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  • PU women second, men fifth at Heps XC

    Kroshus takes women’s individual crown By: Justin Feil    NEW YORK — Like the clear and sunny day, there wasn’t too much gray to Princeton University cross country teams’ performances at Friday’s Heptagonal championships.    A second-place finish for the Tiger women’s cross country team at the Heptagonal championships on Friday was a step up. A fifth-place…

  • Upset-minded Hun falls in Prep A final

    Raider boys’ soccer even with St. Benedict’s in second half By: Mike Newman    UPPER MONTCLAIR — The Hun School gave powerhouse St. Benedict’s a handful in the state Prep A boys’ soccer championship game this past Sunday, though the Raiders could not capture the title.    Hun rallied to tie the match, 2-2, early in the…

  • Incumbents re-elected in Allentown

    Fierstein chosen as mayor for another four years. The following are the results of Tuesday municipal races in Allentown. Mayor Stu Fierstein: 388 Bill Soodul: 213 Borough Council Jerry Rovner: 393 Dan Wimer: 383 Stephanie Smith: 232 Mary Ellen Kearney: 196 Registered voters: 1,244 Number that voted: 619

  • BREAKING NEWS:Democrats maintain seats in Monroe

       Voters supported Mayor Richard Pucci and councilmen Irwin Nalitt and John Riggs for council seats. By:    MONROE — Voters favored Democrats in local elections this year by supporting three incumbents.    Mayor Richard Pucci was re-elected to a four-year term as Mayor with 7,621 votes. He defeated Republican challenger Nancy Miller-Paul, who received 2,992 votes.    Incumbent…

  • Peter Buchsbaum victorious in West Amwell

    Retains Township Committee seat by defeating Ruth Hall, 440 votes to 317. By: See this week’s Beacon for details.

  • Montgomery candidate gives birth to baby boy

    Cecilia Birge is reported doing well. By: Paul Sisolak    MONTGOMERY — Cecilia Birge, a Democratic candidate running for the Township Committee, gave birth Saturday to a baby boy.    Ms. Birge’s son, Carl Allen Birge, weighed in at 8 pounds, 4 ounces. He arrived just three days before Election Day.    "She and the baby are doing…

  • Democrats win mayor, Borough Council races

    Corradino easily wins re-election By:    Manville Democrats swept the mayor and Borough Council races, Tuesday, as 51 percent of the registered voters went to the polls.    Mayor Angelo Corradino glided into victory in his fourth bid for the office, capturing 1,420 votes. Republican Martin Wierzba received 784 votes and independent Paul Lebedz received 87 votes.…

  • Republicans break Democratic hold on Jamesburg council

    Mayor Lamantia and Councilman Jennings win re-election as Chris Maloney becomes council’s lone Republican. By: Sharlee DiMenichi    Republicans have won a seat on the Jamesburg council for the first in five years.    Mayor Anthony LaMantia and Democratic incumbent Joseph Jennings won re-election tonight, while Republican Chris Maloney narrowly outpolled Democrat Mike Principato.    Mayor LaMantia garnered…

  • At a Crossroads

    Crossroads Theatre in New Brunswick begins a new era with ‘Color Me Dark.’ By: Matt Smith Tymberlee Chanel plays Nellie Lee Love in Color Me Dark at Crossroads Theatre Nov. 5-16.    In late-1970s America, work was hard to come by for dramatic actors of color. Black musicals such as The Wiz and Ain’t Misbehavin’ were…