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  • Early deadlines for Dec. 31 Beacon

    Please try to comply    Because of the New Year’s Day holiday, Jan. 1, the deadline for submission of news copy, letters to the editor, etc., for the Dec. 31 edition of The Beacon is Dec. 24 at noon.    All news releases and letters to the editor should be e-mailed to: [email protected]. Questions? Call 609-874-2177.    All…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Home for the holidays

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Aviator returns from Iraq in time for Christmas    Beechwood Circle resident Jim Moore intricately planned the afternoon of Dec. 15, coordinating with his daughters’ schools to arrange a surprise visit when he returned home earlier than his family expected from an almost year-long deployment to Iraq as a member of…

  • Top Films of 2009

    Top Films of 2009

    A scene from Bright Star, one of our critic’s picks for the top 10 films of the year.

  • LAWRENCE: Fidanza still has hopes for Cards

    By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    Lawrence High ice hockey coach Mark Fidanza knows there is some talent waiting to burst from beneath the rubble of an 0-7-1 start.    As a matter of fact, in a few short months on the job, the first-year mentor thinks things are better than he expected in several areas.    ”I…

  • MANVILLE: Mustangs execute well to win opener

    By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group    The season-opener for the Manville High boys basketball team went about as well as head coach Marty Geiger could have hoped.    The Mustangs found themselves in a tight game coming down the stretch, but executed well and came away with a 45-42 win over Belvidere.    ”We always have close…

  • ALLENTOWN: Fight after game results in two arrests

    Vic Monaco, Managing Editor ALLENTOWN — A brawl involving about a dozen people after a basketball game at Allentown High School on Tuesday night resulted in the arrest of a Millstone man and a 17-year-old male from Hamilton, according to police. John Millet, 18, of Millstone, and the Hamilton teen were charged with disorderly conduct.…

  • LAWRENCE: Stellar start for LHS

    By Rich Fisher    Let’s get this straight.    The Lawrence High wrestling team was missing three of its starting wrestlers and trailed West Windsor-Plainsboro South by nine points with four matches to go and still won?    ”You got it,” coach Chris Lynne said. “All you need is a partridge in a pear tree and you’ve got…

  • SUSTAINABLE HILLSBOROUGH: New lights will lead to energy savings

    By Phil Ludvigsen    It has been said that we should keep or sustain the holiday spirit every day of the year. A good way to keep this promise is to give a gift that keeps on giving. During these tough economic times, giving a gift that gives back is truly special and here’s one terrific…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Borough will provide trash collection for Roosevelt

    By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — The borough is going to be using its trash truck to pick up refuse in Roosevelt for the next three years.    The interlocal trash deal that elected officials in both towns said earlier this month that they were expecting was unanimously approved by the Borough Council on Monday.…