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  • MDAdvantage Demonstrates Support for Saint Barnabas Medical Center Patient Safety Vision

    By Irene maslowski Lawrenceville, NJ — MDAdvantage, a leading provider of medical professional liability insurance in New Jersey, announced completion of its funding to a $40,000 grant pledged to the Northern New Jersey Perinatal Simulation Center at Saint Barnabas (www.saintbarnabas.com/hospitals/obgyn/simulation-center/index.html). The center, scheduled to open this summer, is one of the first hospital-based simulation facilities…

  • Beacon’s college/university graduate edition on July 21

    By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    Colleges and universities are sending us news releases about 2011 college/university graduates, who reside in the Beacon coverage area. We are saving these for our annual college/university graduate edition, which will come out on Thursday, July 21.    Graduates and/or proud parents, who want to be sure their news is included,…

  • WEST AMWELL: Solar plan, bonding measure are township topics

    By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    WEST AMWELL — Township officials will address two topics of local interest at two separate meetings next week.    The first session — to be held by the Planning Board on June 21 at 7 p.m. at the municipal building, 150 Rocktown-Lambertville Road — will focus on the solar installation planned…

  • Photographic journey

    Photographic journey

    One of Ted Settle’s photos.

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Youngsters get foods lesson at area farm

    By Linda Seida, Special Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Third-grade students at Lambertville Public School had a good time recently at a local organic farm, where they harvested vegetables, learned how the food is grown, how it’s cooked and even how it fuels their bodies.    It was an educational field trip to the Gravity Hill Farm in…

  • Smerconish to host fireworks

       This Friday, June 17, Michael Smerconish, radio personality, will be the “celebrity guest,” who will host “countdown” activities prior to the beginning of Friday Night Fireworks .    Every Friday night at 9:30 p.m. until Sept. 2, Garden State Fireworks will illuminate the sky over the Delaware River with a 10-minute firework show.    The Greater New…

  • MDAdvantage, leading malpractice insurer in Lawrenceville, N.J., promotes 3 in management team

    By Irene maslowski With Company’s expanded product and service offerings, proven performers take on more responsibility Lawrenceville, NJ n MDAdvantage Insurance Company of New Jersey (www.MDAdvantageonline.com), one of the state’s leading providers of medical professional liability insurance, has strengthened its management team by promoting three high-performing individuals—Marlene Taft, Christian Toledo and Brian M. Kriger. The…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Ravens win first softball title

    ROBBINSVILLE: Ravens win first softball title

    Robbinsville caps unbeaten season with state championship By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    The Robbinsville High School softball team saved its best for last, or rather, its best for first.    In a showdown with the state’s only other unbeaten team, Pequannock, it was the Ravens that prevailed, 2-1, to capture the Group II state championship…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       — New Hope Borough police reported June 6 that a 41-year-old woman, who was walking southon South Main Street at approximately 11 p.m., was grabbed from behind bya man in the area of the Bucks County Playhouse. Police said the man grabbed the woman around the throat, as she was texting on her cell phone,…