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  • Township Committee joins tax reform bandwagon

    Urges spending controls discussion if a constitutional convention is called. By: Roger Alvarado    Hillsborough’s Township Committee is throwing its weight behind the push for a constitutional convention to address tax reform in New Jersey.    And on Tuesday, committee members OK’d a resolution also calling for any convention to address state spending.    The state Legislature is…

  • OBITUARIES

    Week of Feb. 24 By: Bazyli Zurawiecki    MANVILLE — Bazyli Zurawiecki died Feb. 17 at his home. He was 72.    Born in Podebce, Ukraine, he came to the United States in 1963, settling in Manville where he was a communicant of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church.    Mr. Zurawiecki was in the receiving/shipping department of Johns-Manville…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    Week of Feb. 24 By: >    A Township Line Road resident reported that someone put fecal matter on the door handles and windshield of his vehicle at 11:44 p.m. Feb. 19.    The victim told police that he had been parked at Hillsborough Cinemas between 8:30 and 11:30 p.m. When he returned to his vehicle he…

  • PERCEPTIONS: NHL’s loss is local hockey’s gain

    There is still plenty of good hockey to be seen. By: Steve Feitl    Allow me a morbid analogy.    Imagine you are in the unfortunate situation where you must bury a loved one. You attend the services, pay your last respects and depart knowing your loved one was given a proper burial.    Then three days later,…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    Week of Feb. 24. Teachers need their resources To the editor:    Each year, thousands of minds are inspired and nurtured in the Lawrence Township Public Schools. And our district makes the commitment to ensure our teachers are exposed to a myriad of teaching methods.    Teachers learn the basics while fulfilling certification requirements, but the basics…

  • For the Feb. 24 issue

    Carl E. Nyman Sr., Loretta T. McElrea, May C. Gilbert. Carl E. Nyman Sr.    COLUMBUS — Carl E. Nyman Sr., 90, of the Homestead Section of Columbus, died Feb. 20 at home. Born in Bayonne, he had resided in Columbus for the past 18 years.    He was an Army veteran of World War II and…

  • London New Year’s parade to include AHS Redbirds

    Allentown High School Redbird Marching Band will perform in the 2006 New Year’s Day parade in London. By: Lauren Burgoon    UPPER FREEHOLD — In Allentown High School band director Peter Mauro’s office, two signs greet the many students who stream into his office each day.    "London — Is it in you?" The emphatic answer directly…

  • Six in the mix

    Rhein leads half dozen Vikes to MOC By: Carolyn M. Hartko    When the best track and field athletes from all over New Jersey come together at Jadwin Gym in Princeton next Sunday for the NJSIAA Meet of Champions, there will be six South Brunswick High School students among those elite. It will be the largest…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    Week of Feb. 24 By: Shoveling snow not always best To the editor:     I write in response to a page one article in the Feb. 10 issue of the Beacon ("Committee debates snow-shoveling law").     Once again, the subject of mandatory snow removal by residents has come up in Hillsborough, this time brought about…