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  • LETTERS: Shah deserves full council term

    Christopher J. Killmurray, Dayton    I would urge all South Brunswick voters to support Mac Shah for re-election to the Township Council. Since being appointed to fill a spot vacated by now-Freeholder Carol Barrett, Mr. Shah has shown himself to be a very studious, hard-working member of the council. His background as a scientist with Bristol…

  • ROBBINSVILLEL Author calls work ‘menopausal epiphany’

    By Audrey Levine, The Packet Group    ROBBINSVILLE – She calls its beginning a “menopausal epiphany,” but just a few years after taking up creative writing, Robbinsville resident Shobhan Bantwal already has three books published and is a second-time finalist in the Golden Leaf Contest for romance novels.    ”I had no background whatsoever in creative writing…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Auten Road principal to retire

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    Just a month into the 2009-2010 school year, the Hillsborough district has an open principal position.    Auten Road Intermediate School Principal Matthew Hoffman recently submitted a letter of retirement, which the Board of Education accepted during its meeting Monday. Mr. Hoffman’s retirement takes effect Dec. 12.    Mr. Hoffman joined the…

  • VFW grateful for golf outing help

    George Hambach of Lambertville     The District 19 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Hunterdon County, would like to publicly thank the Lambertville Democratic Club, Steve Kalafer, of Flemington Car and Truck Country, Dan Whitaker, of Lambertville Station, Longhorn Steakhouse, Chili’s, CheeBurger-CheeBurger, Copper Hill Country Club, AAA Mid Atlantic, Fiddleheads, Lambertville florist, Anytime Fitness and Michael Burns…

  • BURLINGTON COUNTY: Haunted happenings on the horizon

    BURLINGTON COUNTY: Haunted happenings on the horizon

    Halloween decorations abound on Farnsworth Avenue in Bordentown, including these scarecrows at Shoppe 202. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe.

  • College Transfer Day is Oct. 21 at MCCC

    By Saveria Symons WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — Mercer County Community College will host a College Transfer Day on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Physical Education Building on the West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. The event is open to the public. Representatives from the following colleges will be present to provide…

  • Resident appreciates Turnpike explanation

    Barbara L. Blair, Bordentown Township To the editor:    I would like to express my appreciation to Bordentown Township Deputy Mayor, Jim Cann, for his “Guest Opinion” column in the Oct. 8 Register-News. In this column, Mr. Cann addresses township resident concerns over the Turnpike widening program between Exits 6-9.    His explanations are thorough and organized…

  • LAWRENCE: Charge dropped in theft case, cop reinstated

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     Patrolman Todd Sparks, 42, of Hamilton, who had been accused of stealing money from the Police Benevolent Association, Local 119, has been reinstated following the dismissal of a charge of theft.     Patrolman Sparks, who had been suspended without pay since he was charged with theft in October 2008,…

  • BURLINGTON COUNTY: Haunted happenings on the horizon

    BURLINGTON COUNTY: Haunted happenings on the horizon

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    As the leaves change color and the nights grow longer, local residents can look forward to a number of Halloween activities this month.    Those curious about ghostly legends can meet South Jersey Ghost Research investigators today, Thursday, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Bordentown branch of the Burlington County…