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  • Tribute to Janet Hunt

    Richard Lennox Erwinna, Pennsylvania    Janet Marsh Hunt is unassuming, gentle, kind, generous and sweet — a discerning and ardent supporter of the arts in the Delaware Valley for decades: member and past president of the Phillips Mill Community Association; chairwoman of the arts section and member of the governing board of the Hunterdon County Cultural…

  • Bullying law changes sought

    By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor State legislators have been given 60 days from Jan. 27 to re-tool New Jersey’s anti-bullying law.    Jan. 27 was the day the Council on Local Mandates deemed the law unconstitutional.    ”The Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act is absolutely the correct response to increased incidences of bullying in our schools,” said…

  • COLUMBUS: Greyhound high jumpers enjoy big day

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    A trio, not a duo as might have been expected, of high jumpers will represent the Northern Burlington County High School boys track and field team as the Group II state meet Saturday.    Seniors Melvin Moore and Preston Towns finished second and third in the boys high jump at…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       West Amwell Township police Lt. Stephen J. Bartzak reported:    — On Feb. 9 at approximately 2:55 p.m., police went to a two-vehicle accident on Route 179 at the Queen Road intersection. Minaya Santo, 41, of Middlesex, who was operating a box truck owned by EAN Trust of Radnor, Pennsylvania, was driving south and had stopped…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Ravens’ Anker rising to challenges

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Kellen Anker acknowledges that playing ice hockey goalie has its challenging times.    ”There’s undeniable pressure,” Anker said, “like a pitcher in baseball.”    Anker has been cool under pressure all season, and it’s given the Robbinsville High School ice hockey team confidence going into tournament times. The Ravens already have…

  • PLUMSTED: Four commissioners seeking election

    By Mae Rhine, The Packet Group    PLUMSTED — Four of the five seats on the Board of Fire Commissioners are up for grabs in this Saturday’s election.    Voters also will decide whether to approve a $1,287,700 tax levy in a total budget of $2,185,093, which will mean a tax rate of 12 cents per $100…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: CORRECTION

       BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — A story in the Feb. 16 edition of the Register-News should have stated that the Bordentown Township’s Fire District 2 tax rate — not tax hike — for 2012 is 13.6 cents per $100 of assessed value.

  • MONROE: Candidate challenges District 2 chairman

    David Kilby, Managing Editor    MONROE — While facing well over $100 million in decreased ratables, Monroe Fire District 2 is looking at almost a 6-cent increase in its tax rate this year.    Voters will vote on the budget at the Halsey Reed Road Station on Saturday.    Two candidates are competing for one open seat on…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Feb. 16, 2012

    Thurs., Feb. 16     School-age storytime and crafts: 4:15 p.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mercer County Library system, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, Robbinsville. For children in kindergarten and up. Registration required online at www.mcl.org. For more information, call 259-2150. Fri., Feb. 17     Babytime: 10:30 a.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mercer County Library system, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road., Robbinsville.…