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  • Mustangs show determination in defeat

    By: Rudy Brandl        Things are about to get really tough for the Manville High football team.    The Mustangs (1-2) are staring a brutal October schedule in the face, starting with Friday night’s home game vs. Roselle Park. Manville also visits North Plainfield, hosts David Brearley and plays at New Providence before Halloween.    "We have…

  • Board hires firm for facilities plan

    By:Vanessa S. Holt        CHESTERFIELD – Last week the Board of Education voted to hire the architectural firm of Faridy, Thorne and Fraytak as it prepares its state-mandated five-year facilities plan.    Although the district has no immediate plan for new construction or expansion, the school board has met with the Township Planning Board to discuss…

  • Henry F. Satterthwaite

       Henry F. Satterthwaite, 81, died Sept. 29 at Capital Health System at Fuld hospital, Trenton.    Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident.    A lawyer, he had a private practice and was an attorney for the Washington Township Planning, School and Utilities boards and East Windsor Township Planning Board.    He served in the Civillian…

  • Parties tussle over open space

    GOP critics say committee should have bought Neshanic property By:Laura Toto    A Republican office-seeker and fellow party members are challenging the wisdom of the Township Committee’s decision not to buy a property previously approved by the county for open space preservation.    The property in question is 11.5 acres in Neshanic near the Neshanic River. The…

  • Businessman sues over cleared brush

    Borough allegedly cut down trees in Hillsborough By:Eric Schwarz    A Hillsborough businessman who claims the borough cut down trees on his property without permission is suing the borough, its insurance company and claims administrator.    During flood cleanup Oct. 16, 1999, public works employees from Manville mistakenly cut down small trees known as scrub trees on…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR 10/05

    From the Oct. 5 issue 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…

  • Council talks trash for a second time

    Public hearing Oct. 24 on new version of ordinance By: Lea Kahn    Its first attempt at an ordinance to regulate yard waste having been trashed, Township Council introduced a revised version of the ordinance amendment this week.    A maximum of 3 cubic yards of yard waste and trees up to 8 inches in diameter may…

  • New canoe, kayak trail introduced at Bordentown Beach

    By:Vanessa S. Holt        BORDENTOWN CITY – New Jersey is known for its beaches, the Pine Barrens, and even its mountains, but the state is also home to hundreds of miles of beautiful rivers and creeks, winding through marshes and woodlands.    Along the protected watersheds, there are no strip malls or tourist traps, only the…

  • Incumbents lack open space leadership

    To the editor:    The preservation of open space requires skillful planning and determined leadership for effective action to take place.    Unfortunately, these qualities are lacking in the current all-Democrat Township Committee. Mayor Tricarico and Committeewoman Sonya Martin are claiming to have preserved many acres when, in fact, they have proposed not a single new open…