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  • City tenant fined for having illegal bedroom

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — A tenant was fined $1,000 for having an “illegal bedroom” in the Arnett Avenue property he rented.    The city’s zoning official and fire prevention official, John Barczyk, inspected the property at 9 Arnett Ave. after receiving complaints of overcrowding.    Mr. Barczyk found the only source of power to…

  • Jacqueline D. Urbish

       BERKELEY — Jacqueline D. Urbish, 74, of the Holiday City West section of Berkeley Township, died Monday at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, Hamilton.    Born in Llondovery, South Wales, U.K., she came to the United States in 1953 to marry her husband, Frederick. They lived in Perth Amboy, before moving to Berkeley Township in 1991.    She…

  • Donna R. Bodnar

    Graduate of Montgomery High School    PHOENIX — Donna Rosalie Bodnar, 45, died on Aug. 6.    Born in Queens, N.Y., she resided in Phoenix after having lived in New Jersey, Florida and Georgia.    She was a graduate of Montgomery High School and worked in the food service industry. She enjoyed traveling, arts and crafts, scrapbooking, gardening,…

  • Bonnie Marie Gulick

    Bonnie Marie Gulick, Matriarch of the Gulick Family of Princeton, NJ, one of the oldest and most distinguished American Families, was born in Auburn, NE on June 23, 1924. She passed from this life on September 13, 2008 in Austin, TX. Mrs. Gulick was preceded in death by her parents, Roy Eberle and Faye Walker,…

  • Improving home life of seniors

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    One of the hardest things for anyone caring for an elderly loved one is knowing when it is no longer safe for that person to remain in their own home.    While there are many facilities that provide excellent care, most people prefer to stay at home as long as possible.…

  • Irelynn Grace Lippincott

       BORDENTOWN — Irelynn Grace Lippincott, infant daughter of Carla Lynn and Jesse Lippincott, died Sept. 8, at home in Bordentown.    She was the great-granddaughter of the late Donavon G. Foulk, the Rev. John K. Cairns Sr., Paul and Dorothy Neiderman, and Charles and Virginia Lippincott.    In addition to her parents, Irelynn is survived by three…

  • Ticket price cut for film fest

    Jane Wesby of Lambertville     On behalf of Nickelodeon Nights, I would like to thank The Beacon for its support of our October “Down and Dirty with Democracy” Film Fest.    I am happy to announce we have reduced the price of tickets to our fundraiser Oct. 11, featuring Academy Award-winner Alex Gibney, to $50.    We…

  • Senior Menus-Sept. 18, 2008

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    The value of each meal is $4.75. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution.    All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine.    The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted.     Thursday, Sept. 18 — Blended juice, loin…

  • Carolyn S. Royce

       Carolyn S. (Ward) Royce, 76, died Friday, Sept. 12, at home following a lengthy battle with lung cancer.    Born June 5, 1932 and raised in Rochester, N.Y., she lived most of her life in Branchburg. She moved to Forked River in 1983, and spent the final years of her life in Whiting. After earning a…