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  • Lee selected as Halloween parade’s grand marshal

    Lee is a retired police chief for Bordentown City By:Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN CITY — Witches and warlocks and winged things from angels to insects will take to the streets Oct. 28 for the 32nd annual Halloween parade sponsored by Consolidated Fire Association.    This year’s grand marshal will be retired Bordentown police Capt. Francis Lee,…

  • Senior Menus

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    The value of each meal is $3.13. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine. The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted.    Thursday, Oct. 18 — Beef vegetable soup, garlic…

  • County, local police to build up defenses

    Emergency response plans implemented By:Vanessa S. Holt and Davicd Koch    With the threat of anthrax and bioterrorism prevalent in the news media today, it’s no surprise a Mansfield resident thought the worst when a ziplock bag full of white powder was spotted on Jacksonville-Hedding Road last week.    When Mansfield fire officials received the call about…

  • Where the Poets Live

    Lambertville’s Historic House Tour takes you inside the home of New Jer­sey’s poet laureate. By: Ilene Dube    As a child, Ann Marie Macari dreamed of living in a house with a tower. A year ago, that dream came true.    Of course the poet, whose book, Ivory Cradle, was published by American Poetry Review last year,…

  • Chit-Chat: Reporter has fond memories of The Beacon!

    By: Merle Citron    Cindy and Jack Williamson live on Wooden Lane.    Cindy was a reporter for The Beacon for 15 years. In that time she has sat through countless civic meetings and has reported about Lambertville, our events and our residents.    Two weeks ago, Cindy marked her final day of work as news editor for…

  • Be grateful, be inspired, and carry on

    We all have a job to do By: Sometimes our plans are sidetracked by what the world throws at us.    Lou Gallagher, a Florence resident and Democratic candidate for state Senate in the 7th District, no doubt was reminded of that when he and several other local residents recently were called to active duty. A…

  • Love Among Vengeance

    Soprano Nova Thomas stars in Bohème Opera New Jer­sey’s production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Il Trovatore at the War Memorial Theater in Trenton Oct. 26 and 28. By: Susan Van Dongen    Law and opera: It sounds like yet another spin-off from NBC’s Law and Order.    Indeed, there are similarities between opera and the courtroom. The prosecutor…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR 10/18

    From the Oct. 18 edition of the Register-News By: Trash and treasure    The Trinity United Methodist Church, 339 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown will hold their monthly sale from 9 a.m. to noon, Oct. 10-20. Featured this month will be Halloween and Christmas items, flower arrangements, artificial flowers, baskets and vases. EMS clean-up    The Springfield Township EMS…

  • Cavallo Park improvements nearly completed

    Three spring-filled bouncy rocket ships will be installed at the park at South Union and Mt. Hope streets in Lambertville. By: Jessisca Pallay    LAMBERTVILLE — Parents of aspiring astronauts will be excited to learn their children will be able to practice riding in a rocket ship at Cavallo Park.    Three spring-filled bouncy rides, including the…