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  • Township may create historic register

    ‘Whisky House’ could be first site By:John Tredrea    The Hopewell Township Historic Sites Preservation Commission would like the "Whisky House" to be part of a new Hopewell Township Register of Historic Places.    At the group’s request, the Hopewell Township Committee voted unanimously Oct. 5 to introduce an ordinance that would create this historic register for…

  • Helen Stenger, 84

       HILLSBOROUGH — Helen Stenger died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2000 at home.    Born in Manville, she lived in Hillsborough the past 32 years.    Mrs. Stenger worked as a cafeteria manager for Bridgewater public schools for J.C. Corp. for 10 years, retiring in 1968.    She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church in Hillsborough as…

  • STAB VICTIM STABLE BUT GUARDED

    Husband, Thomas LaSalle, released from hospitalA 1989 Hightstown High grad and former Messenger-Press reporter remained hospitalized Thursday in stable but guarded condition after she was allegedly stabbed by her husband Monday at their Foxmoor residence. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — A 1989 Hightstown High graduate and former Messenger-Press reporter remained hospitalized Thursday in stable but…

  • OBITUARIES 10/19

    From the Oct. 19 edition of the Register-News By: Margaret T. Foultz    BORDENTOWN CITY – Margaret T. "Peg" Foultz, 87, died Oct. 11 at Virtua-Memorial Hospital of Burlington County, Mount Holly.    Born in Bordentown, she was a lifelong resident.    She retired from the state of New Jersey where she was a special assistant working in…

  • Ella Bermowitz

    By: Staff    ROOSEVELT – Ella Bermowitz, 86, of Roosevelt passed away Saturday at Jackson Health Care Center, Jackson.    Born in Romania, she resided in Roosevelt for the past 39 years.    Wife of the late Jack Bermowitz; she is survived by one sister, Ilus Lobl; her niece, Diana Mueller of Roosevelt; her nephew, Victor Lobl; two…

  • Glinda D. Bridgewater

       TRENTON – Glinda D. Bridgewater, 49, died Oct. 13 at home.    Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong resident.    Mrs. Bridgewater worked as a clerk at the state Division of Motor Vehicles.    She graduated from Trenton Central High School and was involved in several area bowling leagues.    Daughter of the late Bernice Westcott, she is…

  • Republican Party is party of record

    To the editor:    Eight years ago I was not involved in Republican politics, nor politics of any kind. I was working on the Hillsborough playground next to the municipal building.    The Republicans liked the community service and that started my brief local government career and unfortunately exposed me to the nastiness of politics.    For my…

  • Police catch suspected car thieves

    Captured following accident on Route 1 Saturday Friday the 13th was an unlucky day for two 17-year-old Trenton boys, who have been charged in connection with a string of motor vehicle thefts in Lawrence Township.    The teen-agers, whose names cannot be released because they are juveniles, were caught by police after crashing a stolen car…

  • Packet Newspapers

    www.beaconnews.com Lambertville, Ringoes, New Hope and the surrounding Delaware River communities www.cranburypress.com Cranbury, Monroe Township, Jamesburg, and retirement communities: Clearbrook, Concordia and Rossmoor www.hillsboroughbeacon.com Hillsborough Township, South Somerville, Neshanic, South Branch, Flagtown, Belle Mead and Millstone Borough www.hopewellvalleynews.com Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township, Pennington and Titusville www.lawrenceledger.com Lawrence Township and Lawrenceville www.manvillenews.com Manville www.messengerpress.com Allentown Borough,…