Category: archives
-

GOP sets barbecue for July 26
Event will be at Union Firehouse "We’ve been doing it for 43 years, and we aren’t about to stop now," said Hopewell Valley Republican Association President Tom Dallessio, referring to the Republican’s annual chicken barbecue. The event will be held this year on Wednesday, July 26, at the Union Firehouse, Route 29, Titusville. "The barbecue…
-

Local band City Limits winning over fans with performances
By:Jeff Mikalaitis Although the band City Limits has been playing together less than a year, they have a sizable local following. And judging by Saturday’s performance at the Chesterfield Inn, that following will grow. Before the band began their set, Chesterfield Inn owner Antoinette Alfonse had high praise for the band, which had played to…
-

The Patriot
Mel Gibson stars in a bloody, politically correct take on the Revolutionary War [R] By: Kam Williams July 4 used to belong to Will Smith, after he enjoyed back to back mega-hits with Independence Day and Men In Black. But then his abysmal Wild, Wild West, remembered only for its title song, turned the Fresh Prince…
-

Carnival worker charged with molesting local girl
By:Vanessa S. Holt FLORENCE – A worker at the Holy Assumption Church carnival was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 3-year-old township girl on June 22, said a spokesman for the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office. Robert Dean Autrey, 31, from Washington state, allegedly assaulted the child while seating her in the carnival train…
-

When you fall, you need to get back up
SALUTATORY ADDRESS by Marie Pohl The following is the salutatory address from last week’s commencement at Lawrence High School. When I was a freshman, I fell down. It was the first day of soccer tryouts, and I was stretched flat across the concrete, with all the other girls running right over me. I was not…
-

Center will be located in old public works area
Councilman John Hofflinger calls proposal unfair to seniors By:Vanessa S. Holt FLORENCE – A new senior community center will be housed in an old public works building on Summer Avenue, after the township’s Public Works Department moves to a new building. Township Council members voted 4-1 June 21 to link the two projects, funding…
-

Lewis J. Spriggs, 83
Lewis J. Spriggs, 83 Lewis J. Spriggs, 83, died May 23 at his home. He was born in Bel Air, Md. He was a longtime resident of South Brunswick and lived in North Brunswick for the past 13 years. He worked as a transportation and grounds supervisor in the South Brunswick Public School System before…
-

COMMUNITY CALENDAR 6/29
From the June 29 edition of the Register-News By: Purchase a paver The Bordentown Veterans Memorial Committee has announced an extension in time for ordering a paver for the plaza area of the proposed new memorial on Farnsworth Avenue. For those who prefer it, a lay-away plan can be used in which the buyer pays…
-

Most excellent teacher
Science foundation honors Amsterdam’s Leoni By:Jack Baney Dianne Leoni, a math specialist at Amsterdam School, can’t keep herself from imagining new ways of teaching – even when she’s in her doctor’s office. As she overheard a new office employee being trained this week, Ms. Leoni had the urge to take over the lesson. "I was…
