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Fire chief thinks everyone should help
Paul Steffanelli has been volunteering since age 14 By: Sue Kramer Part of a continuing series about men and women emergency services volunteers. STOCKTON – Paul Steffanelli has been the chief of the Stockton Fire Company and First Aid Squad for more than 10 years. Before taking the top job, he also held the…
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New principal is set for September start
Rick Chromey to lead Dayton-Deans School By: Matthew Armstrong A familiar face has been hired as the new principal at Dayton-Deans School. Rick Chromey, a teacher at Upper Elementary School for the past three years, is spending his summer getting accustomed to the hallways, classrooms and administration offices at Dayton-Deans School in preparation of the…
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Longtime friends pair up for tourney win
WW-P grads Sean Davidson and Mark Urbanek played well enough to win the N.J. better ball championship By: Justin Feil Sean Davidson and Mark Urbanek aren’t sure how many more tournaments they’ll be able to team up together to play. Both are going to be seniors in college this fall, and after graduation neither is…
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New Hope mayor loves diversity of borough
By: Sue Kramer First in an occasional series of chats with local officials. NEW HOPE – Larry Keller, who has been New Hope’s mayor for two years, spoke with The Beacon last week about living in and being the mayor of New Hope and the diversity, appeal and future he sees in his community.…
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WEEKEND PICKS
Foreign films at library; Due Diligence concert; Flea market; Summer cleanup; Dessert festival; Broadway play Library to show foreign film The South Brunswick Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, will continue its "Foreign Film Festival," with a showing of the Mandarin film, "King of Masks," Thursday, July 27, 7 p.m. Seating is limited. Due Diligence…
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Aid bill may cut building costs
Could save taxpayers about 9 percent of the cost of last October’s school construction referendum By: Al Wicklund South Brunswick schools could gain as much as $400,000 a year in state aid under the school construction bill signed into law by Gov. Christie Whitman last week. The aid could save taxpayers about 9 percent of…
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Millstone zoning ordinance hurts property owners
Guest column By: Frank Baldachino Millstone Township is 37-plus acres of rural countryside. Everywhere you drive in this bucolic area, you’ll see sprawling horse farms, cornfields, orchards and houses built far from neighbors. A revision to the Master Plan in 1996 helped to ensure that Millstone would not be overtaken by large condominium developments and…
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Senior menus
All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville. The value of each meal is $3.13. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine. The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted. Thursday, July 27 – Lentil soup, chicken a…
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Letters
Relay for Life great success To the editor: As co-chair of this year’s American Cancer Society Relay for Life committee, I would like to thank the residents of Hunterdon County for their generosity and support. Despite the heat and humidity, over 1,000 people participated in this year’s event, raising over $120,000 for the American Cancer…
