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  • Raiders set for P’burg after another rout

    By: John E. Powers        BRIDGEWATER – The gap between the Hillsborough and Bridgewater-Raritan high school football programs has gotten so wide that the real intrigue before last Saturday’s game between the two Skyland Conference rivals wasn’t so much who would win, but if the Raiders would be looking ahead.    The Raiders, who improved to…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR 10/19

    From the Oct. 19 edition of the Register-News By: Newspapers sought    The Bordentown Library is looking for issues of the Register-News from 1998. The library has been awarded a grant from the New Jersey State Library to have its copies of the Register from 1993 through 1999 microfilmed, but is missing the issues from June…

  • Candidates’ Night set Oct. 26

    Site is CHS TV lab League of Women Voters of Hopewell Valley    The eight candidates running for municipal office in Hopewell Township, Hopewell Borough, and Pennington will debate the issues at a Candidates’ Night Forum on Thursday, Oct. 26.    Sponsored by the Hopewell Valley League of Women Voters, the event will be hold from 7:30-9…

  • ‘Center’ district draws questions

    By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON – The Township Committee, amid many questions and much discussion, introduced a measure last week that could create a Special Improvement District for the Town Center.    The SID would generate revenue from a special tax on businesses and/or residences within the Town Center, and would use the money to provide services…

  • Cream Ridge woman cultivates 4-H program

    By: Josh Parsons    UPPER FREEHOLD – Robin Bruins is a woman who always has had a love of animals. And, having grown up on a farm in Rehoboth Beach, Del., Mrs. Bruins was acutely aware of how hard life on a farm could be.    "Our family has a proud tradition of farming," said Mrs. Bruins,…

  • Landfill panel could be formed

    FLORENCE – The mayor and council were expected to discuss the possible formation of a committee to monitor problems with the Tullytown, Pa., landfill at Wednesday night’s Township Council meeting. By:Vanessa S. Holt        FLORENCE – The mayor and council were expected to discuss the possible formation of a committee to monitor problems with the…

  • Mustangs drubbed at North Plainfield

    By: Shawn Tyrrell        NORTH PLAINFIELD – The stretch of tough games and opponents continued for the Manville High football team last Friday night at Krausche Field.    For the third consecutive week, MHS was soundly beaten, this time at the hands of North Plainfield by a 41-0 margin. Early in the game the Mustangs had…

  • Even when idle, Presti has to be around flowers

    ON THE JOB IN HOPEWELL VALLEY By:John Tredrea    Editor’s Note: This is the 11th in a series of portraits of people at work.    Adrienne Presti, owner-operator of Dahlia Floral Concepts on Route 31 in Pennington, has a first-thing-in-the-morning routine that dovetails with her work.    "I live near the towpath of the Delaware and Raritan canal,"…

  • Housing director to receive award for helping others

    mary MacCagnan to receive Better Beginnings’ first Lifetime Achievement Shining Star award By:Michael Arges        Dozens of Hightstown residents have safe, attractive places to live because of Mary MacCagnan, which is why Better Beginnings is presenting her the group’s first "Shining Stars Lifetime Achievement Award."    The Shining Stars awards are presented annually by Better Beginnings…