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  • Local girl comes to aid of Hollywood star

    Kristina Pentek returns misplaced ATM card to Pamela Anderson By: Mark Moffa    HIGHTSTOWN – "I was like ‘That’s Pamela Anderson!’ but they didn’t believe me," said Sarah Hom, who will be a junior at The Peddie School this fall.    Sarah and three other Peddie students were in a Malibu, Calif., shopping center when they saw…

  • OBITUARIES 8/03

    From the Aug. 3 edition of the Register-News By: Anna M. Barnes    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP – Anna M. Barnes, 83, died July 21 at the Hamilton Continuing Care Center, Mercerville.    Born in Belleville, she has lived in the Bordentown area for the past 45 years.    Mrs. Barnes retired in 1997, after 35 years at the Peter…

  • Cablevision propose Internet, cable TV package

    Company would compete with RCN for Hillsborough customers By:Rich Harvey    Cable provider RCN can expect some unaccustomed competition in coming months in Hillsborough from provider Cablevision.    Cablevision appeared before the Township Committee July 26 to discuss providing Hillsborough residents with cable television, cable Internet access and phone service. The cable company has been discussing the…

  • Les Copains

    This Princeton restaurant features the creations of Chef Chris Stevens. Drawing on classical French technique, he adds a lighter, American touch to classics such as duck galantine, filet au poivre, escargot and foie gras. By: Pat Tanner Les Copains 18 Witherspoon St., Princeton (609) 683-4771 Food: Very good Cuisine: Contemporary French-American Service: Polished and professional…

  • Price dispute stalls deal on school land

    Groundbreaking will be delayed By: Matthew Armstrong    Groundbreaking for the new elementary school will be delayed because the Board of Education and the property owner have yet to agree on a price for the 25-acre site.    To prevent the delay from hampering redistricting plans, the board agreed Monday to take the matter to court.    The…

  • Bat mitzvah project helps dog ‘see’

    Caryn Goldenberg trains Willow to be a Seeing Eye dog By: Linda J. Field ‘It’s a commitment, and a lot of work. I take care of her both day and night. If she wants to go out, I take her. Sometimes when I’ve had a long day, it’s a lot.’ Caryn Goldenberg    It was a…

  • Public records bill will release too much

    GUEST OPINION by Edward T. O’Connor Jr.    When John Stevens and his wife, Mary, testified before Congress a few weeks ago, they told a chilling story.    The 72-year-old retired Air Force officer said he and his wife had always paid their bills on time and always paid their debts. But their Social Security numbers were…

  • Lawrence boy travels world with soccer ball

    Local boy scores goal and three assists in Italian tournament By: Steve Feitl    Most wouldn’t expect to see a 13-year-old boy from Lawrence on a dirt soccer field in Paola, Italy.    But that’s exactly where Larry Geraghty spent 11 days this June.    He was one of the elite soccer players in the area invited to…

  • Proposed sewer rules need improvements

    THE STATE WE’RE IN by Michele S. Byers    Sprawl spreads as far as sewer and septic permits allow. New rules proposed by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) promise to give New Jersey a major weapon in the war on sprawl – but serious flaws could send them down the drain.    Good sewer rules…