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  • Benefits scheduled for family

    Ferrells lost mother, brother in February fire By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer SPRINGFIELD — The Jacksonville Community Center and St. Andrew’s Youth Group will host a dinner Friday night that will benefit the Ferrell family, which lost two family members to a house fire in February.     The dinner is one of two benefits scheduled…

  • Councilwoman decides to ‘slow down’

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — City Councilwoman Cynthia Ege will not seek a fifth term in office, instead deciding it is time to “slow things down.”    ”It’s time for me, and I think it’s time for Lambertville, too,” Mrs. Ege said. “Time for fresh ideas and somebody new.”    Mrs. Ege, a Democrat, is…

  • Sparkle Week gone, meter hours to rise

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Sparkle Week is going down, and parking meter hours are going up.    In a budget year when the city is facing the loss of more than $481,000 in state aid, officials are scrambling to find ways to make up for the loss.    Monday, the City Council increased parking…

  • Kids receive hands-on Earth education at ETS

    LES third-graders planted herbs and flowers at Chauncey Conference Center By John Dunphy, Managing Editor    What can you do to help protect the Earth? Recycle? Plant a garden?    These were just some of the suggestions several dozen Lawrenceville Elementary School third-graders gave Monday morning when they were invited to help plant flowers and herbs at…

  • Honor pets at Shad Festival, but — please — leave them home

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — The city will swell with visitors Saturday and Sunday for the 27th annual Shad Festival, and there are plenty of intriguing vendors and events to keep everyone busy and satisfied.    ”We have some really great vendors, a lot of new vendors and exciting new forms of arts and…

  • MHS boys, girls drop tri-meet

    Girls still have a shot at .500 record by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    Lopsided losses to North Plainfield and Bernards in last week’s home tri-meet put Manville High’s chances of winning track and field seasons in jeopardy.    The MHS girls (2-4) still have a mathematical possibility of finishing at .500, but they need to defeat…

  • Governor’s plan is ‘slap in face’

    Amy and Jon Carver of Lambertville     For flood victims, year after year flooding is horrifying, and we appreciate the Beacon’s ongoing reporting.    Thank you for this coverage.    Regarding Gov. Rendell’s recent request to lower the New York City reservoirs in April, his gesture is demoralizing.    Rendell’s plan, time-stamped until April 31, calls for reservoir…

  • Flood victims ask Holt for help

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    STOCKTON — Richard Green of Lambertville describes the aftermath for flood victims as a condition similar to post traumatic stress disorder.    It’s a “loss of personal control,” he said.    Victims detach emotionally from their homes and possessions, “almost like a Tibetan monk,” as they ponder what they own and can’t…

  • Be a nosy neighbor

    Marjorie Apple and Jill Foster of Lambertville     Dr. Cecil Shaw passed away recently at his home in Raritan Pointe.    Dr. Shaw was retired from ETS in Princeton and lived alone. He was a very private person so it wasn’t until his mail began to accumulate that we thought something might be amiss.    However, if…