Category: archives

  • Buzz in the Halls

    Going to Disney World – the hard way By: Pam Koharchik    For 29 years, Walt Disney World in Florida has presented a world renown Candlelight Processional and Massed Choir during the holiday season in its theme park.    Since 1994, the celebration has taken place in Epcot, where guest celebrity narrators, nearly 400 performers, and 51…

  • Resident to lead vet memorial effort

    By: Frank C. D’Amico    MILLSTONE — Members of the Township Committee and the public say the time is right to build a memorial to honor armed forces veterans.    Jack McLaughlin, a naval veteran and member of the township Zoning Board of Adjustment, is heading the effort.    "I think it’s a great project," Mayor Evan Maltz…

  • Judge’s ruling a blessing, a warning

    HILLSBOROUGH BEACON EDITORIAL — Jan. 11, 2001 By:Hillsborough Beacon    It’s going to take a while to digest fully what happened Monday, but one thing is clear: We’re living in a different Hillsborough.    On Monday, state Superior Court Judge Roger Mahon handed down a 64-page decision that turned the clock back 10 years for the 3,000-unit…

  • Outgoing Pennington councilwoman gets kudos

    By:John Tredrea    Partisan politics could not have seemed more remote when Pennington Borough Mayor Susan Riley, a Republican, thanked outgoing borough Councilwoman Susan Porcella, a Democrat, during Monday night’s municipal reorganization session.    "I don’t think anyone has given more to Pennington Borough or worked harder for the borough than Susan Porcella," the mayor declared. "I…

  • Leader hopes to revitalize synagogue

    By: Jillian Ruddiman    ROOSEVELT — From being a member of the religious community to now being its leader, Shalom Gittler hopes he has opened the doors of opportunity for the synagogue in the borough.    Congregation Anshei Roosevelt, located on Homestead Drive, has not had regular services in years, but soon hopes to have weekly observances…

  • Ross joins Pennington Council; Di Falco begins second term

    Former freeholder is borough attorney; new judge is David Saltman By:John Tredrea    With Pennington Borough Council reorganization Monday, Democrats began 2001 with the same 4-3 majority in Pennington government they had at the end of 2000.    Nancy Ross, a Democrat and newcomer elected Nov. 7 to a three-year term, was sworn in as a council…

  • Former police detective dies

       PORT ORANGE, Fla. — Jan T. Murray, who had served as a detective in the Lawrence Police Department for 30 years, died Saturday, Jan. 6, at Halifax Medical Center, Daytona Beach.    Born in Trenton, he lived in Lawrence and Ewing before moving to Florida six months ago.    Mr. Murray began his career as a civilian…

  • Council holds annual reorganization meeting

       The borough can look forward to plans for a revitalized downtown, an increase in recreation programs, the building of a community center and the sale of the water utility, Mayor Angelo Corradino told about 100 people at Saturday’s reorganization of the Borough Council. By:Eric Schwarz    The 90-minute meeting was marked by the welcome of Martin…

  • SBHS swimmers enjoy little bit of everything

    Boys and girls swimming By: Carolyn M. Hartko    It has been a very productive week for the South Brunswick High School swim teams. The Vikings have come up with a few victories, shattered a couple of school records, and made a good showing at a regional invitational meet.    The boys’ squad posted their second win…