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  • Council accepts ‘clean’ financial audit

    Lawrence Township passed its annual financial audit with flying colors. The report was presented to Township Council at its conference meeting last week. By: Lea Kahn    The annual financial statements of the various township funds and account groups have been fairly presented for 1999, auditor Robert Morrison told the council at its Oct. 3 meeting.…

  • Blame for Promenade belongs to both parties

    To the editor:    It must be election time again. One can tell because our political friends come down with some form of dementia. Have you noticed how they all conveniently forget?    Let’s review. Krame. Both parties worked on the settlement agreement. Some of the people are now placing full responsibility on the Republicans. They know…

  • Project Graduation organizers do it for students

    A CHAT WITH MARY By:Mary Kaempfen    Their flier reads: "This nationally recognized program provides a structured celebration for each year’s graduating class from the Hillsborough Township Youth Commission and parents, the seniors, the faculty, and the administration. Project Graduation provides a positive alternative to alcohol and drugs. The Class of 2000 marked the ninth annual…

  • Tree contract awarded again

    A contract to plant street trees along Brunswick and Princeton avenues has been awarded to Parker Maintenance Inc. of Califon by Township Council. By: Lea Kahn    The council awarded the $14,915 contract to the landscaper at its Oct. 3 conference meeting. The township was awarded a $17,000 state grant by the New Jersey Forest Service…

  • POLICE BEAT 10/12

    From the Oct. 12 edition of the Register-News By: BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP    Frank Dudash of Trenton was charged with burglary and theft from a truck parked on Route 206 at noon, Sept. 24.    Donald George of Bordentown told police he was on his father’s porch on Route 206 when he witnessed Mr. Dudash walk up to…

  • YMCA eyes January opening for new home

    New Y will have swimming pool, weight room, aerobics room, gymnasium with basketball hoops and a day-care center By: Matthew Armstrong    Residents can look forward to swimming in the middle of the winter this year.    That’s because renovation of a new South Brunswick Family YMCA on Culver Road remains on target with an opening set…

  • White rushes for 156 yards, 2 TDs in BRHS win.

    By:Sean Moylan        While he often played, injuries had held back Bordentown Regional High School boys’ varsity football standout Mike White in his team’s first four games.    But this past Saturday at Palmyra, a relatively injury-free White showed what he is capable of doing by scoring two touchdowns and rushing for 156 yards on only…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    Edition of Oct. 12 Vote ‘yes’ on Oct. 17 To the editor:    The truth of the matter is, the Citizens for Hopewell Valley Schools is a vital, ever-growing, community-based group. We are real citizens, with real children and a real concern for the quality of their education.    We have been in our children’s classrooms and…

  • Heaven on wheels

    New church uses Bibles and cycles By:Vanessa S. Holt        BORDENTOWN CITY – A church with humble beginnings and great expectations has found a home here.    Humble Beginnings Church of Bordentown opened in December of 1999 and recently purchased a house on Prince Street where Bible study and other functions will be held, and where…