Category: archives
-

‘The Legend of Bagger Vance’
A depressing Depression-era golf novel is turned into a dull Southern saga. [PG-13] By: Kam Williams You can add The Legend of Bagger Vance to the very long list of failed novel-to-silver screen adaptations. I deserve some extra credit for this dismal assignment. First, I endured over two hours of torture watching this horrible, historical movie…
-

Fire kills Florence man; neighbor rescues boy, 4
FLORENCE – The father of a local police officer lost his life in a tragic fire last Thursday, but two children escaped the blaze without serious harm. Police and fire officials are calling 20-year-old Charles Stanton Jr., a neighbor who rescued one of the children, a hero. By:Vanessa S. Holt FLORENCE – The…
-

Bridgewater ousts Vikings in first round
Boys soccer Twelfth seed falls, 4-2, in Central Jersey Group IV By: Rich Fisher BRIDGEWATER – For 39 minutes and 30 seconds, it appeared that the South Brunswick High School boy’s soccer team was ready to shake free of its long line of state tournament disappontments. But a late first-half goal by Bridgewater-Raritan followed by…
-

H. Genevia Maple Blackwell
HOPEWELL BOROUGH – H. Genevia Maple Blackwell, 95, died Oct. 27 at home. Born in Princeton Township, she was a lifelong Hopewell Borough resident. Mrs. Blackwell was a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church and its Friendship Circle, United Methodist Women and Hopewell 39ers. Daughter of the late Morris and Josephine Duncan Maple and wife…
-

Edition of Nov. 2, 2000
Christine V. Sansone Christine V. "Lee" Sansone, 78, died Tuesday at home. Born in Newark, she lived in Hopewell before moving to Hamilton Square 30 years ago. She was retired from Educational Testing Service, Lawrence. She was a member of the Perpetual Adoration Chapel at Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, Mercerville. Daughter of…
-

‘Charlie’s Angels’
Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu and Drew Barrymore mesmerize and pulverize as action heroes. [PG-13] By: Kam Williams Forget Farrah Fawcett and company. That crime-fighting team from the original 1970s TV series finds itself forever eclipsed by today’s Charlie’s Angels. And who knew? I, for one, certainly wasn’t expecting more than another lousy "take the money and…
-

POLICE BEAT 11/02
From the Nov. 2 edition of the Register-News By: BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP On Oct. 27 at 5:12 p.m., police were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident at Route 130 and Farnsworth Avenue. Irene P. Rigas, 37, of Bordentown and Tina Kohfeldt, 33, of Roebling both were issued summonses for careless driving, police said. According to police,…
-

Florence-Bordentown S. J. Group I girls’ soccer playoff game set for today
By:Sean Moylan With defensive specialist Genna Floyd out of the Florence Township Memorial High School girls’ varsity soccer lineup with a pulled muscle, Willingboro defeated the Flashes 3-0 at Willingboro on Thursday. Nonetheless, the Flashes are riding high because they will be hosting Bordentown in a first-round NJSIAA Group I South playoff match today…
-

Vote GOP ticket down the line
LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the editor: Throughout my life I have been committed to achieving excellence. My parents, who believed in morals, values and determination, introduced these convictions to me. The direction that my mother and father instilled in me as a child has enabled me to be successful in life as an athlete…
