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  • Lambertville rescue boat found near Titusville

    Airboat sank June 14 By:Sue Kramer    LAMBERTVILLE — Years of training on the Delaware River and as many years experience with river rescues averted a tragedy June 14 when the Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance and Rescue Squad’s airboat capsized and sank with two squad members aboard during a swift-water training session.    Squad President Robert Brown, 58,…

  • Mormons find a new home in Hillsborough

    Mormons find a new home in Hillsborough By: Jack Baney    When Peggy Hough moved from Utah to Hillsborough 16 years ago, she found herself in a community that knew little of her religion — Mormonism.    “I think most people thought we were like the Amish or Mennonites or something like that,” she said. “They were…

  • Route 206 light switches on Monday

    Petitions for light began after December accident involving police officer By: Lea Kahn    The traffic light on Lawrence Road at Gainsboro Road, which was installed several weeks ago, will be activated June 26, according to township officials.    State Department of Transportation workers installed the traffic light in April, but township officials decided to wait until…

  • Township considers environmental panel

    Request comes from local resident By:Vanessa S. Holt        SPRINGFIELD — The township is considering forming an environmental committee after a request from a local resident.    Veronica Stevenson asked the council at its June 14 meeting if it would consider forming the committee, citing among her concerns the jet fuel pipeline that runs through the…

  • Things won’t be the same without Meaghan and Drew

    RUDE AWAKENINGS column By: Rudy Brandl    Athletes such as Drew Corsilli and Meaghan LiBrizzi don’t come along very often. So when it’s time for them to graduate, a local sportswriter has the right to become a little sad and nostalgic.    I’ve often joked with both Manville High multi-sport stars throughout their sensational careers that they’d…

  • Zoning board sued over cell tower

    Cellco says denial was ‘arbitrary’ and ‘capricious’ By: Lea Kahn    A wireless communications company, stung by the Zoning Board of Adjustment’s denial of its application to install a cellular tower, has sued to overturn the board’s decision.    The Cellco Partnership filed the suit in Mercer County Superior Court June 8. The communications company also is…

  • Talented Cardinal spurs on Post 414

    Legion baseball By: Mike Molaro    The adage in baseball is that pitchers can’t hit.    You can take that saying and toss it in the garbage when talking about Lawrence High School’s Eric Weiner.    The Cardinal senior, who will attend Rider University in the fall, led Lawrence with a .392 batting average, ninth best in the…

  • POLICE BEAT 6/22

    From the June 22 edition of the Register-News By: BORDENTOWN CITY At 5:30 p.m. June 17, a Mary Street resident reported to police that someone had entered her home and stolen three plastic bags containing clothing, police said. A broken window apparently allowed the perpetrator to gain entry, said police. Nothing else was reported stolen,…

  • Let the games begin!

    Students kick off summer vacations By: These fifth-grade students at Walter Black School weren’t shy about letting everyone know how they felt about the end of the school year. But Wednesday was a more special day than usual for them – next year they’ll be at Kreps Middle School.