Category: archives
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Floyd devestation moves deli owners to new careers
HURRICANE FLOYD RETROSPECTIVE By:Minx McCloud There are signs of activity at the former George’s Hard Rock Deli on South Main Street. The "for rent" sign has been taken out of the window and a new deli apparently is opening. But it won’t belong to Manville residents Duane and Maria Potosky. "I can assure you, we…
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NEWS OF OTHER DAYS 9/14
From the Sept. 14 edition of the Register-News By: 110 years ago Complaints have been made against the miserable light now furnished by the Gas Company. Two months since, after decreasing the schedule of prices, the company began to furnish a substitute for gas, the new light being made from some sort of oil. Private…
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Holt points to independence in tight race
Democrat squaring off against Dick Zimmer for 12th Congressional District By: Jennifer Potash U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) is preparing for a tough battle to hold on to his seat. He will face Republican Dick Zimmer, who held the seat from 1992 to 1996, in the November election. Rep. Holt sat down with The Packet…
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$1.6M landfill lawsuit filed
Suit claims county owes Florence Township additional landfill host benefit fees By:Vanessa S. Holt FLORENCE – The township is seeking more than $1.6 million from the county in a suit claiming the county owes it additional landfill host benefit fees since a composting plant opened here. The suit was filed Sept. 1 in Burlington…
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Raven and the Peach – Fair Haven
A first-rate selection of New French dishes creates the menu at this distinctive shore location. The heights (like fenugreek ravioli and chocolate soufflé) can be dizzying, but the depths (cold entrees and purple ostrich) disappoint. By: Pat Tanner Raven and the Peach 740 River St., Fair Haven (980) 747-6446 Food: Very good, but with lapses…
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LHS opens strong with Ewing win
Boys soccer By: Nick Schaefer Sometimes the final score of the game can be quite deceiving of how the game was actually played. The Lawrence High School boy’s soccer team beat Ewing by a small margin of 2-0 on Friday in the season opener. The score might indicate that it was a tightly played contest,…
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Township dead-ends Dublin Road
Restricts parking on area streets, and moves to do so on Dublin, as well. By:John Tredrea Dublin Road will be turned into a dead-end street under an ordinance unanimously adopted by the Hopewell Township Committee Sept. 7. Also adopted unanimously was an ordinance intended to stop Central High School students from parking their cars on…
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Edition of Sept. 14
Funeral dates, details James N. Malina James N. Malina, 74, died Saturday at The Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Little Falls, N.Y., he moved to the Pennington area in 1980. Mr. Malina retired as a senior associate engineer with Mobil Research & Development Corp., Pennington. He was an Army veteran of World War II…
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Ora Bennett
By: Staff MORGANTOWN, W. VA. – Ora John Bennett, 91, of Morgantown, W. Va., passed away Sept. 6 in Morgantown. Born in Jamesburg, he resided in Hightstown for many years and most recently resided in Morgantown, W. Va. He retired as an agriculture salesman from Agway-Farmer’s Cooperative Association after 53 years of service. Mr. Bennet…
