Category: archives

  • Students need balance to presentation

    To the editor    On Jan. 6, a gentleman by the name of Sowore Omoleye spoke to approximately 100 of our high school social studies students about human rights.    As reported in the Jan. 9 edition of the Beacon by Sally Goldenberg, Mr. Omoleye discussed his horrifying imprisonment after opposing the Nigerian government’s plan to reduce…

  • Too busy to cook? Hopewell Township’s Christine Toto will help

    ON THE JOB IN HOPEWELL VALLEY By John Tredrea    This account is the latest in the series of portraits of people at work.     You come home after a long day at work, exhausted. Everyone wants dinner, but you dread the thought of going out or fixing it yourself. Sound familiar?    Brandon Farms resident Christine…

  • Application vs. theory

    Students see science, math lessons put to work By:Mary Ellen Zangara    Sixth-graders at Alexander Batcho Intermediate School learned science can be tasty or colorful Friday, as they participated in the school’s first Math and Science Career Day. The school held a daylong series of programs with demonstrations of how science affects everything from pizza to…

  • Reigniting the Sparks of Love

    The Roxey Ballet’s ‘Evening of Romantic Dance’ is a Valentine’s Day treat. By: Susan Van Dongen

  • Anti-gas-line petition circulates in Pennington

    Tara Russell says the plan is to continue collecting signatures. By John Tredrea    A petition against Elizabethtown Gas Co.’s plans to run a high-pressure underground gas line through the center of Pennington has been signed by nearly 100 borough residents.    Burd Street resident Tara Russell, one of the group of people collecting the signatures, gave…

  • Ice-cold weather makes outdoor rink the local hot spot

    Hockey games are only part of the rink’s activities. Families dedicate many hours there to leisurely skating. By: Cynthia Koons    ALLENTOWN — It’s as picturesque as a Currier & Ives lithograph. A snowy lake in the background leads to a bridge and a stately white gazebo. Across the water is a steeple emerging through the…

  • Cards need one win to clinch tourney bid

    Girls basketball By: Jim Green    The clock is now officially ticking on the Lawrence High School girls basketball team’s bid to return to the state tournament.    The Cardinals let slip away a golden opportunity to clinch a spot in the tournament Monday night on their home floor against Montgomery. Lawrence, which entered the game needing…

  • The Acoustic Guy

    Philadelphia didn’t know what to make of Jeffrey Gaines when he first arrived in 1990 with his blend of introspective lyrics and soulful melodies. Mr. Gaines has been invited to co-headline the Annual Concert for Peace at Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton Feb. 8. By: Susan Van Dongen Acoustic singer-songwriter Jeffrey Gaines will also headline…

  • Charges filed in missing PTA funds case

    By:Sally Goldenberg    A former Alexander Batcho Intermediate School PTA president was charged Tuesday with theft and theft by deception for allegedly stealing money and candy from the organization.    Colleen Giles-Good, 37, of North 16th Avenue was processed and released on her own recognizance later Tuesday night.    Manville Detective Sgt. John Crater began an investigation into…