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  • Deadline looms for trail grant

    Lawrence could seek $200K for bike path. By: Lea Kahn    Township Council must decide by mid-June whether it wants to apply for a state grant that would pay for installing a portion of the Lawrence-Hopewell Trail through the township-owned Carson Road Woods property.    A resolution that would authorize an application for a state Department of…

  • Petition complied with legal needs

    To the editor By:     Last week’s Beacon contained a letter that was completely inaccurate in its claims against the Citizens for a Change in Government (CCG), and was also filled with a personal attack against me individually.    What we did NOT read was anything rebutting earlier claims of arrogance, dishonesty and near total lack…

  • MJRC is going national

    Noavk, crew are making progress By: Justin Feil    Josh Novak and his Mercer Junior Rowing Club boys teammates were just finishing a year their novice season at this time last year.    This weekend, they’ll be competing for the national championship in the boys’ eight with coxswain in Cincinnati.    It’s not quite worst to first, but…

  • Cranbury to take stand on Rt. 92 study

    Township Committee to hold special meeting concerning draft. By:Sarah Winkelman    The Cranbury Township Committee plans to review an Environmental Impact Study on a proposed 6.7-mile N.J. Turnpike spur slated to run from Exit 8A to Route 1..    The Township Committee will hold a special meeting Monday at Town Hall on Main Street to draft an…

  • Lobbying students points to concerns

    To the editor By:     I thought it time to comment on the continuing dialogs regarding the Hillsborough teacher that discussed voting choices with her first-grade class.    I am the one that originally wrote to the Courier-News and elected officials. And yes, my daughter is a student in the referenced class.    My intention in writing…

  • BRHS track stars need funding to get to meet

       Bordentown’s stellar track program reached a new milestone recently with a coveted invitation to the Adidas Outdoor National Championships at North Carolina State University in Raleigh June 17 through June 19.    The team of Jovan Gaines (200M), Justin Gaines (200M), Dan Millan (200M), Fred Mendenhall (400M), and Rob Novak (800M) will compete in the Sprint…

  • Borough to-do list: street projects, trucks

    Ordinance outlines spending plan By:Paul Szaniawski    The Borough Council intends to vote later this month on an ordinance authorizing several road projects as well as the purchase of various items for the Public Works Department, including a new leaf vacuum and a sewer cleaning truck.    The ordinance, if passed on June 14, also will provide…

  • Schools’ effectiveness displayed at concert

    To the editor By:     It was my pleasure on May 25 to see the spring concert as was put on by the music department of the Hillsborough High School chorus and band.    I don’t think that I have enjoyed a concert more than was put on this night.    Congratulations to the music directors John…

  • Township will hear plans for housing

    Civic league eyes Johnson Avenue lot. By: Lea Kahn    Township Council plans to meet with the Eggerts Crossing Civic League later this month to discuss the group’s proposal to build 16 affordable single-family houses on a 3.5-acre lot on Johnson Avenue that belongs to Lawrence Township.    Township resident Daniel Haggerty, appearing on behalf of the…