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  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Voting times and polling locations announced

    Township voters in 30 districts will go to the polls Tuesday. Polls in each of the districts will be open Nov. 8 from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., according to the Township Clerk’s Office. Districts 11 and 12 will vote at Brunswick Acres Elementary School, 41 Kory Drive in Kendall Park. Districts 5,6,8,9 and 16…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: SBHS Vikings clinch division by shutting out J.P. Stevens Hawks

    BY Ed Birch, Special Writer The Vikings varsity football team clinched the Greater Middlesex Conference Red Division with a 35-0 victory over the J.P. Stevens Hawks on its home turf in Edison last Friday.Head Coach Rick Mantz informed his Vikings after the game that the victory "gave the team a lock on the Red Division…

  • "The Soul of Discipline: Raising Respectful Children in a Culture of Disrespect": A Lecture and Workshop with Kim John Payne

    By Waldorf School of Princeton The Waldorf School of Princeton will host Simplicity Parenting author and educator Kim John Payne on Friday, November 18, and Saturday, November 19, for a lecture and workshop on discipline. Aimed at parents and educators, the two-day event will provide a developmental roadmap to help establish both nurturing and effective…

  • ‘No good reason to stay’

    Janice Rykowski Lambertville     I am all for the Kum By Ya preached by many of my liberal friends. They advocate diversity and inclusiveness, which are principles I can agree with. And we all find common ground in agreeing that Lambertville is a special place to live.    However, Marcia O’Connell in last week’s Beacon was…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Chabad course teaches ‘facts’ about Jewish culture

       A six-session course, “Fascinating Facts: Exploring the Myths and Mysteries of Judaism,” will begin Tuesday, Nov. 8 at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 26 New Amwell Road.    ”As the People of the Book, we strongly believe Jews should know the richness of their Jewish heritage,” said instructor Rabbi Shmaya Krinsky.    Fascinating Facts includes sessions…

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  • POLICE BLOTTER: Nov. 4, 2011

       Tibor Somers Jr., 49, of Jamesburg, was charged with drunken driving on Pergola Avenue the morning of Oct. 26.    Mr. Somers’ vehicle struck a utility truck in a construction zone, then another motorist traveling west on Pergola Avenue, police said.    Jamesburg police responded to the accident at 8:43 a.m. Patrolman Jeffery Sellmyer arrested Mr. Somers,…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Legion food drive begins

    The American Legion Post 401’s annual food drive in support of the South Brunswick Food Bank began Tuesday. Area residents may drop off their non-perishable food donations at the American Legion Post Home, 148 Major Road in Monmouth Junction, anytime after 1 p.m., seven days a week. "The food bank has a dire need for…

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    Staff photos by Charles W. Kim