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  • Around Allentown

    AROUND ALLENTOWN by Julie Gartland: A look at events and happenings in the area. By: Imagine having a magic tree house that can transport you to anywhere you want — sort of what it’s like when you’re reading a good book. The Early Reader book series "The Magic Tree House" by Mary Pope Osborne is…

  • Springfield student wins national poetry contest

       SPRINGFIELD — This year’s theme of the annual Daughters of the American Revolution writing contest was preserving national monuments. By:Frank C. D’Amico    If a record of the winners is kept, then Karson Schmidt’s poem also will be preserved.    The sixth-grade Springfield Township Elementary School student won at the state, regional and national levels of the…

  • Golf course planned for farm

       NORTH HANOVER — Chris Probasco’s 300-acre farm on Chesterfield-Arneytown Road in North Hanover may soon be overrun with golfers instead of potatoes, spinach, field corn, wheat and soybeans. That’s if commercial developer Christopher Kelly of Red Bank wins township approval to build an 18-hole golf course. By:David Koch    Mr. Kelly said he plans to build…

  • Notterman tract in Roosevelt to be preserved

    After settlement of a lawsuit, the property was placed into the state Green Acres open space preservation program earlier this month. By: Frank C. D’Amico    ROOSEVELT — The 110-acre Notterman tract will stay green.    After settlement of a lawsuit, the property was placed into the state Green Acres open space preservation program earlier this month.…

  • NEWS OF OTHER DAYS 05/17

    From the May 17 edition of the Register-News By: 120 years agoû    The famous Carncross Minstrels will appear at Park Street Hall next Monday. It has been a long time since Bordentown has had an opportunity to see such an excellent entertainment.    Monday morning a strange looking old man entered town on foot. He wore…

  • Animal rescuer wants variance

       CHESTERFIELD — A local woman in this quiet suburban town is up-in-arms about what her next-door neighbor could be planning. By:David Koch    Carol Golden lives on a quiet dead-end lane off of Hogback Road, and her next-door neighbor is a hero to animal lovers everywhere. But she fears for the safety of her children and…

  • Verdict on senior housing plan may come Monday

       The developer of the proposed Federal Point age-restricted housing development, planned for the 37.2-acre Evans Tract off Federal City Road, may learn next week if township planners approve of the plan. By: Lea Kahn    The Planning Board will continue the public hearing on the proposed Federal Point development — which it begun at its May…

  • LCA softball rally falls short in playoffs

       They had come back so many times before, people just assumed they would come back again. By:Sean Moylan    But even the mighty Warriors’ couldn’t rebound from a 10-0 hole. Consequently, Villa Victoria defeated the Life Center Academy girls’ varsity softball team 19-15 in the opening round Penn-Jersey League playoff contest played at LCA this past…

  • West Manor Way traffic signal set

    The drive from Washington to Allentown along Robbinsville-Allentown Road (Route 526) soon may take a few seconds longer. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — The drive from Washington to Allentown along Robbinsville-Allentown Road (Route 526) soon may take a few seconds longer; a traffic light at the intersection with West Manor Way likely will begin operating…