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REGISTER-NEWS: Top Five SPORTS stories of 2012
By Anthony Williams, Special Writer As 2012 draws to an end, the Register-News celebrates the top athletic achievements of Bordentown Regional, Northern Burlington County and Florence Memorial high school students. Number 5 Bordentown’s Brandon Hudik & Alexis McTamney named NSCAA All-Americans — The Bordentown Boys’ and Girls’ soccer team enjoyed a lot of success in…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Mayor thanks Johnson for service
By John Tredrea, Special Writer A stranger passing through Hopewell Township, seeing what a picturesque and peaceful-looking place so much of the township is, might assume that local politics must be uninterruptedly calm and harmonious. Kim Johnson, Republican, who will finish a three-year term on the Township Committee Dec. 31, is one of the many…
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If you catch a buzz, catch a ride
Mary Pat Angelini, executive director Prevention First Ocean The holiday season is supposed to be a time for family, friends, and festive celebrations, but it is unfortunately also a time when there is a tragic jump in the number of alcohol-related highway fatalities each year between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. That is why Prevention…
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Canal park offers First Day Hike
Delaware Canal State Park will sponsor two free guided hikes on New Year’s Day as part of America’s State Parks First Day Hikes initiative. The First Day Hike in New Hope is from 1-2 p.m. Meet at Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve lower parking lot, 1635 River Road (Route 32). Join Delaware Canal State Park staff…
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Historians fete 200th anniversary of Dicken’s birth
Shown feting the 200th anniversary of Dickens’ birth are hosts Robert Facchina and Susan Lauyer.
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LAMBERTVILLE: Fisherman’s Mark is festival beneficiary
By John Tredrea, Special Writer LAMBERTVILLE — Fisherman’s Mark will be a beneficiary again in 2013 of the Lambertville-New Hope Winter Festival, which will run from Jan. 24-27. More than $1,800 was raised for Fisherman’s Mark at the 2012 festival. ”In addition to Fisherman’s Mark receiving much-needed proceeds from the festival, the Winter Festival committee…
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LAWRENCE: Col. Hand march rescheduled to Sunday
The 51st annual Col. Edward Hand Historic March has been rescheduled to Sunday at 11 a.m. at the Municipal Building because of an anticipated snowstorm Saturday morning, according to township officials. Following a short program, the marchers – led by Wiliam Agress, who portrays Col. Hand, and Mayor Jim Kownacki – will stop at the…
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REGISTER-NEWS: Top Five SPORTS stories of 2012
Lexi Smith, a senior at Florence Memorial High School, earned 191 career goals this fall on the field hockey field. She set a new national record. (Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe)
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CHESTERFILED: Unforgettable crash of 2012
By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor CHESTERFIELD — The community faced a tragedy Feb. 6 when an elementary school bus and an over-loaded dump truck collided at the intersection of Route 528 and Old York Road. Twenty-five kindergarten through sixth grade children were riding the bus that day. Seventeen children were injured in the crash although…
