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  • South special ed percentage worrisome

    Jon Carver, Lambertville     The controversy over the high number of South Hunterdon Regional High School students classified as needing “special education” continues if one reads the weekly Beacon blogs on articles written about the school.    The number of special education students certainly caught my attention when first reported. And no wonder.    Nearly 25 percent…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Longtime mayor faces challenge on Nov. 3

    David M. Del Vecchio and Daniel Edward Marley discuss views By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — A retired state trooper is trying to unseat the city’s longtime mayor in the general election Nov. 3.    Mayor David M. Del Vecchio, 53, has held office for 18 years. A Democrat, he is running for his seventh…

  • LETTERS: A watchdog on local issues

    Joe DelGuercio, Dayton I am supporting John O’Sullivan for Township Council. I ask you to support him, as well. Mr. O’Sullivan’s life experiences and governmental experience, as well as service to our community more than qualify him to be a member of our council.    More importantly, it is vital to end the one-party domination that…

  • Lambertville, Stockton get state road aid

    Awards are two of the 457 announced last week by DOT Commissioner Stephen Dilts By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    The New Jersey Department of Transportation has awarded large road improvement grants to Lambertville and Stockton.    Lambertville will receive $165,000 for upgrades to a portion of North Union Street.    Stockton will receive $100,000 for improvements to…

  • Pet event will benefit Animal Alliance’s work

    On Saturday Animal Alliance will hold its Pet Masquerade at Ely Field    LAMBERTVILLE — Saturday, Oct. 24, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Animal Alliance will hold its fifth annual Pet Masquerade at Ely Field on North Main Street next to Lambertville Public School.    It will be sponsored by PNC Bank Lambertville branch, Irish Paws…

  • GOP aims to revitalize town’s small businesses

    Rick Miller and Ginny Bigley, Republican candidates for Township Council “Lawrence Township has to do more to revitalize our small business community, to bring back jobs and ratables to our town,” Councilman Rick Miller said after he and his running mate, Ginny Bigley recently toured the township’s local business districts.     “The number of vacant…

  • Straight shooter?

    Frank Masterson, West Amwell     This letter is in response to Tom Molnar’s scathing attack on the West Amwell Township Committee alleging that they would not listen to his “plan.” I am a member of the Township Committee and I’ve known Tom to always be a straight shooter. However, I’ve also been on the Township…

  • LAWRENCE: Paying tribute to a toppled tree

    LAWRENCE: Paying tribute to a toppled tree

    The ancient American beech tree at the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville split in two after a windy storm.

  • BORDENTOWN JOTTINGS: From the Oct. 22 edition

       Please send items for this column to [email protected] with the words “Bordentown Jottings” in the subject line. * * *    Bordentown’s Boy Scout Troop 13 is having a fund raiser at T P’s Carwash, 64 Fort Dix St, in Wrightstown, on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The troop is raising money…