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  • OBITUARIES (12/14/06)

    Christopher Lahoda    Christopher J. Lahoda, of Lawrence, died Saturday at home from ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was 47.    Mr. Lahoda grew up in Port Reading. An Eagle Scout, he earned a bachelors degree in accounting from Northeastern University and an MBA in finance from New York University. He worked for American…

  • Letters

    What happened to the darkness? To the editor:     Ever eat a doughnut and wonder where the hole went? This age-old question has plagued carbohydrate-saturated humanity for years. Yet the answer still evades us.    A similar question, though less popular, has been asked by great Jewish thinkers of the past: When one lights a candle…

  • Letters to the editor

    New post office a great gift To the editor:     On Dec. 10 at 8 a.m. the U.S. Postal Service opened the contracted Post Office in Marrazzo’s of Robbinsville. Do your holiday mailing there.    We will have the "Grand Opening" in January 2007. This would not have been accomplished without the full cooperation of Mayor…

  • Voters approve $9.8M referendum

    The bond will go toward replacement of asbestos floor tiles, repair of roofs and the purchase of energy efficient windows. By: Lea Kahn    Township voters gave their stamp of approval to the school district’s proposed $9.8 million bond referendum by a vote of 1,071 to 528 Tuesday, paving the way for repairs at several schools.…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    A Nostrand Road resident reported the theft of her purse from her vehicle parked at the Mulberry School on Courtyard Drive at 7:52 a.m. Dec. 6.    She reported losing several credit cards, her driver’s license, and about $90 in cash. ***    Police responded to a report of a burglary in progress at the Hillsborough…

  • Plant makes changes after E. coli scare

    By: Stephanie Prokop    FLORENCE — While the ReadyPac Produce packaging plant on Railroad Avenue stopped processing green onions in the wake of the recent E. coli scare at Taco Bell restaurants, the FDA announced this week that the vegetable might not be responsible for the outbreak after all.    Green onions are produced in a limited…

  • MHS wrestlers thin in numbers

    Nine of 11 on roster back with experience By: Rudy Brandl    Will 11 be enough for the Manville High wrestling team?    Veteran head coach Brett Stibitz has seen the numbers in his program go up and down in the last six years and was expecting more bodies in the room this winter. While there aren’t…

  • Compassionate conservationist

    Ron Dancer, R-30th, named Outstanding Conservation Legislator of the Year By: Cara Latham    Having grown up on a farm and drawing motivation from that experience, Ron Dancer said that working actively to preserve open space is simply something he’s done all his life.    That’s why the 30th District assemblyman said he was surprised when he…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    From the issue of Dec. 14, 2006. Number of DWIs is ‘appalling’ To the editor:    Is anyone else in town shocked and appalled at the number of DWI notices there are each week in the police blotter of the Beacon?    Every week, we see people of all ages, young and old (or old enough to…