Category: archives
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ROBBINSVILLE: School board OKs budget with 5-cent hike
by Maria Prato-Gaines, The Packet Group ROBBINSVILLE — A lack of classroom space was a prime concern as residents got their chance to tell the school board what they think of its $38.6 million budget. The public hearing was held March 31, at which time the board formally adopted the 2009-2010 financial plan that would…
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Surgeon Spearheads New Road Race
By Somerset Medical Center SOMERSET MEDICAL CENTER SURGEON COMBINES PASSION FOR RUNNING AND MEDICINE, LAUNCHING NEW ROAD RACE ON MAY 17 Steeplechase Spring Classic Benefits The Steeplechase Cancer Center SOMERVILLE, NJ, April 3, 2009 — Before she heads to the OR at Somerset Medical Center, surgeon Cynthia Lee, MD, begins most of her days running…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Girls track has talent for another title
By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor The Robbinsville High School girls’ track team is in the unique position of being both a squad that went 1-5-1 and won the Group I state championship last season. According to Coach Mike Walker, he played it safe with his girls. When they were nursing an injury, they…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Hitting the catwalk at the SB Library
by Davy James, Staff Writer Tyra Banks may not be coming to South Brunswick anytime soon, but teen fans of her show, “America’s Next Top Model,” can still get a taste of what it’s like to participate in the competition. The South Brunswick Public Library will hold a modeling competition for teens in grades eight…
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FHA Settles $756 Million Deal to Construct Capital Health’s State of the Art Hospital in New Jersey
An aerial view of construction on Capital Health’s new state-of-the-art hospital in Hopewell, located just off Interstate 95 (pictured in foreground).
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LAWRENCE: Police blotter for the week of April 6
A vandal scratched the side of a 2006 Nissan Altima belonging to a Sturwood Way resident while the car was parked outside the victim’s home between 7:30 p.m. March 30 and 11:30 a.m. March 31, police said. Damage was estimated at $750. Someone knocked over two 3-foot-tall walkway lights and a Revolutionary War-era…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Candidates vying for board seats
by Davy James, Staff Writer Candidates running for the school board said providing a quality education under financial constraints is among the most important issues facing education in the township. Three, three-year seats are up for election as the terms of board members Barry Nathanson, Robert Long and Stephen Parker have expired. Edward Birch, Elizabeth…
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Baseless decision
Daniel Marley, Lambertville Again, at the risk of sounding like I’m gloating for saying “I told you so,” it is time to remind the Lambertville City Council and taxpayers of letters I wrote to the Beacon in April and October of 2007: ”I would like to comment on the April 4, 2007 decision of…
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BORDENTOWN CITY: Live and undead at The Record Collector
Phil McAuliffe A fake severed hand lies on the floor as the Zombeatles perform at the Record Collector in Bordentown City.
