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  • HILLSBOROUGH: Board paring new budget past the fat

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer May soon outline plans to encourage input    District Superintendent Edward Forsthoffer described last year’s budget as a “budget of cuts” when making his preliminary presentation in February 2009.    This year, with the district facing cost increases and various unknown factors, the situation is more dire, he said during Monday’s Board…

  • ALLENTOWN: Wrestling team warms up for MCT

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     The Allentown High School wrestling team came away with three wins during a very busy — and productive — week.     “We’re 5-9 now and still trying to dig ourselves out of an early hole,” Allentown Coach Larry Kimport said. “The goal is still to have a .500 season.”…

  • NBC girls bowling team rolls out a dozen wins

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     The Northern Burlington High School girls bowling team won all three of its matches this past week and is now 12-2-1 on the season.     “The girls began the season 3-0 before we played against Bordentown and Ewing,” Northern Burlington Coach Edward Del Russo said. “Both are the elite…

  • Easton Avenue Meeting Feb. 11 at Franklin Twp. Library

    By Somerset County Board of Freeholders FRANKLIN – The first public meeting to discuss the Easton Avenue Corridor Study will be held Thursday, Feb. 11, at the Franklin Township Library at 485 DeMott Lane, Somerset.  The public-information session will run from 5 to 8 p.m. and will feature a PowerPoint presentation at 6:30 p.m. The…

  • MANVILLE: Radio station says Roosevelt teacher ‘makes magic’

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    Roosevelt Elementary School teacher Jennifer Pisano and her fourth-grade class spent part of the morning on Jan. 14 listening to New Brunswick-based radio station Magic 98.3.    While the radio broadcast didn’t tie into the day’s lessons, it did allow Ms. Pisano’s students to hear the station name her one of…

  • MONROE: Police investigating armed robbery

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    MONROE — Police are investigating an armed robbery and aggravated assault that occurred on Buckelew Avenue on Jan. 11.    The victim was a 19-year-old female, who drove to her friend’s home and parked her vehicle in the driveway at approximately 10:15 p.m., according to a press release from the Monroe…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Roma building plan OK’d despite residents’ concerns

    By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — Plans for an office/retail building next door to the Roma Bank headquarters on Route 33 are a go, despite concerns residents have voiced over the traffic it might create.    At its Jan. 20 meeting, the Planning Board unanimously approved Roma Bank’s site plan for the three-story structure on…

  • City resident agrees with "no" votes

    John Griffin, Bordentown City    I am writing to express my unqualified support for Heather Cheesman in the recent disagreement about the appointment of three members of one family to various volunteer posts in Bordentown City.    Her letter to the Register-News of Jan. 21, sets out her rationale for voting no on one appointment and abstaining…

  • Haiti Relief Donations Qualify for Immediate Tax Relief

    By Gregg Semanick-New Jersey’s IRS Spokesman MOUNTAINSIDE NJ — People who give to charities providing earthquake relief in Haiti can claim these donations on the tax return they are completing this tax season. "Americans have opened their hearts to help those affected by the Haiti earthquake," said IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman." This new law provides…