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  • Schools will not tolerate harassment

    New policy approved by board    Add "harassment" to the list of students’ behaviors that school district officials will not tolerate – including bullying and hazing. By: Lea Kahn    The Lawrence Township Board of Education adopted an amended policy earlier this month that defines harassment and also states that it is not acceptable in the school…

  • Eileen Koroljow

       Eileen Patricia Koroljow, 66, of Manasquan, died Oct. 17 at her home.    She was born in Jersey City, and lived in Highland Park before moving to Manasquan in 1992.    Her son William Kearns, father Edward Feury and sister Florence Taurillo are all deceased.    Surviving are her mother, Sarah Lane of Little Egg Harbor Township; two…

  • Fall Fest has something for everyone

    Lawrenceville Presbyterian hosts annual event    The parking lot of Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church was transformed Saturday into a carnival atmosphere for the enjoyment of games, treats, crafts and music for young and old alike. By: Linda J. Field    There was face painting available, a "Star Walk," lollipop bucket and the Bozo bucket and ring toss. Looking…

  • Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows

    The fully-funded sequel goes Hollywood but loses its edge.   [R] By: Kam Williams    The first Blair Witch Project, a $100 million box-office bonanza, cost less than $40,000 to make but millions to market. That film, by way of a clever ad campaign, passed itself off as a documentary constructed from footage left behind by researchers who…

  • Citizens group sues to halt Promenade

    Lawsuit lists six reasons for dismissal By:Laura Toto    Citizens group Concerned Citizens for a Better Hillsborough filed a suit in state Superior Court in Somerville on Wednesday to overturn the Planning Board’s July 13 approval of the Hillsborough Promenade.    The Promenade is a shopping center to be built at Falcon Road and Route 206. Its…

  • Voters on road to a better quality of life

    THE STATE WE’RE IN by Michele S. Byers    "So, you’re from New Jersey? What exit?"    If we had a dollar for every time a New Jerseyan was subjected to this charming little quip, the race to preserve our open space would be over. We could simply buy all our remaining open space, with change left…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR 10/26

    From the Oct. 26 edition of the Register-News By: Volunteer awards    Girls ages 14-17 are invited to participate in the Soroptimist International Rancocas Valley Chapter’s Violet Richardson volunteer awards program. The award recognizes young women who are caring, compassionate, creative and committed to making the world a better place. Recipients can earn a $100 local…

  • Jensen letter was misinformative

    To the editor:    There he goes again. The king of misinformation is at it again ("’Candidates forum’ was misinformative," Oct. 5).    Yes, he’s theoretically correct that Democrats do not dominate the Planning Board. Of the nine regular members, four are Democrats and four are Republicans with one independent.    What he fails to disclose is that…

  • Candidates face off on water utility, taxes, other topics

    CAMPAIGN NOTEBOOK By:Eric Schwarz    A tax on vehicles sold at the Adesa auto auction facility, creation of a community center and continued autonomy for Manville are among ideas promoted by the candidates for Borough Council.    The four of them – Democrats Leonard Lyons and Theodore Petrock III and Republicans A.J. Rathbun and Martin Wierzba –…