Category: archives
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Boil-water advisory lifted in Mansfield
Tests show no contamination, water company says. By: The Mount Holly Water Co. has lifted the boil-water advisory for customers in Mansfield Township, specifically along Mansfield Square Georgetown Road and customers in the Mapleton Farms Development and Four Seasons Development, as of 5:30 p.m. Aug. 15. "We are lifting the boil-water advisory after receiving the…
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Beyond ‘The Perfect Storm’
Robert Frump chronicles the fateful journey of the Marine Electric. By: Susan Van Dongen Robert Frump began writing about the sinking of Marine Electric as a maritime reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, then expanded the story into a book, Until the Sea Shall Free Them, recently published by Doubleday. Unlike the Edmund Fitzgerald, which sunk…
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Manville loses numbers war to big town
Elite softballers make most of short-handed situation By: Rudy Brandl Last week’s Elite League softball game between Hillsborough and Manville reflected some of the changes that have taken place in both programs within the past decade. Back in the mid-1990s, Manville challenged Hillsborough for youth league titles and enjoyed its fair share of success…
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Plumsted buys land for open space
Purchase includes two parcels totaling 36 acres near the Woodland Manor development. By: Scott Morgan PLUMSTED The Township Committee on Monday voted to buy 36 acres for open space preservation. The area, according to Mayor Ron Dancer, is comprised of two independent parcels that are near the Woodland Manor development on Route 539. Five…
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‘King Lear’
Princeton Rep’s production of Shakespeare’s great tragedy uses the natural serenity of Pettoranello Park to its advantage. By: Stuart Duncan As the second half of its abbreviated summer festival, Princeton Rep is presenting one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, King Lear. The plot apparently was known in the Elizabethan era, written by Geoffrey of Montgomery in…
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Hillsborough man launchesnew neighborhood pharmacy
Former Winderbread outlet converted to drug store By:Sally Goldenberg Area residents now have a new option for their pharmaceutical endeavors Easy Pharmacy, a small, family-run operation, opened shop on Kennedy Boulevard on Friday morning. Kiran Parvatrao, a 38-year-old pharmacist from Crowel Road in Hillsborough, purchased the vacant plot of land that formerly housed a…
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Township tax hike vote set for tonight
Money would be for higher open space levy By John Tredrea A decision on whether Hopewell Township will try increase its open space tax from 2 cents per $100 of assessed property value to 4 cents is expected during tonight’s Township Committee meeting. The open space tax increase proposal would have to be approved…
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Gulick House Plan B: Move it
Advisory panel may recommend relocating historic structure to another part of 6.4-acre tract. By: Lea Kahn The historic William Gulick House may not fall victim to the wrecking ball, if the property owner and township officials can find another location for the white, three-story farmhouse. The Historic Preservation Advisory Committee may recommend moving the Gulick…
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Restoring Pledge would include all views
To the editor In response to letters by Karen Harvey and Marie Harvey in the Aug. 1 Beacon regarding references to God in seminal civil United States documents andoaths, I certainly have never disagreed that the religious heritage of this country is largely Christian. The issue that these references raise however is that they exclude…
