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  • HILLSBOROUGH: Leaf pickup starts Tuesday

       The township leaf pickup program will begin Nov. 1 and will run through December, weather permitting.    Leaves should be raked to the curb; they should not be in the road. They may be placed in a homemade bin with stakes and a wire fence, no higher than 36 inches.    Those on township roads with ditches…

  • ALLENTOWN: Borough mayoral, council races on ballot Nov. 8

    ALLENTOWN: Borough mayoral, council races on ballot Nov. 8

    Republican Don Swaysland is running for election to the Allentown Borough Council on Nov. 8.

  • Community Calendar: Oct. 27 edition

    Thurs., Oct. 27    Celebrate Halloween: 3 p.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mercer County Library System, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road. Children age 4 and up are invited to wear their costumes and join us for crafts, games, and treats! Pre-registration required. For information call, 259-2150.    Witches Night Out Costume Contest: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The Allentown Business…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Community calendar for issue of Oct. 27

    Choir parents hold basket auction night    Friday, Oct. 28 — Hillsborough High School Choir Parents will hold a basket auction at 7 p.m. in the commons of the high school, 466 Raider Blvd. Doors open 6:45; first ticket pulled at 8:30. $10 at the door or $8 in advance includes 25 tickets. Food and beverages…

  • ALLENTOWN: Borough mayoral, council races on ballot Nov. 8

    ALLENTOWN: Borough mayoral, council races on ballot Nov. 8

    Democrat Angela Anthony is running for a three-year term on the Allentown Borough Council

  • CMA Recognizes Diane Galante Haggerty for Going the Extra Mile

    CMA Recognizes Diane Galante Haggerty for Going the Extra Mile

    By Meghan Higgins Contact: Meghan Higgins                                                      Creative Marketing Alliance (609) 297-2218 [email protected] CMA Recognizes Diane Galante Haggerty for Going the Extra Mile Princeton Junction, NJ – October 26, 2011 – Creative Marketing Alliance (CMA), a marketing and association management company located in Princeton Junction, New Jersey, has recognized Association Manager/Meeting Planner, Diane Galante Haggerty, as…

  • PLUMSTED: Two candidates vie for one Township Committee seat

    PLUMSTED: Two candidates vie for one Township Committee seat

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    PLUMSTED — Republican Michael Wysong and unaffiliated candidate Sam LeNoble are the two candidates running for one open Township Committee seat in a race where property taxes and local spending has taken center stage.    Mr. Wysong, a retired Air Force veteran and the township’s current recycling coordinator, is running on…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Backgrounds shape thinking of four candidates

    They are asked, "What life experience shaped you?" By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    People are shaped by their past — personally, professionally, socially.    In the fourth question to the four Township Committee candidates, the Beacon asked, “What has been the most impressionable experience you have had — personally, in business, in public life — that…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Public transit sought for warehouse area

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — With the new tenants moving into the warehouse district lately, the Township Council wants NJ Transit to bring bus service to the West Manor Way area to provide employers with the hourly workers they need.    The discussion at the Oct. 13 Township Council meeting came two days after…