• MANVILLE: Police blotter, week of April 15-21

       A North Main Street man reported at 3:48 p.m. April 15 that his Visa credit card had been stolen and used to make several unauthorized purchases. An investigation continues.    A county prosecutor’s office employee reported finding a man’s wallet in the road near the intersection on North 2nd Avenue and Knopf Street at 5:25 p.m.…

  • Grants Help Support Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County
  • BEACON BRIEFS: April 25

    Communiversity at South Hunterdon    Communiversity will be held Tuesday, April 30, starting at 6:30 p.m. at South Hunterdon Regional High School for the third year.    There will be elective programs taught by local expert volunteers, including one on cooking, carpentry, Zumba and mono print-making.    Register for classes by April 25. Email class choices along with…

  • NEW HOPE: Garden Club plants pansies, cleans canal

    NEW HOPE: Garden Club plants pansies, cleans canal

    Shira Tizer from oWowCow with Chuck Tarr of the New Hope Garden Club. Ms. Tizer provided ice cream for members of the club who planted pansies in whiskey barrel planters in New Hope. 

  • Gallery Exhibit Celebrates Somerset County’s 325th Anniversary

    Gallery Exhibit Celebrates Somerset County’s 325th Anniversary

    By Somerset County Board of Freeholders SOMERVILLE – A special exhibition of historical maps, sketches, postcards, paintings and artifacts in the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Gallery will celebrate the county’s 325th anniversary.  Somerset County was founded May 22, 1688. “We’re very pleased to have the Cultural & Heritage Commission hosting this exhibit in honor…

  • PENNINGTON: Persichilli named interim head of Catholic Health

    PENNINGTON: Persichilli named interim head of Catholic Health

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    Pennington resident Judith Persichilli has been named interim president and CEO of Catholic Health East and Trinity Health.    Ms. Persichilli’s husband, Anthony Persichilli, is mayor of Pennington.    Her appointment was part of an ongoing effort to consolidate Catholic Health East, of which she already was president and CEO, and Trinity…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: 32nd Shad Festival set for weekend

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — It’s set to go again this weekend for the 32nd year — Lambertville’s annual Shad Festival.    It’ll be held tomorrow and Saturday, April 27 and 28, from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., rain or shine both days with no admission charge either day.    The Shad Fest celebrates spring with…

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  • HUNTERDON: Pieces of pedestrian bridge donated to museum

    HUNTERDON: Pieces of pedestrian bridge donated to museum

    Mark Stehle From left to right, Patricia Millen, executive director of the Roebling Museum, Karl Darby, chairman of the Roebling Museum and a Roebling family heir, Joseph J. Resta, executive director of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC), and Roy Little, acting chief engineer of the DRJTBC, stand in the Roebling Museum with…

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