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  • Rainy picnic still a success

    Shad Dennis of Lambertville Neighborhood Watch     Well, it could have been much worse.    The day of our picnic, Sept. 28, turned out to be rainy.    The band, which had generously donated their time, lost their guitarist due to a broken hand. Getting the coals burning in aforementioned rain proved to be difficult.    But, thanks…

  • Molnar will stop overspending

    Hal Shute of West Amwell     The current township committee of West Amwell, effectively controlled by Ron Shapella, is not governing in a fiscally responsible manner.    The budget reserve, or rainy day fund, has been depleted as far as the auditor will allow.    There is no plan to fill the vast hole in the budget…

  • Candidate outline platforms in local elections

    By Vanessa S. Holt, Managing Editor The Register-News provided questionnaires to candidates running on the Democratic and Republican tickets in local municipal elections Nov. 4. Following are the responses from candidates received before the Register-News deadline this week. Bordentown Township     Two three-year seats and one unexpired one-year seat are available on the Township Committee.…

  • Magazine gives Allentown High School top honors

    Named 90th of 316 high schools in New Jersey By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    ALLENTOWN — Allentown High School is one of the top 100 high schools in the state, according to New Jersey Monthly magazine.    The school was ranked 90th out of 316 New Jersey high schools — and fourth in Monmouth County —…

  • William P. Dally Jr

    FLORENCE — William P. Dally Jr., 83, of Florence died Oct. 16 at Lourdes Hospital in Willingboro. Born in Bordentown and raised inHedding, he moved back to Bordentown before moving to Florence 56 years ago. Mr. Dally was a retired self-employed master plumber after a 50-year career, starting with his father’s busienss, William Dally &…

  • Minutes posted on Web site

    Dave Beaumont of West Amwell     Recent statements have suggested that our current West Amwell Township Committee has not been operating as an “open government.”    While I can’t speak to the particular accusations, as the volunteer webmaster for our township Web site, I can, however, assure you that your committee has been very insistent and…

  • Happy-Go-Lucky

    Happy-Go-Lucky

    Sally Hawkins and Alexis Zegerman in Happy-Go-Lucky.

  • Country ‘just as dirty’ as big city life

    Donald Lucy, Springfield To the editor: Regarding Jim Specca’s letter in last week’s Register-News:     Many of us have moved to Northern Burlington County because of the “affordability” and the desire for “life in the country.”     Mr. Specca brought up some ugly points of “life in the country.”     I always vote in favor…

  • New court date set for cruelty case

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer SPRINGFIELD— Two North Jersey men facing charges of animal cruelty have had their case postponed for a second time, with a court date set for Tuesday.     Dennis Cameron, of Piscataway, and Patrick Nelson, of Lake Hiawatha, each face 24 counts of failure to provide a living creature with proper…