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  • Mary Kenney, 98

    By:    HAMILTON – Mary "Mae" Kenney, 98, died Friday, July 21, at Mercerville Convalescent Center.    Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident.    She retired as a file clerk form Circle F Industries and General Motors Fisher Division, Ewing.    Mrs. Kenney was the oldest living member of St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church and was…

  • van Lier denies making remarks

    To the editor:    Last week’s Hillsborough Beacon carried an article in which Christine Jensen claimed I defamed her and all Democrats, saying she was "nothing more than a Democrat."    I never said anything of the kind to her and the Beacon never contacted me to verify such a ridiculous charge. I used to be a…

  • R&R program finale set Aug. 4

    Event will he held at Hopewell Elementary By:Kristy Klaus    Say no to drugs, stay in school and set goals are just some of the messages children attending Hopewell Valley’s Reading and Recreation camp are getting.    The camp, founded by Hopewell Township resident Dorothy Katz in 1968, gives Trenton-area children the opportunity to spend five weeks…

  • EDITORIAL: recalling when conventions had meaning

       With the Republican National Convention coming up in Philadelphia, we can’t help feeling a twinge of nostalgia for the good old days – when political conventions were real events, full of suspense and drama, as opposed to packaged, made-for-television yawners.    We find ourselves thinking back to 1960, when the roll call came down to the…

  • Recalling when the conventions had a meaning

    Staff editorial    With the Republican National Convention coming up in Philadelphia, we can’t help feeling a twinge of nostalgia for the good old days – when political conventions were real events, full of suspense and drama, as opposed to packaged, made-for-television yawners.    We find ourselves thinking back to 1960, when the roll call came down…

  • Cardinal accepts back-up role for 414

    Legion baseball By: Mike Molaro    After batting .360 with two home runs for the Lawrence High School baseball squad this past spring, it might’ve been a given to see Kyle Anderson’s name in the Lawrence Post 414 lineup every day.    However, the Cardinal senior-to-be had an idea of what to expect in his first season…

  • Scrambling for a tee time on Main Street

    MAIN STREET CORNER    If you love to play golf, now is the time to sign up for the Fourth Annual Main Street Scramble, the golf outing that Lawrenceville Main Street sponsors each fall. This year, the Scramble will be held at The Lawrenceville School’s golf course on Friday, Sept. 15; it will commence with a…

  • Need more opposition to downzoning

    By:Stanley Stolarski    Two citizens have written letters to the editor in opposition to the Hopewell Township ordinances. We need more people like these writing letters to the editor. There have been good editorials and articles questioning the ordinances.    The best thing about these ordinances is they caused many citizens to take time to attend these…

  • Joseph D. Garcia

       HAMILTON – Joseph D. Garcia, 77, died July 24 at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton.    Born in Montreal, he was a longtime Hamilton resident.    He retired in 1987 after 30 years with C. V. Hill Refrigeration Co., Trenton, where he was a charter member and president of Hill Federal Credit Union.    He was an Army…