Category: archives
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Telling Stories
George Street Playhouse’s new production is inspired by stories of New Brunswick residents. Public Ghosts Private Stories, by native New Yorker Ain Gordon, runs April 23-May 19. By: Jim Boyle The big city may be where it’s happening, but the real backbone of America and the way it was shaped lies in the tales…
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John Drost
MANVILLE John Drost died Tuesday, April 9, at home. He was 73. He was born in Milnesville, Pa., and moved to Manville in 1951. Mr. Drost was employed at Johns-Manville Corp. for 34 years and was captain of the Johns-Manville Baseball Team. After retiring from Johns- Manville, he was employed by Somerset County for…
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Local woman named clerkfor Hillsborough Township
By:Alec Moore North Ninth Avenue resident Ann Marie McCarthy has a new job, which is just a little more than a stone’s throw from home. Earlier this month, Ms. McCarthy took on the position of Hillsborough Township municipal clerk. "I like it here very much," said Ms. McCarthy of her new position in Hillsborough. "Everyone…
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Proposed Hopewell budgetleaves local tax rate as is
The public hearing will be held May 14 By: John Tredrea The municipal tax rate in Hopewell Borough would remain at 48 cents per $100 of assessed property value under a proposed 2002 budget. The $1,1911,292 budget was introduced by a unanimous Hopewell Borough Council vote at a special meeting Tuesday night. Under state law,…
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B-MS donates $10Kto Pennington squad
‘The money will be used for educational and training equipment,’ squad member Julie Aberger said By: John Tredrea Bristol-Myers Squibb (B-MS), which has donated tens of thousands of dollars to the Hopewell Valley Regional School District during the past few years, is stepping up to the plate for the Pennington First Aid Squad as well.…
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HISTORICALLY SPEAKING: Allentown Presbyterian
A look at the Allentown-Upper Freehold of the past. By: John Fabiano Allentown Presbyterians Remodel and Enlarge Chapel From the "Allentown Messenger" dated Dec. 13, 1934. For many years the members of the Allentown Presbyterian Church have dreamed of a remodeled and enlarged chapel fitted for the work of the church school and adapted to…
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May 19 house tourbenefits Hopewell Public Library
This week’s feature: The house at 97 W. Prospect St. the home of Peter and Julie Johnson Stroll through Hopewell: Historic House Tour will be held on Sunday, May 19, from noon-5 p.m. Organized by the Friends of the Hopewell Public Library, the tour will consist of six homes, a business and several historic…
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TWELVE MONTHS: Stressed out
Boredom, so far as I can see, should not be part of the human condition. By: Scott Morgan The mundane wigs me out. Boredom, so far as I can see, should not be part of the human condition. There is genuine plight, genuine horror and genuine folly, but I have the most trouble handling genuine…
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Ball field debaclelike a four-act play
To the editor The April 11 Beacon had three apparently dissimilar stories heading page one. It would be more appropriate if they were combined under the single banner headline "Little League and Township Shaft Willow Road and Winding Way Residents!" Or "A Democratic Farce." Act One Mayor Joe Tricarico tap dances his way out…
