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  • Committee taking steps to end curfew

       The Township Committee was expected Wednesday night to introduce an ordinance that would rescind a juvenile curfew in place since 1998. By:Laura Toto    The curfew bars anyone younger than 18 from being in public places between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. weekdays and midnight and 6 a.m. weekends unless accompanied by an adult. Mayor Joseph…

  • HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME PROFILES

    Honorees include Stan Davis, Steve ‘Tooter’ Braun and Chet Snook    In the second of the series on this year’s inductees in the Hopewell Valley CHS Hall of Fame, the focus is on the 1960s. This was an era in which Hopewell Valley baseball teams were a dominant force in the area, particularly in the Delaware…

  • Local elections, passed referendums wind down 2000

           This is the fifth and final in a series of articles highlighting some of the events of 2000 as reported in the Register-News. The following dates reflect the issue of the newspaper in which the story was published. By:Michael Maugeri        This is the fifth and final in a series of articles highlighting some…

  • The Marketplace asked too late for $1M refund, judge rules

       The owner of The Marketplace at Manville should not receive a refund of more than $1 million paid for road improvements before the shopping center opened in 1998 because the business contested Somerset County’s assessment too late, a Superior Court judge ruled last week. By:Eric Schwarz    Judge Robert E. Guterl, sitting in Somerville, ruled Jan.…

  • Police seek robbery suspect

    Lawrence police are looking for the man who assaulted and robbed a local merchant Jan. 12 at the First Union Bank at the Lawrence Shopping Center. Lawrence police are looking for a man who struck a local merchant in the head with a gun and stole the business’ nightly bank deposit outside the First Union…

  • Footprints: Stockton School principal beloved by community

    By: Iris Naylor    March 15, 1889, The Lambertville Beacon reported that a traveling photographer was taking pictures of the schools in the area and their teachers and pupils.    There is such a picture of the Stockton Public School. In fact, there are two pictures. One shows the pupils standing in front of the brand new…

  • Garage art

    Hopewell resident and musician David Homan will celebrate the release of Live at Art’s Garage — the first CD by The Dave Homan Quintet — at Art’s Garage Feb. 11. By: Susan Van Dongen Hopewell resident Dave Homan will play at Art’s Garage next month to celebrate the release of his band’s first CD.    Musicians…

  • Crosswords

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  • Heavy Duty

    Even though the Latin-American influence on American popular culture is stronger than ever, the heavy metal band Nonpoint, which has Latino members, has moved away from the craze. By: Jim Boyle From left, Elias Soriano, Andrew Goldman, Robb Rivera and KB make up the heavy metal group Nonpoint.    Latin-American influence on popular culture is stronger…