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  • John W. Wolfe

    HAMILTON — John W. Wolfe, 78, died Monday, April 7, at Compassionate Care Hospice in Trenton.     Born in Florence and a resident of Hamilton most of his life, he retired from the C.V. Hill Company in Trenton where he had been a production line leader.     Mr. Wolfe was a U.S. Army veteran and…

  • Princeton Public Libary switches cafe operators

       Terra Momo will take over the operation of the Princeton Public Library’s café no later than July 1, the library’s director said Wednesday.    The library’s board of trustees voted in favor of awarding a contract to the local restaurant group during its Tuesday meeting and Library Director Leslie Burger said Terra Momo is likely to…

  • Locals get chance to meet Pope

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    For the first time in 13 years, the pope has come to America, and some lucky local residents will be traveling to Yankee Stadium on Sunday to see him.    ”I’m so thrilled and excited to be going because I missed Pope John Paul II when he was here in 1995,”…

  • Thoughts on Martin Luther King Jr.

    Linda Woods Cleary, South Brunswick    “The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been reduced to a symbol…. His assassination in Memphis on April 4, 1968, came a day after an address to striking sanitation workers in which he called for boycotts of the city’s largest businesses — Coca-Cola, Wonder Bread, Sealtest milk, the downtown…

  • Leaping goblins, Gothic dancers

    Professional company and local students to perform By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Magic and whimsy will abound at the Bordentown Performing Arts Center on Saturday when Kinetic Architecture bring its “Gothic Dance Faerie Tale The Goblin Boy,” to the community.     Artistic Director Rob Davidson wrote the original piece, and the production…

  • Pope addresses church issues, praises American generosity

    Pope addresses church issues, praises American generosity

    By Brad Nolan Special Writer Editor’s note: Hillsborough resident and Seton Hall University communications major Brad Nolan is traveling with Pope Benedict XVI during the pontiff’s visit to the United States. He will be sharing his reporting of the pope’s visit with the Hillsborough Beacon. Pope’s arrival greeted by thousands WASHINGTON—- More than 13,000 people…

  • Detour eliminated from bridge plan

    Temporary span and bypass to come By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer     ALLENTOWN — Residents of the borough and Upper Freehold Township will no longer need to worry about the impending Main Street bridge and dam repair impeding their commute.     The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders announced last week that the county will…

  • National Guard pancake event a tasty success

    Annual fundraiser for families of deployed By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Four-year-old Tommy DeMarco is fascinated by soldiers and was looking forward to having pancakes with them Sunday morning at the New Jersey National Guard armory on Eggerts Crossing Road.    While there were a handful of troops at the armory, Tommy quickly forgot about the…

  • Grant to go to MOM line study

    By Sean Rupper, Staff Writer    NJ Transit will receive $1.25 million from the federal government for an ongoing study of the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex rail line.    The grant was obtained by U.S. Rep. Jim Saxton, R-Ocean, and U.S. Rep Christopher Smith, R-Mercer, who represent parts of Ocean County. The money will be used help fund the…