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  • Duke Estate in Hillsborough plans to offer full tours

    Opening of estate could be a boon for local tourism. By:Sally Goldenberg    The mystique behind the stone wall that runs along Route 206 South will be unveiled in the coming summer months.    Residents will have the chance to explore the 2,700-acre estate of the late Doris Duke when the foundation handling the property offers public…

  • Planners reorganize, address variance requests

    PENNINGTON PLANNING UPDATE By Marianne Hooker    At its Jan. 8 meeting, the Pennington Planning Board approved a use variance for a commercial property on South Main Street.    The board also heard initial testimony on a request for a hardship variance. If granted, the variance would allow construction of a single-family home on an undersized lot…

  • Washington official connects township with business opportunities

    Goal is to broaden town’s tax base. By: Cynthia Koons    WASHINGTON — Enticing commercial real estate brokers and convincing them to set up shop in Washington Township is John Gross’ job. Six months of preparation will come to fruition Feb. 26, when he hosts the township’s first brokers open house to accomplish that very task.…

  • Visiting students impress teacher

    To the editor     Proudly, I write this letter to the Beacon audience but especially to the parents of my former students. For the past 12 years, I have invited certain college freshman, my former students, to join a panel, for the benefit of my present students, to discuss the challenges of college life.    This…

  • Bulldogs show maturity against Allentown

    Boys basketball By: Mike Molaro    How far has the Hopewell Valley Central High School boys basketball squad come this season?    Bulldogs coach Tony Mormile feels the outcome of Tuesday’s exciting 35-33 buzzer-beating triumph at Allentown might have been different a few games ago.    "We may not have won this game earlier in the season," Mormile…

  • En garde!

    Fencing class studentsfit — and focused By:Alec Moore    Hillsborough High School sophomore Betsy Weber spends much her spare time dodging the dulled tips of swords.    But the young participant in the Hillsborough YMCA’s fencing program has already discovered she has a knack at the medieval sport. Earlier this month, she was among five fencers from…

  • Departing counselor is recognized for her work toward tolerance

    Local teacher awarded NJEA Human Rights Award. By:Rebecca Tokarz    Sitting at her desk with a telephone resting on her shoulder, Carol Watchler nods her head in agreement with the person on the other end, occasionally asking a question or two.    From time to time, she scribbles notes into her planner, a reminder to help a…

  • MHS wrestlers turn pins into team victory

    Martinez, Nguyen come up with big falls By: Rudy Brandl        Three key early pins set the tempo and two more falls later slammed the door when the Manville High wrestling team defeated Roselle Catholic last week.    While sophomore 125-pounder Luis Martinez notched his fall without too much difficulty, teammates Nghi Nguyen and Jason Lebedz…

  • Lawrence salvages split with Hopewell

    Swimming By: Jim Green    Sometimes winning one-quarter of your meets isn’t so bad.    That is the feeling of the Lawrence High School swimming team, which emerged from a five-day stretch that included meets against West Windsor-Plainsboro South and Hopewell Valley with one win.    That win came against the previously undefeated Hopewell Valley girls Tuesday. Despite…