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  • Residents dine for dough

    Gourmet Grazing raises money for gas street lights as part of City Hall restoration By: Sue Kramer    LAMBERTVILLE — The area’s finest restaurants presented an impressive selection of gourmet foods and drinks to a sellout crowd at The Fish House this week to raise money to install two old-fashioned gas lights outside City Hall.    Numerous…

  • Former county fire marshal remembers ‘way it was’ in Lambertville

    By: Sue Kramer    An occasional series about ‘the way it was’ in Lambertville.    LAMBERTVILLE — "I was born on Perry Street, next to what used to be the school," Lambertville’s John P. "Jack" Lindsley reminisced. "I lived there when they built that Third Ward School."    Mr. Lindsley, who admits to being "in my ’80s," has…

  • Letters

    Decision made for all taxpayers Area supportive of Friends group Give up right to bear arms LPS board should reverse staff cuts No need to look for new mayor Shad Fest needs new volunteers Proud parent got ‘Godspell’ message Three board candidates speak Decision made for all taxpayers To the editor:    I read with much…

  • Allentown Redbird Band ready for St. Pat’s Day

    Local unit will lead New York Gov. George Pataki in annual New York City parade. By: Frank C. D’Amico    UPPER FREEHOLD – The Allentown High School Redbird Marching Band is becoming as much of a St. Patrick’s Day tradition as shamrocks and leprechauns.    For the 12th time, the band on Saturday will be performing in…

  • OBITUARIES, March 13

    Wallace D. Hayes, Frank W. Putnam, Douglas F.P. Muir By: Wallace D. Hayes Pioneer of supersonic flight    Wallace D. Hayes, an emeritus professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Princeton University who made fundamental contributions to the understanding of supersonic flight and supersonic aircraft design, died March 2 in Hightstown after a long struggle with…

  • How to protect against overcharges

    Consumers can guard against telephone companies charging higher rates By: Sue Kramer    With the current class action lawsuits alleging overcharges by long distance telephone companies MCI and Sprint, consumers may wonder if there is anything they can do to help protect themselves from similar overcharges.    While the consumer may not even be aware of long…

  • Beacon reporter hobnobs with ‘celebrities’

    By: Cynthia Williamson    Imagine the thrill of sliding into a photo with NBC’s "Today Show" hosts Katie Couric, Matt Lauer and Al Roker, the affable weather guy.    This may come as a shocker, but they all have wax between their ears —literally.    The trio are among 200 waxen likenesses of our favorite actors, celebrities, world…

  • Student faces charges for alleged threat

    Boy, 14, vowed to take ‘action’ against peers By: Cynthia Williamson    WEST AMWELL — A 14-year-old Stockton boy upset over cash stolen from his house allegedly threatened to take action in school the next day against those he accused of stealing his money, authorities said.    A student, who had heard the remark, told his girlfriend,…