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COMMUNITY CALENDAR 08/08
From the Aug. 8 edition of the Register-News By: Peach festivals Jacksonville Presbyterian Church is holding its annual peach festival from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 10 at the Jacksonville Community Center. There will be peach shortcake with ice cream, as well hot dogs and pork barbecue sandwiches, crafts, baked goods, jams and…
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Chit-Chat: World fine sans New Hope woman!
By:Merle Citron Marilyn Bullock of New Hope is a gal who is beautiful inside and out. She loves life, especially the pleasure she receives in her relationships with others. Marilyn and her husband, George, just celebrated their third wedding anniversary. George works as a business development manager for McJunkin Corporation outside of Philly. Marilyn has…
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Columbus photographer combines art and science in exhibit
Rob Greco’s work will be on display at Trenton museum By:Vanessa S. Holt MANSFIELD Viewing the world through the eyes of both an artist and a scientist, Rob Greco finds mathematical patterns in long afternoon shadows, in the whorl of a spiral staircase and in the random shapes and curves of everyday objects. As…
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Letters
Refund surplus to taxpayers To the editor: The article on the financial problems in Stockton ("Audit says Stockton has financial problems") in last week’s Beacon (Aug. 1) left me puzzled. The article states, "The borough started the year out with a surplus of $143,000 and ended up with a surplus of $119,000. The Water Department…
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Editorial: Local groups make an impact
COPP dedicated to fighting power plant By: When people believe they can’t do it alone, chances are they look to their neighbors and community for help. Perhaps this is how COPP was formed, the Citizens Opposed to the Power Plant. The organization is made up of Bordentown Township residents who are upset at the possibility…
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Reporter’s Notebook: Beat the heat during summer
By:Carl Reader The heat wave appears to be over. Hopefully, everybody got through it without too much more than grumbling. For the next time Mother Nature raises the temperature, there are some concerns. Heat such as we’ve seen this summer can have consequences. Often, TV reports detail elderly people dying for getting sick from heat…
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Solebury vows action on Wilshire problems
Residents complain of rotting fences to missing trees By:Carl Reader SOLEBURY The Board of Supervisors promised action Tuesday night on a laundry list of complaints by residents of Wilshire Hunt about their development. The board listened as James Wilson, speaking for the residents, detailed a plethora of problems in the development, from rotting fences…
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Soccer complex to be dedicated Saturday
Memorial tribute to Mark Harbourt planned. By: Scott Morgan UPPER FREEHOLD To many in the Allentown-Upper Freehold Soccer League, the name Mark Harbourt is synonymous with the game. In the early 1980s, Mr. Harbourt was instrumental in whipping a scattershot group of local boys into a 20-team regional league. This Saturday, Mr. Harbourt’s efforts…
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Dormitory application to be reviewed Aug. 14
Farmer proposes 4,000-square-foot dorm to house 35 migrant workers By:Sarah Winkelman NORTH HANOVER A farmer proposing a 4,000-square-foot dormitory to house 35 migrant workers will have to wait for his application to be reviewed. Citing engineering problems, Neil Robson, owner of Robson Land Corp., asked to be removed from the Joint Land Use Board…
