Category: archives
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An invitation to serve
LHS holds second annual in honor of Dr. King. By: Jason Schwartz It was a day on, not a day off. It was a day to remember, celebrate and act. It was the second annual Day of Service Learning in commemoration of the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Lawrence High…
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Poetic Melody
Riverside Symphony presents an evening of Schubert in Lambertville Jan. 25. By: Mary Jasch Princeton resident Carol Chickering will sing a group of eight Schubert songs with Riverside Symphonia, under the direction of Mariusz Smolij. Party music was all the rage in the early 19th century. Small bands played at the large homes of friends…
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Obituaries for week of Nov. 23
Merle Jaeger Merle E. Jaeger, 70, of Pamplin, Va., and Boca Raton, Fla., died Sunday in Boca Raton. Born in Trenton, he resided in Lawrenceville until 1990. Mr. Jaeger retired as the president of Jaeger Sales & Supplies in 1990. His father J. Herbert Jaeger founded the plumbing and heating supply company in 1947. Mr.…
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Tenant faces arson charge
Two-family house damaged in blaze By:Sally Goldenberg A resident of the two-family house on West Camplain Road that caught fire Monday night was charged with aggravated arson. According to Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest, Christopher J. Mullins, 29, intentionally set fire to his home on the upper level of 1419 West Camplain Road. Mr. Mullins…
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Board to meet candidates for school chief positions
The search for a superintendant has begun. By: Rebecca Tokarz The school board will begin interviewing candidates next week to replace the retiring superintendent of schools. Members of the Board of Education will meet with nine candidates on Monday and Tuesday for the first round of superintendent interviews, Director of Personnel Mike Lacey said. A…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
