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  • School board candidates must file by Feb. 24

    Seats open in township and Pennington    Those interested in running for the two Hopewell Township seats (three-year terms) and the one Pennington Borough seat (three-year term) must file nominating petitions no later than 4 p.m. on Feb. 24.    Information about those petitions and about school board candidacy can be obtained by calling 737-4000, the school…

  • Steve Sopko

       MANVILLE — Steve C. Sopko, 84, died Jan. 29 at the Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 84.    Born in Nanticoke, Pa., he had been a resident of Manville since 1924.    He served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and was a member of the Thomas J. Kavanaugh Veterans of Foreign…

  • Robert’s rules ignored on appointments

    To the editor    In last week’s paper, it was reported that John Souren moved to appoint members to the Economic and Business Development Board and the Cultural and Arts Commission. Steven Sireci seconded the motion and then Mayor Tony Gwiazdowski said that since the motion was moved and seconded, the Township Committee had to vote,…

  • DISPATCHES: Malpractice reform is bad for patients

    Dispatches by Hank Kalet: Patients pay for the current insurance crisis originally caused by doctors and insurance companies    President George W. Bush wants it.    So do New Jersey’s doctors, who began a work slowdown Monday.    And so do doctors around the country.    So why is it a bad idea to cap damage award packages in…

  • 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…

  • 35,000 expected for Winter Festival

    The annual event will benefit the parks and recreation departments of Lambertville and New Hope, among other groups. By: Linda Seida    The seventh annual Lambertville-New Hope Winter Festival will kick off tomorrow (Feb. 7) with a sold-out concert by progressive-rock vocalist Annie Haslam at New Hope-Solebury High School on West Bridge Street.    The concert, along…

  • 15 seats open in school election

    By: Mae Rhine    There are 14 three-year terms and a one-year unexpired term up for grabs in the upcoming April 15 school election.    As of press time, no one had filed in any of the five school districts.    In Lambertville, the three-year terms of Penny Vaccarino, Steve Williamson and Dorothy Anthes will be available.    In…

  • POLICE BEAT 02/06

    From the Feb. 2 edition of the Register-News. By: FLORENCE    James Lawrence, 22, of Burlington Township, was charged with possession of cocaine and possession with the intent to distribute during an investigation of a disorderly persons complaint on Main Street in Roebling on Feb. 1, said police.    Police said the complaint came at 1 a.m.…