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  • Shapella has proven record

    Joe Kowalski of West Amwell     Ron gets it.    He is working for all of the residents of West Amwell Township.    His record confirms a commitment to our community.    Some notable accomplishments are:    • Led the initiative to reinstate New Jersey state revenue stream that was on the cutting table, which would have increased West Amwell…

  • 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…

  • Aggressive ticketing harmful to city

    JOhn Zerrer of Stockton     As a builder, working in town on an addition on Coryell Street, we have received five parking tickets in the last two months at $25 each.    Niece Lumber received a parking ticket while making a delivery, Marvic Supply, another, my carpenters and myself, the other three.    We have two prepaid…

  • 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 &…

  • Former mayors support Molnar

    Gary Bleacher, William Comly, Edward Hawley, Bernard Meader and Carolyn Deal     As former West Amwell mayors of both political parties, we are outraged at the brass knuckle and underhanded political activities of Ron Shapella.    As a fairly new resident of our community, you would think he would respect our customs and traditions of mayoral…

  • Police Blotter-Oct. 23, 2008

    Lambertville     Oct. 9 at 2:33 a.m., Michael T. Myers II, 20, of Philadelphia was charged with drunken driving after being stopped on Route 179 for failure to keep right, police said.    Mr. Myers also was charged with having an open alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle, failure to keep right and obstructing the passage of…

  • 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…