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  • Monster invades local studio

           BORDENTOWN CITY— The world’s largest oil rig has just been built off the coast of Greenland in the icy waters of the North Atlantic. A one-man submersible doing repair work beneath it is violently hit on its side. The operator turns the craft and faces "60 feet of prehistoric terror." By:David Koch    Megalodon has…

  • Society shares blame for school shootings

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: The most disturbing aspect of this week’s school shooting near San Diego is that the alleged perpetrator is just a child.    He is just a child.    That’s what makes it such a troubling piece of news, that a 15-year-old kid could get his hands on a .22-caliber pistol and open fire…

  • Let’s seek out common ground on athletic fields

    EDITORIAL By:Ruth Luse    A Page 1A headline this week indicates that opposition to the Back Timberlane athletic complex plan is still growing.    Several letters to the editor in this week’s edition indicate, on the other hand, that there are quite a few citizens who strongly favor the plan.    Having watched what originally seemed to us…

  • Tom Painchaud advances to next round

    Finishes third at 145 pounds in Region VII wrestling tournament. By: Kyle Moylan    VOORHEES — All things considered, the Region VII Wrestling Tournament couldn’t have gone any better for Allentown High School’s 145-pounder Tom Painchaud.    Well, nothing short of Lenape’s Dave Miller getting lost on his way to Eastern High School, the site of the…

  • Don’t make it hard for needy to find help

    The borough should continue to administer its own welfare program for single people    Furthermore, only cursory evidence that eliminating administration of the program would save money and help Manville citizens have been shown so far.    Local administration of the program is up for a second vote and fifth discussion by the Borough Council on Monday,…

  • Snow? What snow?

    An incorrect forecast sent residents to local supermarkets and disrupted weekend plans. By: Cynthia Williamson    First it was snow, lots of it.    Then it was drizzle.    And now it’s a fizzle.    New Hope Clemens Market Assistant Store Director Karl Grabner chuckled at a notion the grocery industry is in cahoots with meteorologists.    "I don’t think…

  • First Mother’s Day fete in the works

    New Hope and Lambertville mothers will be celebrated with live musical performances and special honors for four mothers. By: Sue Kramer    Although Mother’s Day is still two months away, plans are already in the works for a Mother’s Day Celebration that will span both New Hope and Lambertville.    Mother’s Day weekend, May 12-13, will feature…

  • NEWS OF OTHER DAYS 03/08

    From the March 8 edition of the Register-News By: 110 years ago    It is settled that Burlington County is to have but two legislative districts hereafter. The fur is flying just now relative to the boundaries thereof. Bordentown will doubtless be in the Democratic district and Pemberton is making a gallant fight to be also…

  • Historically Speaking

    HISTORICALLY SPEAKING: A look at Allentown-Upper Freehold at the time of the American Revolution. By: Information provided by Allentown resident Ann Garrison, Allentown-Upper Freehold Historical Society President John Fabiano and society member Alice Wikoff from their draft abstract, "Allen’s Town, New Jersey: A Crossroads of the American Revolution, 1775-1783." A Patriot Family    One of the…