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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 03/22

    From the March 22 edition of the Register-News By: Duo surprised by appointment To the editor:   &nbspWe were surprised and disap­ pointed when Mr. Marino was ap­ pointed by the Republican members of the Bordentown Township Com­ mittee during reorganization to the Bordentown Sewer Authority.   &nbspMr. Marino, who was a member of the Sewer Authority…

  • Local man killed in car accident

    BORDENTOWNTOWN­    SHIP – One man was killed and two were injured March 15 in an accident on Route 206 and Car­ men Avenue in Bordentown Township. By:David Koch    Stephen M. Szmutko, 83, of Bordentown Township died from fatal injuries in the accident after being transported to Robert Wood Johnson in Hamilton.    Police said Mr. Szmutko’s…

  • POLICE BEAT 03/22

    From the March 22 edition of the Register-News By: BORDENTOWN CITY    A Chestnut Street resident reported that someone had entered a rear storage shed on his property at 4:55 p.m. March 16, said police. A red Craftsman tool box was missing from the shed, said police.    The value of the contents is un­ known at…

  • Predicting Oscar

    Trying to figure out who will win on Oscar night can be like filling out an NCAA tournament bracket — strange things can happen. Our film critics take a stab at predicting who will take home an Oscar Sunday. By: Jim Boyle and Kam Williams By Kam Williams    Everybody loves the Academy Awards show, the…

  • Church enjoys 250 years

    BORDENTOWN CITY – When the first brick of the Baptist Church on Prince Street was set in place in 1751, New Jersey was still a British colony. By:Vanessa S. Holt When the present church build­ ing was constructed more than 100 years ago, horse-drawn carriages still filled the streets and women had not yet won…

  • Cleanup begins on contaminated soil

      &nbspNEW HANOVER- One toxic waste cleanup project is underway and one is to be scheduled at a for­ mer nuclear missile base off Route 539 on land leased by McGuire Air Force Base about 11 miles east of the base. By:David Koch   &nbspThe Boeing Michigan Aero­ nautical Research Center (BO­ MARC) housed as many as…

  • Chesterfield TDR program lauded

       CHESTERFIELD – County, state and local officials marked the first private transaction under the Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) program with a ceremony last week at an area tree farm, hon­oring six land owners and the peo­ple who have worked to implement the program in the township. By:Vanessa S. Holt    Township Committee members and local…

  • Vacant pub transforms into family eatery

       ROEBLING – The transfor­ mation of a corner pub from an empty, dilapidated building into a brightly painted family restaurant could be the beginning of a lot of changes in Roebling, said restau­ rant owners and township officials. By:Vanessa S. Holt    Verann’s Restaurant and Wes­ ley’s Pub, owned and operated by Charles and Verann Wesley…