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  • CHESTERFIELD: Sandy impacts township

    By Christina Whittington, Special Writer    CHESTERFIELD — Monday, Police Chief Kyle Wilson announced that most township residents had power restoration — one week after Superstorm Sandy struck New Jersey.    The Oct. 29 storm caused 2.7 million New Jerseyans to lose power, according to the Governor’s Office.    In Chesterfield, there were 159 JCP&L customers without power.…

  • MANSFIELD: Merit students recognized

       MANSFIELD — Assistant Superintendent Kathy McCormick and Principal Craig Wigley of Northern Burlington County Regional High School have announced that seniors Danielle Caruso and Jasmine Fels have been named “commended” students in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program.    Certificates of commendation from the school and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program, were…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Event set to honor vets

       Bordentown Township is hosting its annual Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. at the Bordentown Cemetery on Crosswicks Road.    The ceremony will begin with the entrance of the official party. The agenda includes a wreath-laying ceremony with many veterans organizations presenting wreaths. A rifle salute will be performed by the VVA Chapter 899.…

  • MANSFIELD: Funds still needed for municipal complex relocation

    By David Kilby, Special Writer    MANSFIELD — The township plans to introduce another bond ordinance to cover expenses for moving into the new municipal building on Route 206 South early next year.    Since 2005, the Mansfield Township Committee has passed about $8.1 million in bond ordinances to cover the costs of moving into the building,…

  • WEST AMWELL: JCP&L Update, Nov. 7, 8:30 p.m.

    From Mayor George Fisher JCP&L has started to repower the township. We have four line crews from Entegrus Powerlines Inc. They are headquartered in Chatham, Ontario near Detroit. They will spend the next few days in the township repairing the circuits that have been damaged.  They started on the evening of Nov.  4 on Rocktown-Lambertville…

  • REGISTER NEWS: Voters select winners of regional races

    REGISTER NEWS: Voters select winners of regional races

       Election Day was Tuesday. As the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy started to clear, Americans cast their votes for president of the United States — re-electing Barack Obama. The incumbent president defeated Republican challenger Mitt Romney.    Tuesday night, unofficial results were released for local races within the Register-News community.    In Bordentown Township, were there were two…

  • HERALD: Voters decide local winners

    HERALD: Voters decide local winners

    Hightstown Mayor Steven Kirson (left) and Michael Theokas, business administrator, spend time working inside the Public Works building on Election Day, Nov. 6. (Photo by Jen Samuel)

  • EAST WINDSOR: Community organizations join forces for Sandy victims

    EAST WINDSOR: Community organizations join forces for Sandy victims

    Nov. 5, ShopRite employee Victor Shevtchuk carries donated cereal en route to a local emergency shelter in East Windsor as store manager Mike McDonald looks on. (Photo by Jen Samuel)

  • Linvale Methodist Church Harvest Ham Dinner

    Mary Van Horn Linvale Methodist Church Harvest Ham Dinner The Linvale Methodist Church will hold it’s annual Harvest Ham dinner on Saturday, November 17th fro 4:00-7:00p.m. Menu includes ham, rolls, parsley potatoes, vegetables, salad, applesauce and beverages. Desserts are pumpkin and apple pie. Cost is $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for children under 12. Take out…