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  • NEW HOPE: Underground Railroad is historical societies’ topic

    The historical societies of New Hope and Solebury Township will present a two-part program highlighting the role that citizens of those communities played in helping enslaved Africans find freedom. Early in the 1800s, an informal network was set up in the Philadelphia region to protect runaway slaves from capture. By the early 1830s, this network…

  • STATE WE’RE IN: Hitting the trail, then and now

    By Michele Byers, Special Writer When New Jersey was founded 350 years ago, getting around was tough. What New Jerseyans think of as roads today didn’t exist in 1664. Most European settlements in the New World were built along rivers and bays, and waterways served as transportation routes — the watery highways of their time.…

  • Editor thanks Register News readers

    by James McEvoy, Managing Editor Just over one year ago, Packet Media Group honored me with the opportunity to serve as the managing editor for the Messenger Press and Hamilton Observer. Subsequently, I was also named to the same post for the Register News. Since that time, I’ve been honored to serve the multitude of…

  • Editor thanks Hamilton Observer readers

    by James McEvoy, Managing Editor Just over one year ago, Packet Media Group honored me with the opportunity to serve as the managing editor for the Messenger Press and Hamilton Observer. Subsequently, I was also named to the same post for the Register News. Since that time, I’ve been honored to serve the multitude of…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: May 16

    Florence Police charged Kenneth T. Price, 34, and Theodore B. DeCarlo, 27, both of Florence, for narcotics possession on May 9. According to police, during a motor vehicle stop was conducted on a car driven by Mr. DeCarlo four-baggie containing suspected marijuana was discovered in the glove box. In addition, Mr. Price was also found…

  • Organize Haven n Taryn Lamb

    Organize Haven n Taryn Lamb

    Taryn Lamb from Organize Haven taught visitors at lunch and learn about how to organize and de-clutter their homes and offices

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Officials rethink digital maps

    At the May 8 Upper Freehold Township Committee meeting Township Attorney Dennis Collins told the governing body that the expense is significantly more than expected. by Jane Meggitt, Special Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Digitally revising the township’s tax maps isn’t likely to happen in the near future after officials discovered digitizing them would be more…

  • REGION: Air shows draw thousands to base

    REGION: Air shows draw thousands to base

    During the show, enthusiasts witnesses 13 aerial performers and 40 historic and current static aircraft such as the Bell UH-1 Iroquois, C-5 Galaxy and T-1A Jayhawk at the joint base. by Amy Batista, Special Writer Over 300,000 people attended a two-day open house and air show at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst this past weekend, according…

  • BORDENTOWN: Bordentown native to make pro MMA debut

    BORDENTOWN: Bordentown native to make pro MMA debut

    Max Bohanan, a 2009 Bordentown Regional High School graduate, is set to make his MMA debut Friday night in Atlantic City. Courtesy photo