Category: archives
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TRENTON: Jury selection begins in EW PAL leader’s bribery case
By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer Jury selection began this week in the trial of a former vice president of the East Windsor Police Athletic League accused of accepting a bribe from a construction company in the late 1990s. John Fiore, 63, a former detective sergeant with the East Windsor Police Department, is charged with accepting…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Viking girls lacrosse team is GMCT champ!
Kelly O’Brien’s OT goal provides title for the Comeback Kids By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor The South Brunswick High girls lacrosse team didn’t surprise itself on Wednesday night. The players merely went out and accomplished what they set out to do. The fact that they gave coach John Coppola yet another new set of ulcers…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Things to Do
May 15 American Legion Post 401, 148 Major Road, South Brunswick, will host a Karaoke Dance beginning at 8:30 p.m. The karaoke is free and open to the public. For information call 732-329-9861. Karaoke dance: May 16 The Zerbini Family Circus will perform May 16 and Sunday, May 17, at Crossroads Middle School South, Major…
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ATTENTION: Early deadline for May 28 edition
Questions? Call Ruth Luse at 609-924-3244, ext. 187 Because of the Memorial Day holiday, May 25, the deadline for submission of news copy, letters to the editor, etc., for that week’s edition of The Beacon is Friday, May 22, at noon. All photos being submitted for that edition should be e-mailed as jpegs no later…
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MANVILLE: High schoolers help Weston celebrate Cinco de Mayo
by Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer May 5 came early for Weston School students or at least the school’s Cinco de Mayo celebration did. Students at the school marked the Mexican holiday on May 1, and not May 5, due to required NJASK testing. But the early date didn’t keep the students from learning…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Thrift store moving
HIGHTSTOWN The Greater Goods Thrift store is moving closer to the downtown area and the store’s parent organization, RISE, from its location at 413 Mercer St. to 114 Rogers Ave. RISE is a nonprofit organization serving the eastern Mercer County area by providing residents with access to affordable health care, housing and…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Club sale to benefit students
In addition to the scholarship program, the members of the Hillsborough Rotary Club help support various area charities — last month, the club donated proceeds from a Valentine’s dance and raffle to Somerset Medical Center to support its Blood Donor Program. Laura Fino, assistant vice president of Somerset Medical Center Foundation (second from right) accepted…
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MILLSTONE: Council to address rejected school budget
By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor MILLSTONE The Township Council will meet Saturday to tackle the defeated school budget. The meeting will take place at 2 p.m. at the township building at 215 Millstone Road, Deputy Clerk Nancy Warnick said Tuesday. Local voters rejected the $36.4 million budget April 21 by a substantial margin, 691-413.…
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PLUMSTED: Woman, 81, dies after two-vehicle crash
PLUMSTED A senior citizen died as the result of a two-car collision last week on Evergreen Road near New Egypt High School. Township police said Edna Kimble, 81, of Wrightstown, was attempting to make a left turn onto Evergreen Road from the high school entrance on May 5 when she failed to observe a…
