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  • Bringing smiles to the world

    Hillsborough residents help Operation Smile missiosn By:Sally Goldenberg    Bipin Patel isn’t at his usual post at Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick this week. The Hillsborough resident left for Kisumu, Kenya, Monday morning on a medical mission to help children in his native country who need reconstructive facial surgery.    Dr. Patel — chairman of…

  • Township opens 26-acre park

    Mark Singley Park dedicated to memory of local open space pioneer, educator By:John Patten    Township officials say the new 26-acre Mark Singley Park on Woodfern Road will give organized sports team a place to play while also offering residents a chance to enjoy the rural nature of western Hillsborough.    "For some people, just taking the…

  • Letters to the Editor, Oct. 31, 2002

    Don’t let them down! To the editor:     Due to the last minute changes in the listing of our Senatorial candidate’s name on the ballots, there is a good chance that a number of military ballots will not be returned to the County Clerk’s Office in time to be counted. This is especially true for…

  • Defending girls soccer champ ousted from GMCT

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    Anyone looking for a rematch of last year’s Greater Middlesex Conference Girls’ Soccer Tournament final between South Brunswick and Old Bridge had had to console themselves with a second-round meeting instead.    And if that person was a Viking fan, there was little consolation after the fourth-seeded Knights blanked visiting South Brunswick,…

  • Conference to highlight citizen role in preventing terrorism

       The Princeton-based Peace Action Education Fund and the Princeton University Chapel are sponsoring the 23rd annual Conference and Interfaith Service for Peace on Sunday, Nov. 10, at Princeton University.    This year’s focus is Preventing Biological and Nuclear Terrorism: The Citizen’s Essential Role. Some 75 area religious, civic, and citizen organizations are co-sponsors.    The event begins…

  • Government can’t hearthose who don’t vote

    EDITORIAL: More voters needed to restore importance to elections    We’ve been fielding calls from candidates and campaign workers wondering if we intend to make endorsements this year.    Our answer has been that we’re not making any political endorsements, save one: Vote.    That’s it — we just want more people to vote. According to the Center…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       Hommel R. Mills, 45, of South 15th Avenue was charged with domestic simple assault and disorderly conduct after his wife reported that he was intoxicated while arguing with her.    Police entered the scene at 5:33 p.m. Oct. 26. He was given $1,000 bail, with no bond or 10 percent options and no contact and was…

  • Gold has proven leadership skills

    To the editor    I’m going to be right up front. I’m a friend of Bill Gold’s and I would like you to vote for him for the Township Committee on Nov. 5th. Although I’m a Republican and Bill is running as a Democrat, no other candidate is more qualified for the job.    Bill’s record of…

  • Dems fighting higher taxes

    To the editor    Finally, I know the real reason for higher property taxes. Bill Gold’s explanation in The Beacon explained the real culprit: "… Almost 70 percent of our property taxes goes to our school system. Schools represent the single greatest cause of increased property taxes. The root cause of higher property taxes is increased…