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  • POLICE BEAT 07/13

    From the July 13 edition of the Register-News By: FLORENCE    At 10:40 p.m. July 11, Florence Township Police said they heard a radio transmission on the SPEN radio system from a Philadelphia Police helicopter to the N.J. State Police, monitoring the travel of a stolen vehicle taken from Philadelphia.    The vehicle was said to be…

  • Pidcocks hold 87th reunion

    Township’s Barbara Stires is secretary By:Cindy Williamson    Cathy Pidcock Thomas got an unexpected surprise when an uncle from Somerville, called one day to tell her a former neighbor discovered a 1937 diary belonging to one of their descendants among a carton of used books he purchased at a yard sale in Florida.    "He told my…

  • The Kid

    Bruce Willis follows up ‘Sixth Sense’ with a flick that rips off recent hits.   [PG] By: Kam Williams    Call me Ishmael for abandoning ship. All the company critics quoted in the movie ads are advising you to "Get out your handkerchiefs!"    But consider this fair warning. The Kid is neither "A moving story!", "A summer treat!",…

  • Residents plan summer get-aways

    Vacation destinations range from the norm to the exotic By: Linda J. Field    Summer has come to Lawrence and the residents are busily thinking of how to spend their long-awaited vacations to get the most out of them. Some holidays sound more exotic than others, but all questioned during last week’s Fourth of July fireworks…

  • Mansfield to clean up intersection

    Intersection is at Mill Lane and Jacksonville-Hedding Road By:Jeff Mikalaitis        MANSFIELD -The township plans to clean up a dangerous intersection at Mill Lane and Jacksonville-Hedding Road to improve sight lines for motorists, according to Township Committeeman Ron Carty Sr. The township will remove a piece of chain link fence and cut down some overgrown…

  • Picnic a success due to volunteers

    Letter to the Editor By: Darla DeMorrow To the editor:    The Village of Lawrenceville celebrated a picture perfect picnic on July 1, celebrating lots of things that make us unique as Americans and as a Lawrenceville community.    Our new gazebo, now open to the public, was made possible by Andrea Rabitz and her Landscape Committee.…

  • Margaret A. Vaccaro, 83

       Margaret A. Vaccaro, 83, died July 6 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at New Brunswick.    Born in Philadelphia, she was a Trenton area resident before moving to Lawrenceville in 1965.    Mother of the late John S. Pietras and grandmother of the late Daniel West, she is survived by her husband, Joseph; a son and…

  • Senior housing project to take 3-5 years

    Cost would range from $5M to $7M By:Eric Schwarz    A senior citizen housing project being considered for Manville could cost $5 million to $7 million and open to residents in three to five years.    Two people involved with the project gave those estimates Tuesday on a potential mid-rise building for low-income seniors that an architectural…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR 07/13

    From the July 13 edition of the Register-News By: La Leche League    La Leche League of Jobstown, a non-profit breastfeeding support group, meets at 10 a.m. the fourth Thursday of each month (except August and December) at the Jacksonville Presbyterian Church. Babies and children are welcome. For information, contact Maura, 265-3912. Purchase a paver    The…