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  • Vikings run out of steam against Bears

    BOYS BASKETBALL: South nets 20 straight points before East Brunswick rallies in GMCT quarterfinal thriller By: Redd E. Patrick    It was a game of crazy momentum swings and valiant comebacks by both teams, but unfortunately for the South Brunswick High School boys basketball team, it was East Brunswick which had the final momentum swing and…

  • Township to take over roads

       The Township Council is expected to accept ownership of certain streets located in the Summerfield and Wexford developments.    The council will discuss the decision at its March 20 meeting.    The roads have been determined by township engineers to be acceptable as public streets.    The dedication would allow the township to take over responsibility of repairing…

  • Deer kill tops 150 in four days

    Under legal attack again, Princeton’s effort is backed by state. By: David M. Weinstein    Years of planning came to a sudden end Saturday night when professional sharpshooters began killing deer in Princeton Township — and, with support from the state Attorney General’s Office, the shooting will continue despite claims that the township is violating its…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 02/22

    From the Feb. 22 edition of the Register-News By: Are we getting good representation? To the editor:     About 95 residents of Mansfield Township attended the Township Committee meeting on Wednesday evening to hear about a project proposed by the county to do a study of the Route 206 corridor.    I was one of those…

  • Hall of Fame inductees salute home, family, mentors

    Inaugural dinner held Feb. 17 By:John Tredrea    Sure, they spoke of athletics — of plays, games, bus rides, teammates and coaches remembered. And some of the memories went back far indeed, but were vibrant nonetheless.    "I still feel the thrill today," Dick Clark said of Pennington Central High School’s 1936 wins — one in basketball,…

  • Inviting the whole world into the classroom

    New programs tie community to education By: Sara Peters    In one classroom students put the finishing touches on picture books, made for young political refugees on the other side of the globe.    In the library, students sit cross-legged on the floor, listening attentively and gazing up at Mayor Debra Johnson, who was reading one of…

  • Rescuing a Neglected Gem

    The Pallat family restores Princeton’s Pyne-Russell mansion finally moves in By: Sally Friedman Click to visit these Homes Of Prestige Spring 2001 sponsors Asiantique:Wood Furniture, Artifacts & Collectibles Beco Inc.:Custom Cabinetry Bowden’s Fireside:Deck & Patio Awnings Camelot Kitchens:Custom Cabinetry Couches USA Creative Ceramic Tile, Inc Danish Designs Of NJ:Scandinavian Furniture Doerler Landscapes, Inc. E &…

  • Y ready to celebrate opening

    The long-awaited YMCA on Culver Road will have its grand opening this Sunday. In addition, YMCAs nationwide are celebrating the 150th anniversary of the first YMCA in the United States this year. By: Matthew Armstrong    The YMCA, or, Young Men’s Christian Association, got its start in London in 1844 as a movement to help young…

  • June Feno

    Communicant of St. Mary’sByzantine Catholic Church    MANVILLE — June Francis (Simmons) Feno died Feb. 18 at Somerset Medical Center. She was 74.    Born in Piscataway, she lived in Manville for 52 years.    Mrs. Feno was employed as a weaver at John-Manville Corporation in Manville for 14 years retiring in 1973. She was a former employee…