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  • Paul C. Scheirer III

       FAIRFAX, VA. – Paul Crawford Scheirer III, 44, died Dec. 11 at Fairfax Hospital.    Born in Princeton, he lived in Hopewell Township, before moving to Virginia.    He was a consultant and partner with Ideation, a data processing consulting firm, and had worked with many companies in the Washington, D.C., area.    Mr. Scheirer was an elder…

  • SIDEWALK DEBATE DIVIDES RESIDENTS

    Undecided if new walkways are necessary"Putting in a sidewalk on my property is going to have an enormous impact on the resale value of my property," said Jean Hunter, who owns property on Waker Avenue that does not have a sidewalk. By: Mark Moffa    ALLENTOWN – Residents attending last week’s Borough Council meeting favored the…

  • ‘Miss Congeniality’

    This comedy starring Sandra Bullock is the latest in a series of recent films to satire beauty pageants, but is the first to hit the mark.   [PG-13] By: Kam Williams    For some reason, it’s open season on beauty pageants. A spate of films, including Beautiful (Minnie Driver) and Drop Dead Gorgeous (Kirsten Dunst), have taken pot…

  • Hatred should not be a veteran’s legacy

    MOST THINGS CONSIDERED By:Minx McCloud    This is a column I shouldn’t have to write, especially the week before Christmas, a time when love and good will should abound.    Last week, Roosevelt Elementary School band director Robert Longstreet apologized for having his students perform a Japanese folk song, "Sakura, Sakura" at a holiday concert.    Because the…

  • Rain forced Santa to reschedule fire truck ride

       Because of poor weather Dec. 16, Santa Claus was unable to make his scheduled visit to Lawrence Township Fire District 2.    As a result, volunteers from the Lawrence Road Fire Co. have arranged for Mr. Claus to make his annual tour of the district this Saturday.    With their red lights flashing and sirens blaring, Lawrence…

  • Structure was a quintessential part of Roebling’s village

       It’s not unusual in the village of Roebling to know those who are pillars of the community. And, it also is no surprise when the village grieves over the loss of such a person.    The village currently is mourning a loss, but it’s not human. That fact doesn’t make it any easier to accept, especially…

  • OBITUARIES 12/21

    From the Dec. 21 edition of the Register-News By: Sistina J. Bartek    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP – Sistina J. Bartek died Dec. 13 at home.    Born in Monongahela, Pa., she lived in New Windsor, N. Y., for 20 years before recently moving to Bordentown.    Daughter of the late Domenick and Somenica Colonetti and sister of the late…

  • Japanese song is not a threat to veterans

    BEACON EDITORIAL — Dec. 21, 2000 By:The Manville News    Never in our wildest dreams did we imagine that an elementary school band concert could be construed as offensive. Surprise, surprise.    A concert by fifth-graders at Weston School on Pearl Harbor Day elicited a strong reaction from at least one World War II veteran, Walt Jones,…