Category: archives
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Council to seek truckrestrictions on street
DeMuro Associates of Somerville hired to install traffic lights on 13th, at Brooks and Camplain Road. By:Eric Schwarz The state should study placing restrictions on truck traffic on 13th Avenue to prevent the type of problems Paul Lebedz and other residents have complained about repeatedly, the Borough Council said Monday. The council approved a resolution…
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SENIOR CORNER
Chapter A The Senior Citizens Chapter A meet the first Thursday of each month at 1 p.m. in the Municipal Complex. We are open to new members. Our next meeting will be April 5. Hillsborough Education Foundation is sponsoring a crafts program that will be available to any senior in the community. This portion will…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR 03/15
From the March 15 edition of the Register-News By: Memorial monument The Roebling Garden Club is seeking donations to purchase and erect a monument to honor Dr. J. Howard Hornberger at his gravesite at Cedar Hill Cemetery. A booklet also is being prepared including anecdotes, memories and stories about Dr. Hornberger, who served the community…
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Editorial a ‘whitewash’of school finances
Letter to the editor By:Ron Kavchok The author of the editorial in Thursday’s Beacon, ("Figuring rates is more taxing than it seems"), must have almost received a diploma from "Ding-dong-school." His analogy, with respect to increasing/decreasing property values, and the effect on taxes, is somewhat less than absurd. He claims that if we need…
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Popular businessman killed in motorcycle accident
Augustine Cuoco killed Sunday By:John Patten Whether through his trucking business, racing interests or work at the Route 206 Amoco Service Station owned by his family, Augustine Cuoco made many friends in the Hillsborough area. But a motorcycle accident on Weston Road at 9:45 p.m. Sunday night killed Mr. Cuoco, 28, and seriously injured a…
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EDITORIAL: ‘World’ warnings can’t be ignored
Through the air we breathe, water we drink and food we eat, people are connected to the environment. In light of this reality, the recently released "State of the World 2001" report is worth reading. By:Michele S. Byers The report is produced by the Wordwatch Institute, a group that uses inter-disciplinary, non-partisan research to develop…
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POLICE BEAT 03/15
From the March 15 edition of the Register-News By: FLORENCE Police said they are seeking a suspect in an armed robbery that occurred at 7:40 a.m. March 13. Police said a clerk at Johnson’s General Store on West Front Street reported that she had been robbed at knife point by a black male. Police said…
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Hard questions, no answers on school shooting
Several community leaders are searching for reasons to explain shootings in the nation’s schools. By: Matthew Armstrong In the wake of the March 5 shooting in a Santee, Calif., school that left two students dead and 13 more wounded, people across the country and the township are asking why these incidents keep recurring. Though school…
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PHS art gallery hosts Miriam Schaer exhibit
"Sanctuary" is the second professional show to come through Numina, Princeton High’s nonprofit, student-run gallery. By: Carly Rothman Numina Gallery at Princeton High School welcomed artist Miriam Schaer to its space March 9 with the gala opening of her new show, "Sanctuary." "Sanctuary" is the second professional show to come through Numina, Princeton High’s nonprofit,…
