• PRINCETON: Wilson facing $57,000 pay cut decision

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Princeton Superintendent Judith A. Wilson must decide whether she wants to continue leading the school district after her contract expires in the summer of 2014, and take a pay cut of more than $57,000 to do so.    One factor in that decision is her willingness — or not —…

  • HOPEWELL BOROUGH: Elementary school holds a day of service

    HOPEWELL BOROUGH: Elementary school holds a day of service

       Hopewell Elementary School students made blankets for the cold, feeders for birds and notes for U.S. servicemen and women on Jan. 18.    The students observed Martin Luther King’s birthday by taking part in the school’s third annual Service Learning Day. They started the morning with an assembly where they learned about Trenton’s Anchor House, which…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Hopewell-Keroka Alliance slates ‘To Kenya with Love’

       Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the Hopewell-Keroka Alliance (HKA) is inviting the Hopewell Valley community to attend its fifth anniversary gala celebration — “To Kenya with Love” — at Hopewell Valley Vineyards on Feb. 9 from 6-9 p.m.    ”Bring your valentine, and celebrate a great cause in the warmth of the vineyard’s tasting rooms…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: SCHOOL DISTRICT UPDATE

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    Timberlane Middle School is seeking a few artists to help seventh- and eighth-grade art teachers tell students about career opportunities in the visual arts, a school district spokesman said.    ”These would be volunteer positions for the artists, who would be asked to share their stories about being an artist, share…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Back to work helps everyone

       Last Thursday, local, county and state politicians sat in the conference room of the Hillsborough municipal hall and congratulated themselves on the speed and success of a back-to-work government-funded emergency aid program following Superstorm Sandy.    State Labor Commissioner Hal Wirths ballyhooed the success of a $15 million program paid for by the federal government, sought…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: ‘Hope Through Song’ to benefit Sandy Hook

       Hopewell Valley Central High School’s Chamber Singers and its girl choir, Ragazze, will sing with choirs from Lexington, Massachusetts, at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 8 in the Performing Arts Center (PAC) in a concert to benefit the Sandy Hook Elementary School community in Newtown, Connecticut.    The Lexington High School choirs, which will be on a…

  • SENIOR MENUS

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville. Reservations are required. Call 609-397-2228 24 hours in advance. The value of each meal is $5.10. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine. The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Schenck Farm museum is West Windsor’s past

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — A thin yellowed slip of paper sat inside a rectangular glass case. In fading blue ink, it read “Your tax in West Windsor Township for 1895 is $22.” Near it, in black sharpie, a note commented, “Ahh, those were the days!”    And those are the days folks…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: The Majoras case: Body found Wednesday afternoon

    LAMBERTVILLE: The Majoras case: Body found Wednesday afternoon

    Update is expected this afternoon By Ruth Luse and Charles W. Kim, Packet Media Group    LAMBERTVILLE — After The Beacon’s press time Wednesday, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony P. Kearns III and Lambertville Police Director Bruce Cocuzza told area residents and members of the news media that, “at 4:50 this afternoon, a female body was recovered…

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