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  • Novak wins 800, places in two other events

    By: Sean Moylan    Just when we think we’ve seen the best out of Bordentown Regional High School varsity track superstar Rob "Super" Novak, he goes out and does something even more spectacular.    In fact, Novak placed in three events at last Friday and Saturday’s NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II Sectional Tournament at Monmouth Regional. Furthermore,…

  • Board waits on LHS renovation bids

    Special meeting set for Thursday afternoon. By: Lea Kahn    Bids for the renovation and addition project at Lawrence High School are expected to be awarded today at a special meeting of the Lawrence Township Board of Education.    Five separate contracts will be awarded — for general construction, steel, plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilating and air…

  • Teacher story greatly exaggerated

    To the editor By:    I would be the last person who would like to perpetuate this story, but I feel the need to back up one of the best teachers this town has teaching in our schools.    Mr. Becker read a story in the Courier News that should never have been printed, never mind still…

  • Hopewell Township Democratic primary to feature busy ballot

    In eight of the 11 voting districts, there are races for positions on the Democratic committee. Voters in each district will vote for one committeeman and one committeewoman candidate in that district. By Ruth Luse    For Hopewell Township Democrats this year, the contested June 8 primary is as much about local party control as it…

  • MHS softball back to sectional final

    Former shortstop Totaro aids Cougars By: Bob Nuse    If Johnny Rooney needed any indication of just how much his Montgomery High softball players were willing to sacrifice in order to win this season, he didn’t need to look any further than Renee Totaro.    A shortstop the last three years, Rooney asked the senior to move…

  • Cops honored for dedication to township

    Eight Lawrence officers receive commendation. By: Lea Kahn    Their job description is to serve and protect Lawrence Township, but for one night last week, they were the ones being served — with thanks from the community.    Eight of Lawrence’s finest were honored by Township Council on May 18 in an annual ceremony that pays tribute…

  • A familiar tune: septic solutions should be sought now!

    EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK By Ruth Luse    In April 1999 when Hopewell Township officials killed the Trenton sewer plan they may well have missed an opportunity that won’t come again — just as other township leaders did in the 1970s, when they nixed the idea of sewer service in the municipality through the Stony Brook Regional Sewerage…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    Compiled by Mary Stulack    Tell us about you. If your local nonprofit organization plans a special event and you would like to have the information published in the Hillsborough Beacon, drop a note to Mary Stulack, Calendar, 307 Omni Dr., Hillsborough 08844.    All items should be typed and must be mailed or faxed to our…

  • Remembering Memorial Day

    BOOK NOTES by Dr. Joan Ruddiman    Here’s an interesting question. On Memorial Day, are we remembering or are we forgetting?    Think about this. We take pride in remembering veterans of war. We remember their names, where they fought, where they died. In Allentown, we have a big town parade that ends at the school where…