Category: archives

  • Letters to the editor, Aug. 22, 2002

    Seniors should put grandchildren’s needs first To the editor:     The senior citizens of Hopewell Valley are being labeled selfish snobs because they seem stingy when it comes to paying for their grandchildren’s education. We sincerely hope this is not true.    Many of our (senior) generation remember 40 years ago when other grandparents educated our…

  • TOWN TALK: Road projects continue

    News and views from the mayor of Plumsted Township. By: Ron Dancer    With the relocation of Hopkins Road a greater distance from the intersection of Route 539 and Route 528, designated left-hand turn and through-traffic lanes are now a reality at the intersection. The dangerous merging of two vehicles crossing the intersection simultaneously into a…

  • POST FORUM: Daycare parcel

    Should the township buy the 1-acre parcel at Kingston Lane and Route 522 to preserve it as open space? Should the township buy the 1-acre parcel at Kingston Lane and Route 522 to preserve it as open space?

  • Handled with care

    Local truckers- and one family – join relief project helping flood victims By:John Patten    Hillsborough independent truck driver Andy Leopardo finished loading the last part of a very special cargo at about 1 a.m. Aug. 9, before heading on a mission of mercy to Virginia.    While the long trailer he hauled was filled primarily with…

  • Group’s work only humane solution to feral cats

    To the editor By:    While reading Vicki Allsop’s letter to the editor in the Aug. 1 issue of the Beacon, it was obvious that she did not understand Carol Honcharik’s letter regarding the feral cats at Summerville Assisted Living facility.    The intention of Ms. Honcharik, from Carols Cats, was to offer her services by introducing…

  • Church lends a hand in pantry

    Community Presbyterian Church of the Sand Hills works to bring food to local pantry By: Nick D’Amore    The Community Presbyterian Church of the Sand Hills is helping the local food pantry stock up so it can help needy families during the months leading up to the holidays.    Bob Burzynski, an elder of the Mission and…

  • Township spends day celebrating its many cultures

    SB showcases its diversity By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    With castanets and heavy shoes, three dark-haired women kept the beat to the recorded melody of a metallic-sounding piano. Their hands twisted like vines in the air, then lifted the fluttering hems of their ruffled skirts to showcase intricate footwork.    Flamenco dancers from the troop Danza Espanola…

  • Middle school projectsnearly completed

    Air conditioning system replacement will be completed when students return By:Sally Goldenberg    When Hillsborough Middle School students return to school in September, they will be welcomed by a host of renovations, including the school’s new heating and air conditioning system, and redesigned science rooms.    The middle school on Triangle Road will have seven completed science…

  • Former Marine well suitedfor Manville post

    EDITORIAL: New principal offers skills needed to restore order in high school classes    Over the last few years, a recurring theme has developed at Manville Board of Education meetings. On a somewhat regular basis about every few months or so the board has engaged in a debate or discussion about student discipline.    Disagreements on how…