Category: archives
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 05/10
From the May 10 edition of the Register-News By: To the editor: Over the last three months, the Township Committee has reviewed the budget as presented by the Township professionals. As you will recall., the budget as presented to the Township Committee called for a 4 percent reduction in the local purpose tax. After…
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Pauline Palmer
BRISTOL TOWNSHIP, Pa. Pauline Palmer, 88, died Friday, May 4, in Bristol. Born in Princeton, she lived in Yardley before moving to Bristol. Wife of the late Carlton A., she is survived by two brothers and a sister-in-law, Anthony and Mary Rosso of Lawrenceville, and Nicholas H. Rosso of Sun City Center, Fla.; a…
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Home, sweet, home
HORSE PLAY by Ken Weingartner: The Handicapped High Riders program will be stabled at Riding High Farm in Upper Freehold for the foreseeable future. By: Home, sweet, home. The Handicapped High Riders program will be stabled at Riding High Farm in Upper Freehold for the foreseeable future. Barbara Isaac, who with her husband, Hanen, started…
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SBHS senior translates the world with his art
Mark Nartey’s self-portrait recently won first place in the Congressional Art Competition sponsored by U.S. Rep. Rush Holt. By: Amanda Bok High school senior Mark Nartey is making South Brunswick proud. Mark’s self-portrait recently won first place in the Congressional Art Competition sponsored by U.S. Rep. Rush Holt. The yearly competition is open to all…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR 05/10
From the May 10 edition of the Register-News By: Shoe factory information needed A dollmaker searching for information on the Bordentown Shoe Factory is looking for help from longtime Bordentown residents. The factory manufactured doll shoes in the 1800s. Information is needed for a historical thesis pertaining to antique dolls. Photos, maps and written information…
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Township adopts two ordinances
By: John Tredrea The Jacob’s Creek bridge was placed on Hopewell Township’s official register of historic places under an ordinance unanimously approved by the Township Committee May 3. The iron truss bridge, which crosses Jacob’s Creek on county Route 579 near Maddock Road, dates to the late 19th century. The township’s Historic Sites Preservation Commission,…
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Local businesses not seeing economic downturn
Although there has been a lot of talk about the recent downturn in the national economy, local business owners are not feeling the repercussions. By:Laura Toto At the Glen-Gery Jersey Shale Plant on Hamilton Road, plant manager Tom Tehsildar said business is good and there aren’t any expectations to cut back on staff. "We just…
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Lawrence rebounds from MCT defeat
SoftballLawrence High School softball coach Keith Fithen had the unenviable task this week of keeping his squad focused after a second tough loss in as many weeks. By: Steve Feitl The Cardinals fell to West Windsor-Plainsboro South to suffer only their second loss of the season, but it came at an awful time in…
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MacFarland School cast prepares for musical performance
BORDENTOWN CITYEighth-grader John D’Angelo sat squirming in his chair as his sister, Hillary, shaved off his sandy-blond hair. By:David Koch His locks fell into his hands as a group of MacFarland Junior School Students watched. John was having his head shaved for his role as Daddy Warbucks for the MacFarland Junior School’s production of "Annie…
