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  • Viking tennis team looks impressive in state tourney loss to WW-P South

    By: Matthew Kirdahy    The South Brunswick High tennis team fought its way through the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV tournament with their heads high and rackets drawn, ready to face the 17-0 West Windsor Plainsboro South Tuesday.    And in a "good showing against a really good team," as coach Nancy McDonald…

  • Raiders capture SCT softball title in thriller

    Yard, Rash join forces in victory By: Rudy Brandl        BRIDGEWATER — Hillsborough High’s softball battery never stopped running, not even after two nights, four hours and 19 innings of grueling action in the Somerset County championship game at North Branch Park.    Junior catcher Christine Rash finally ended the madness with a walk-off single to…

  • Introducing the state’s own encyclopedia

    There are lots of interesting facts about food in The Encyclopedia of New Jersey By: Pat Tanner There are lots of interesting facts about food in The Encyclopedia of New Jersey    Like many proud New Jerseyans, I was delighted when the "Encyclopedia of New Jersey" was published last month by Rutgers University Press. Once I…

  • Editorial cartoons ‘absurd’

    To the editor By:    Being an "info junkie," I read the NY Times, Star-Ledger and Courier News daily. I am completely used to the idea that their editorial positions are unanimous in opposition to the Republican party and conservative values in general, however, when Thursday comes and I open the pages of my Hillsborough Beacon,…

  • Burglars nab cash, jewelry

    Police: Break-ins could be related By: Matthew Kirdahy    Four burglaries over the last week that may have been related have police urging residents to be on the alert.    Police said the burglaries have all occurred around the same time, early afternoon, and entry to each home was similar. So far, only jewelry and cash have…

  • Budget may not be good for town

    To the editor By:    The Township Committee passed the municipal budget last week without an increase to the municipal tax rate. This is a good thing.    However, the budget reveals that they are spending more than $600,000 than last year. This fiscal feat avoided raising taxes through a significant spending down of the municipal surplus…

  • Diversity day celebrates differences

    Clara Barton Elementary School held programs last week to learn about and appreciate individual differences. By: Eve Collins    BORDENTOWN CITY — Dozens of little ones bounced around the all-purpose room at the Clara Barton School last week, celebrating and learning about the differences in people all over the world.    While the school’s annual event, "Celebrate…

  • Mustangs set for state baseball tourney

    Team must shake off loss to Hillside By: Rudy Brandl        Manville High baseball coach Steve Venuto is hoping his team will forget all about last Thursday’s disappointing loss to Hillside when state playoff action begins tomorrow afternoon.    The Mustangs squandered a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the seventh and wound up losing 4-3…

  • A Tale of Two Houses

    ‘Stroll through Hopewell’ offers visitors a chance to see the insides of four Victorian ladies, a former general store and an office building.Related Story: House Portraits By: Ilene Dube TIMEOFF PHOTOS/FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI The Knights family home on West Broad Street in Hopewell with its floor-to-ceiling windows.    Hopewell Borough has been called one of the 10…