students who park in their neighborhood across the street from the high school, Township Council plans to introduce a parking permit ordinance. By: Lea Kahn    However, a handful of residents from that neighborhood who attended Township Council’s Tuesday night meeting said they would rather live with…

  • Campbell still at the top of his game

    HORSE PLAY by Ken Weingartner: With all John Campbell has accomplished in nearly 30 years of harness racing, one could expect him to know it all. By:    With all John Campbell has accomplished in nearly 30 years of harness racing, one could expect him to know it all.    The Hall of Fame driver says his…

  • Township to seek sewering solutions

    By:John Tredrea    Hopewell Township intends to negotiate with sewerage treatment authorities to provide sewer service to nine neighborhoods plagued with chronic septic problems.    The Township Committee voted unanimously May 17 to open negotiations with the Ewing-Lawrence Sewerage Authority (ELSA), the Stony Brook Sewerage Authority (SBRSA) and Pennington and Hopewell boroughs on providing sewer service to…

  • Full-day kindergarten approved

       NORTH HANOVER — Parents in this rural community will be able to send their children to full-day kindergarten classes beginning this September. By:David Koch    The North Hanover Board of Education voted May 8 to upgrade the district’s kindergarten program to full-day sessions.    Currently, the school district offers eight half-day kindergarten classes. Four classes run from…

  • Millstone eyes restrictions on development signs

    Introduced at the May 16 Township Committee meeting, there will be a public hearing on the ordinance June 6. By: Frank C. D’Amico    MILLSTONE — The Township Committee introduced an ordinance limiting the size, number and length of time signs can be used in conjunction with new residential developments.    Introduced at the May 16 committee…

  • The 1st Annual NiE Golf Tournament

    Be apart of one the greatest events in Central New Jersey—the First Annual NiE Golf Tournament.There will be food and lots of fun. If you want to eat,have fun and raise money at the same time,come and join us! All proceeds go to the Newspapers in Education Program(NiE),which helps build a more literate society.Besides,kids are…

  • Michael A. Beltranena Sr., 74

       Michael A. Beltranena Sr., 74, of Kendall Park died Monday, May 21, at Franklin Care Center in Franklin.    Born in Havana, Cuba, he came to the United States in 1940. He had resided in Kendall Park for the past 48 years, and was a resident of Franklin Care Center for the past two years.    Mr.…