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  • POLICE BEAT 8/31

    From the 8/31 edition of the Register-News By: BORDENTOWN CITY    At 8:35 a.m. Sunday, a resident reported smoke coming from the roof of a house on East Burlington Street and an activated smoke alarm at the residence, said police.    The resident assisted Charles Williams, 63, an occupant of the burning house, out of the building,…

  • Doris & Ed’s – Highlands

    Considered the place for serious seafood at the Jersey Shore, the menu is divided between time-honored, mostly simple preparations and a selection of modern-day entrées, which are admirably done and uniformly appealing. By: Pat Tanner Doris & Ed’s 348 Shore Drive, Highlands (732) 872-1565 Food: Good to very good Cuisine: Serious seafood Service: Efficient but…

  • Vietnam trip, part 2

    By: Pam Koharchik Editor’s note: Pam Koharchik, 31, teaches English III at Allentown High School. Part of the curriculum includes a unit on literature of the Vietnam War. Recently, Ms. Koharchik joined 14 other teachers from the U.S. for a two-week tour of Vietnam. This is the second of a two-part report about her journey.…

  • HOVAL SCHOOL BRIEFS

    Miscellaneous items from the schools Coffee klatches    Dr. Robert Sopko has announced that he will host a series of small-group "coffee klatches" to discuss the district’s construction needs and the October referendum. The meetings are open to the public and will be held in the Administration Building.    "The public is encouraged to attend these meetings…

  • Repairs force new bus routes

    Princeton Pike bridge out until October By: Lea Kahn    With less than one week before school reopens, the bridge across the Shabakunk Creek on Princeton Pike is still under construction and remains closed to traffic – vehicular and pedestrian alike.    Closing the bridge has put a crimp in the plans of students who live south…

  • Elizabethtown likely buyer of water utility

    Company offers $4.9M for Manville water company By:Eric Schwarz    The borough will receive $4.9 million by selling its water utility to Elizabethtown Water Co., subject to approval by the Borough Council and voters.    The council has set a special meeting for 6 p.m. today to introduce an ordinance that would allow the sale if voters…

  • Bring It On

    Cheerleading rivalries take to the big screen (again) in this teen flick.   [PG-13] By: Kam Williams    Despite a premise which promised another dreadful teensploitation yawner, Bring It On brings on so many unforced laughs that director Peyton Reed must be commended for a product which is so much bigger than the sum of its parts. Reed,…

  • Pop Warner midgets team ready to tackle competition

    By: Sean Moylan        EAST WINDSOR – Raised in the Pittsburgh, the heartland of football, Floyd Morris is the perfect coach to lead the East Windsor Rams Midgets 145-pound squad’s return to the ranks of Pop Warner Football League.    After having no Pop Warner teams the past couple of years, East Windsor is finally back…

  • Board joins push to alter school funding setup

    Group wants state to pay at least half the cost of schooling By:Eric Schwarz    The Board of Education is lending its support to an initiative by the New Jersey School Boards Association to equalize property tax burdens in the state.    Superintendent Francis X. Heelan, during a school board work session last week, called the distribution…