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  • 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…

  • School budget gains money for books

    Approved final budget raises school tax rate to $1.70 per $100 assessed value By:John Patten    Manville students will be using more current textbooks soon under a school budget approved by the Borough Council Monday night.    The council had planned on approving a recommendation to trim $75,000 from the Board of Education budget that voters defeated…

  • ‘Shrek’

    Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers star in this irreverent, computer-animated fairy tale which spins its own magic by re-weaving traditional elements into a send-up of the genre.   [PG] By: Kam Williams    How do you make a feature-length cartoon that will delight the tykes and simultaneously enthrall adults? If you’re DreamWorks Studios, you take a popular children’s…