Category: archives
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Beacon wins NJPA public service award
By: Mae Rhine The Beacon has won first place for public service the Lloyd P. Burns Memorial Award from the New Jersey Press Association. The Beacon was cited for its coverage of the continuing problem of truck traffic in the area, including the death of 54-year-old Joan Eschen after a truck crashed into…
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New Hope policemen commended by borough
Officers honored for nabbing suspected burglars By: Gwen Runkle NEW HOPE Police officers George Shaver and Ken Kozuhowski have received certificates of commendation for apprehending two suspected burglars in connection with a series of break-ins. Mayor Lawrence Keller and police Cpl. John Goss presented the awards at the Borough Council meeting Feb. 13. "It…
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Monday deadline for school board petitions
15 seats available at local schools By: Mae Rhine Monday at 4 p.m. is the deadline for school board candidates to file nominating petitions. In the area schools Delaware, Lambertville, Stockton and West Amwell elementary schools and South Hunterdon Regional High School there are 15 seats up for grabs. In Delaware, the three-year…
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Science fair to highlight tech’s role in school
By:Brian Shappell The halls of the Cranbury School will be jampacked Thursday with people trying to get a look at the work of Cranbury’s young Edisons and Einsteins. The Cranbury School’s Science and Technology Fair will kick off a month devoted to technology at the school, Thursday, Chief School Administrator Robert Bartoletti said. The expo…
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J. Michael McManimon
J. Michael McManimon, 50, of West Trenton died Wednesday at Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia. Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident.Mr. McManimon was a supervisor with Verizon Communication, Cherry Hill, and its predecessor companies, New Jersey Bell Telephone Co. and Bell Atlantic, for 32 years. He was an Air Force veteran and…
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Lambertville voters OK fire budget
Four commissioners elected to board By: Sue Kramer LAMBERTVILLE Voter turnout was light in the Board of Fire Commissioners election Saturday. Only 85 people voted this year, compared to 169 last year. There were three absentee ballots cast. In the only contested race, for a one-year term on the board, incumbent Commissioner Lester E.…
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Fire victims rebuild, day by day
By: Sue Kramer LAMBERTVILLE On the surface, Orville Tillett and his family seem to be taking the aftermath of the fire that ruined their home, along with five others on North Union Street Nov. 27, in stride. They’ve found a temporary home on South Main Street and work on their North Union Street home…
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Defining liberals and conservatives
PHASE THREE by Arnold Bornstein: Our columnist looks at political labels. Looking out our den window in central New Jersey while holding our purring cat, Princess, my thoughts involve ordinary matters such as worrying about our kids and grandchildren, good health, finances, some office problems and recreation. In high school I found myself becoming what…
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LBA Highlights
By: Karen Scheetz The Lambertville Basketball Association had an exciting week this past week with the highlight games coming in the third- and fourth-grade girls division. The girls from Lambertville played the girls from Delaware Township in each of their grade levels in games that came down to the wire. Here is a look at…
