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  • Car show slated as fundraiser

    By: Maria Prato – Staff Writer MONROE – Jamesburg residents Rich and Ginny Ullrich helplessly watched as their young son, Kurt, suffered through as many as six seizures a day, exhausted and unable to speak after each tremor came and passed. At a year-and-a-half, Kurt had been diagnosed with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), a condition…

  • Charges against cop being dropped

    By: Vic Monaco – Managing Editor HIGHTSTOWN – The local veteran police officer charged with handcuffing a woman without cause in a pizzeria here will have the charges against him dropped. And Patrolman Ronald Aponte has retired "in good standing." That was the word, respectively, Thursday from the Mercer County prosecutor’s office and Borough Administrator…

  • Just a thought

    By: centraljersey.com "Property is not theft, but a good deal of theft becomes property." – Richard H. Tawney, English educator.

  • Bucks audubon update

    By: centraljersey.com – Castles in the Fields, June 26, 6:30-9 p.m. Castles in the Fields is the society’s annual premier event held at a local location (see website). This year’s celebration party marks the 11th anniversary of the annual Barns of Distinction Tour on July 10. This party under the stars will feature gourmet fare…

  • The legacy of Cousteau lives on

    By: Michele Byers The explosion of BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico has been disastrous for the environment, but as the oil continues to pour out, it is striking a deeper chord. Even hundreds of miles from the oil slick (for now), we are reminded of the vulnerability of New Jersey’s…

  • Dow Jones launches big solar project

    By: Davy James – Staff Writer Under a sky that was appropriately bright and sunny for the occasion, Dow Jones held a ceremonial ribbon cutting on Monday for a massive solar energy project on its Route 1 campus. The project calls for 13,000 solar panels to be installed throughout parking areas on the 2,000-acre campus…

  • Early deadline for July 8 edition

    By: centraljersey.com Because of the July 4 holiday, which The Beacon will observe July 5, the deadline for submission of news copy, letters to the editor, etc., for the July 8 edition is July 2 at 1 p.m. All photos being submitted for that edition should be e-mailed as jpegs and with caption information no…

  • Florence-roebling news

    By: centraljersey.com Florence Township Chapter of Deborah will hold their meeting tonight, June 24, 7:30 p.m., at the Sterling House. We will be having a Fall Bus Trip to Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre on Oct. 31 to see "Church Basement Ladies." The cost is $72. Call Carol at 499-1927 for reservations. There will be a…

  • PBSN Singles Jersey Shore After Work Social, Tuesday, July 13, 2010 -McLoone’s Rum Runner, Sea Bright, NJ

    By Ralph Israel Tuesday, July 13, 2010, Jersey Shore – Monmouth County, After Work Social 5:30pm to 9:00pm with Happy Hour Aps at McLoone’s Rum Runner overlooking the Shrewsbury River. Sea Bright, NJ. Our unique gathering in the lounge overlooking the Shrewsbury River will provide an opportunity for both business and personal networking and for…