Category: archives
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When you can’t cope, reach for a helping hand
By: Last week, the city of Bordentown was the setting of a sad event — a suicide by drowning. û û The body of Kermit Asson was found by hikers May 13 in Crosswicks Creek. He had been reported missing May 11. û û Our hearts go out to the Assons. Suicide is one of…
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Cell tower plans to face public
Omnipoint proposal for Route 130 location By: Frank C. D’Amico WASHINGTON — The public next month will have an opportunity to address the Zoning Board of Adjustment regarding Omnipoint Communications’ plan to construct a 122.5-foot monopole tower on the south side of Route 130 near the intersection with Woodside Road. Omnipoint also wants to…
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A lifetime of love
Abe and Minnie Goldfarb celebrate 65 years of marriage By:Jack Baney Abe and Minnie Goldfarb have been married for 65 years. Ask him how they have made their marriage work so long, and he’ll point to his hearing aid. “She’s equipped with one of these and I’m equipped with one of these,” he said. “We…
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AvalonBay asks for 342 apartments
Site eyed at intersection of Quakerbridge and Lawrence Station roads By: Lea Kahn AvalonBay Communities Inc., the developer of the Avalon Run East apartment complex off Quakerbridge Road, is seeking preliminary and final site plan approval for 342 luxury rental units on a 68-acre tract of land on the corner of Quakerbridge and Lawrence Station…
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Leaving her mark
A simple smile or wave is all it takes By:Minx McCloud I often wonder what happened to the old man at the train station. Every morning when I dropped Jim off for work, the old man would be standing there, apparently waiting for someone to pick him up. Well, perhaps he wasn’t that old, but…
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Candidate exits township election
Man charged with drunken driving By:Jeff Mikalaitis BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Robert C. Faehner, a Democratic candidate for Township Committee facing charges of driving while intoxicated, possession of cocaine, and possession of a controlled dangerous substance in his car, has withdrawn from the race. Mr. Faehner, 44, of Gary Court in Bordentown, will remain on…
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OBITUARIES 5/25
From the 5/25 edition of the Register-News By: Vincent L. Trapani MANSFIELD — Vincent L. Trapani, 73, died May 16 at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was a longtime resident before moving to Homestead 11 years ago. He was a machine operator for the New York Transit Authority for 25 years before retiring. He…
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Was Molly Pitcher from Allentown?
Wanderings By: Ken Weingartner ALLENTOWN — Those who consider the borough and its environs quaint and quiet, where nothing exciting ever happens, should take a trip back in time. Some 225 years ago, the area surrounding Allentown was a hotbed of excitement. The region was a key location during the American Revolution and home to…
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Drug investigation nets 47
Many arrested from Florence, Roebling area By:Jeff Mikalaitis FLORENCE —Warrants were issued for the arrest of 47 people on May 17, the result of a six-month undercover narcotics investigation called Operation Summer Break. The operation is only the beginning of the township’s war on drugs, according to township Police Director Richard Brook. “This is…
