Category: archives

  • Poets of the Camera

    Diane Arbus, Robert Frank, Bill Owens and other ‘Radical’ photographers get their due at the Michener Museum. By: Susan Van Dongen    "Question Authority."    That was, of course, a bumper sticker and slogan people remember best from the ’60s. But it could have also applied to an earlier generation of American artists and writers who reacted to…

  • No longer good for the goose

    Controlling Canada geese population the target of new federal proposal (Jan. 5) By: Lauren Burgoon    Nearly every day, just about at 4 p.m., a curious thing happens over Allentown.    Like clockwork, what seems like hundreds of Canada geese take flight from Doctor’s Creek with a great whoosh. The birds form a dense pack soaring through…

  • Free rabies clinic set

    Jan. 7 at township’s Public Works building. Take cats and dogs to the free rabies clinic on Jan. 7, from 10 a.m.-noon at the Public Works Facility at 203 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road. All dogs must be on leashes. Cats should be in a sturdy pillow case, or even better, an easily opened pet carrier.    In…

  • LETTERS:

    Lend a hand to older neighbors To the editor:     The winter season has begun. This can be a fun and beautiful time of the year but for many older adults this is a time of unwanted isolation.    As the director of the South Brunswick Office on Aging, our office started receiving calls for assistance…

  • Manville student killed in North Plainfield

    An autopsy determined that Conrado Aguilar was stabbed seven times. A 17-year-old boy has been charged. By: Donna Lukiw    Manville High School junior Conrado Aguilar, 17, was stabbed to death in North Plainfield on Tuesday.    Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest said police have charged a 17-year-old North Plainfield resident with the crime.    The stabbing occurred…

  • Convicted killer confesses after 20 years

    Many recall the case that shocked Lambertville. By: Linda Seida    After proclaiming his innocence for almost 20 years, a man who was convicted of murdering a Lambertville florist admitted the crime was premeditated and apologized in a confession letter to The Beacon, saying "God’s grace" gave him the courage to take responsibility for his actions.…

  • Imlay House welcoming two new shops

    Art studio, cheese store newest tenants at historic downtown Allentown building (Jan. 5) By: Marisa Maldonado ALLENTOWN — Three generations of the Imlay family lived in the historic Imlay House since John Imlay built the house more than 200 years ago.    Roni Browne and Jill Conner might only represent two generations but they are continuing…

  • ACROSS THE FENCE by Kara Fitzpatrick: New structure aims to offer more

    Social pages will be revamped so as to provide readers with information in an easier-to-read format. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    Like many others, I have a New Year’s resolution.    Actually, I have a few — most of which you wouldn’t find remotely interesting.    However, one of my resolutions directly affects the readers of the South Brunswick…

  • Peter Stefanick

       MANVILLE — Peter Stefanick died Jan. 1 at home. He was 90.    Born in Oneida, Pa., he had lived in Stockton and Hazleton, Pa., before settling in Manville over 65 years ago.    Mr. Stefanick was a retired weaver from Johns-Manville Corp. where he was employed for 43 years and belonged to their Quarter Century Club.…