Category: archives

  • High school invites Ferguson to speak

    To the editor    In last week’s Beacon, Bob Fenster, the co-adviser of the high school’s Amnesty International Chapter took issue with a letter I submitted for the Beacon’s Feb. 6 edition citing "misperceptions," and "incorrect implications" associated to my concern for balance, after an assembly featuring Swore Omoyele, a former Political prisoner from Nigeria and…

  • Post Forum

    Should the Township Council replace Township Manager Barbara Sacks? Should the Township Council replace Township Manager Barbara Sacks?

  • Talk Theater

    Blending a strong mainstream interest in live theater with the popularity of issue-based talk shows, the Smart Talk Women’s Lecture Series continues at the State Theatre in New Brunswick through May 19. By: Susan Van Dongen Julie Nixon Eisenhower will appear at the State Theatre in New Brunswick as part of the Smart Talk Women’s…

  • Spicer announces July 1 retirement

    Assistant Superintendent to leave her post By: Rebecca Tokarz    Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum Willa Spicer, has announced that she will retire from the school district effective July 1.    A 27-year veteran of the district, Ms. Spicer will leave to head CREATE/BCC, a coalition of the State Department of Education, the New Jersey Education Association, superintendents…

  • POLICE BEAT 02/27

    From the Feb. 27 edition of the Register-News. By: FLORENCE    Sandra Brown, 25, of Roebling was charged with filing a false police report on Feb. 19 at 8:15 p.m. for telling police that her car had been stolen, police said.    Police said Ms. Brown had reported that her 2002 Ford Explorer had been stolen from…

  • West Amwell may get drainage grant

    The township expects another $100,000 in federal aid to help fund the project planned for Connaught Hill. By: Concetta Benuzzi Volpe    WEST AMWELL — The township may receive $100,000 in federal aid to help fund the underground drainage project planned for Connaught Hill this year.    Add that figure to the $107,000 previously acquired from a…

  • Zora and Evan reunite

    The Lambertville woman chosen by "Joe Millionaire" has returned to the city, sources say. By: Linda Seida    Television often caters to the lowest common denominator, but that doesn’t mean viewers aren’t often astute.    When the last episode of the date-and-mate Fox program "Joe Millionaire," titled "The Aftermath," aired Monday night, millions of viewers tuned in…

  • New Hope gets grant for canal link

    By: Linda Seida    NEW HOPE — The borough has received a $316,000 federal grant to construct a 1,500-foot pedestrian link between the borough’s parking lot near Union Square to the canal, ultimately connecting the walkway to Bridge Street.    Known as a Transportation Enhancement Act grant, the funds also will allow landscaping along the pathway, according…

  • Committee allots $75K to repair unsafe garage

    Building is over 30 years old and used to store salt. By:Eve Collins        BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP – The Township Committee has approved spending $75,000 to repair the Public Works garage, which needs one of its walls and part of its roof replaced.    The garage is attached to the Derby Firehouse on Crosswicks Road. It is…