Category: archives

  • Historically Speaking

    HISTORICALLY SPEAKING: A look at the Allentown-Upper Freehold of the past. By:    The continuing saga of the remarkable Stafford family, according to C.R. Hutchinson:    "Probably no Allentown family has ever been so generally and cordially disliked as the Staffords. Among the old people who remembered them, I have never found one who would say a…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 05/24

    From the May 24 edition of the Register-News By: All worked hard to relieve hunger To the editor:     On Saturday, May 12, letter carriers all across the nation held the largest annual one-day food drive, collecting non-perishable food donations from homes along their postal routes and delivering the food to local food banks, pantries…

  • Bordentown’s Ermi dances off with national event

       Not many 6-year-olds can call themselves champions. After winning a gold medal ribbon and a trophy for their age group at the Starbound National Talent Competition, Bordentown’s Kelly Ermi and her three dance partners (Stephanie, Danielle and Nina) can.    But the four little girls from Bordentown’s Ballet (Dance) Studio did not stop there. By:Sean Moylan…

  • AHS softball team set for state tourney

    From here on out, the Allentown High School softball team will play nothing but extremely meaningful games. By:    From here on out, the Allentown High School softball team will play nothing but extremely meaningful games.    Allentown has nothing but its own success to blame for this fact.    Allentown comes into action this week tied with…

  • Township readies for weekend parade

       Marchers in the township’s annual Memorial Day Parade will step off promptly at 10 a.m. Saturday. The parade route will follow the traditional path, starting on Princeton Pike and ending at Veterans Park. By: Lea Kahn    Bricks inscribed with the names of Lawrence soldiers and sailors who died during World War I, World War II,…

  • Light exercise for body; heavy exercise for mind

       All elected officials will tell you that many of their constituents consider Canada geese, like deer, to be nuisances to be controlled or eliminated. Still, there is something beautiful and stately about Canada geese, and a mother with her goslings is a wonderful sight. By:Michele S. Byers    Strolling through a boggy former celery farm in…

  • Celia N. Klein, 100

       Celia N. Klein, 100, died Saturday, May 19, at the Applegarth Care Center in Monroe.    Born in Newark, Ms. Klein later lived in West Orange and East Orange.    After graduating from Barringer High School in Newark, she became a legal secretary for a Newark law firm. Later, she assisted her husband in the family business.…

  • Teen dances from the heart

    Shafeeha Potts wins the bronze medal in dance for the Central and South Jersey division of the NAACP ACT-SO competition. By: Amanda Bok    When Shafeeha Potts dances, an effortless smile glows on her face.    Tall and slender, her movements are quick, agile and overflow with rhythm. She dances with ease and confidence, lending to her…

  • ‘Angel Eyes’

    Officer J-Lo falls for a goofball good Samaritan in this sentimental, supernatural sci-fi flick with an intriguing premise. Unfortunately, the plot plods predictably and you know from the start how it ends.   [R] By: Kam Williams    A police officer, first on the scene of a horrific car crash, helps a critically injured victim hold on until…