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  • HILLSBOROUGH: Creative entries add to math contest’s fun

    HILLSBOROUGH: Creative entries add to math contest’s fun

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    The winning entry in Hillsborough High School’s annual The Usefulness Of Mathematics as Expressed Through the Arts (TUOMETA) contest — part of the school’s April is Math Month activities — started over a poker game, and was recorded in student Kevin Titus’ basement using a laptop webcam.    ”It’s just a…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Town to hike water rates

    Increase expected for next quarterly billing cycle By Davy James, Staff Writer    Water and sewer rates in the township soon will be on the rise, and most residents will see an approximate 9 percent increase in their quarterly utility bill.    At its meeting Tuesday night, the Township Council reluctantly decided to move forward with an…

  • Bloated budget

    Gisbert Manskopf, West Amwell     For many years letters to The Beacon have pointed out the enormous expenses to educate a student at South Hunterdon Regional High School. The arrogance and incompetence of the administration and teachers union at South prevented for years any kind of compromise in reducing the costs at South. Add to…

  • An eye-opener

    Cora Berke, Lambertville     We have all heard the news that South Hunterdon’s budget was defeated for the third year in a row. But have we all heard that the proposed tax levy exceeds New Jersey’s adequacy amount by $3,393,188? Last week’s article in the Beacon was surely an eye-opener!    Now is the time to…

  • MONROE: Council OKs town tab

    By Maria Prato, Staff Writer    MONROE — The Township Council approved a $45.2 million budget Monday that increases the tax rate 5.3 percent.    The budget is $2.2 million, or 5 percent, larger than the 2009 spending plan and increases taxes from 62.4 cents per $100 of assessed valuation to 65.9 cents. The owner of home…

  • MANVILLE: Wrestlers to pin down funds for Scouts

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    It is time for the semiannual National Wrestling Superstars All Star Pro Wrestling fundraiser this Friday night at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post on Washington Avenue The event begins at 7:45 p.m. with a night of big wrestling favorites.    The fundraiser benefits the Manville Boy Scout Troop 193…

  • Diana5kRun

    Diana5kRun

    Diana5kRun

  • Footprints Walk 2010: "Rebooted"

    Footprints Walk 2010: "Rebooted"

    By Terry Adams Crisis Ministry’s SIXTH ANNUAL FOOTPRINTS WALK SATURDAY, JUNE 5, FOCUSES ON TEAMING UP   (TRENTON)— Footprints Walk 2010: “Rebooted” will pick up the pace Saturday, June 5, as the 6th annual fundraising event for the Crisis Ministry welcomes Mercer County neighbors to walk the path out of poverty. “We’re expanding this year’s…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Builder to present drainage solutions

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Detention basins built, but not lines to get water there    In his 13 years at his home on Sunnymead Road, Galen Booth has never had floodwater in his basement, not even during Hurricane Floyd or the April 2007 nor’easter.    But in March, that all changed.    During the March nor’easter, Mr.…