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  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    By: Compiled by Mary Stulack     Tell us about you. If your local nonprofit organization plans a special event and you would like to have the information published in the Hillsborough Beacon, drop a note to Mary Stulack, Calendar, 307 Omni Drive, Hillsborough, 08844.All items should be typed and must be mailed, faxed (359-3930) or…

  • Proposal would give manufacturers motive to build environmentally friendly products

    GUEST COLUMN By Reed Gusciora    There’s little doubt that technology has revolutionized the way we work, go to school and get our entertainment. The advent of personal computers, cellular telephones, flat screen TVs and PDAs can add up to a phenomenal amount of waste when those electronic products become obsolete. The average American household has…

  • Locals wary of potential for flooding from South Brunswick warehouse complex

    Neighbors concerned that Matrix plan will alter water runoff patterns near Route 130. By: Paul Koepp    A group of residents has added to the voices of people concerned about a proposed warehouse complex to be built near the intersection of Route 130 and Friendship Road.    The Matrix Business Park at 8A would include four warehouses…

  • Long Ago and Far Away

    Musica Ficta brings a new world of Baroque and Renaissance music to the Golandsky Festival. By: Susan Van Dongen TIMEOFF/FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI "We often travel to do research and it’s a little like archaeology," says Jairo Serrano, tenor and percussionist for Musica Ficta, describing how the ensemble finds its music.    With its soaring vocals, haunting woodwinds,…

  • Mercury rising

    Outdoor laborers look for ways to beat summer heat. By: Lea Kahn    When temperatures climb and the humidity soars, few people want to be installing a new roof or harvesting crops in the middle of a sun drenched farm field.    But that’s where Frank Higman and Lisa Schelling found themselves this week, as the thermometer…

  • License to protest?

    Town may require permits for demonstrations By: Cara Latham    MILLSTONE — The Township Committee is drafting ordinances that would limit demonstrations at the township’s Veterans Memorial and require permits for those that take place during parades and other assemblies.    Suggestions for the ordinances have been made by the township’s Veterans Memorial Council, which had previously…

  • Summer turns up the heat

    By: Cara Latham    The summer made its presence known this week as area temperatures hit close to 100 degrees.    As the hot weather can take its toll on many people, especially younger children and senior citizens, officials from around the area have urged residents to take preventative steps to keeping themselves cool and healthy.    In…

  • Favorite Things

    The Yardley Players climb every mountain to produce ‘The Sound of Music’ at Kelsey Theatre By: Megan Sullivan Michaela Tomcho, front row center, plays Maria in The Sound of Music at the Kelsey Theatre.    The von Trapp children practice singing, but their hearts aren’t into it. Things haven’t been the same ever since their governess,…

  • Washington softball 12’s win district title

    By: Kyle Moylan    When the Washington 12-year-old All-Star softball team walked on the field for its game on Sunday, July 1, it had a 1-2 record and faced the real possibility of not even making it out of pool play.    When Washington walked off the field this past Sunday, it was 5-2, carrying a District…