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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:  We 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.  Mr. Marino, who was a member of the Sewer Authority…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Cleanup begins on contaminated soil
 NEW 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  The Boeing Michigan Aero nautical Research Center (BO MARC) housed as many as…
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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…
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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…
