• MANVILLE: Resident asks about rising tax levels

        In the public portion of Monday’s Borough Council meeting, resident John Mehalick questioned why county property taxes have risen so much.     “The borough paid the county 39%, which is 60% more than the average,” he said. “I don’t feel that the Borough of Manville should be paying the county 60% above the average…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Senior Corner, week of Jan. 19

    CHAPTER A     Chapter A meets the first Thursday of the month in the municipal complex. We are open to new members.     Doors open at 11:30 a.m., allowing you time to review the trips we offer. The meeting begins at 12:30 p.m. Coffee and doughnuts are served at meeting’s end.     Dick Meier is…

  • MANVILLE: Three Eagles soar in Troop 193

    MANVILLE: Three Eagles soar in Troop 193

    Scoutmaster Jim Kelly, left, poses with his three Eagles — Matthew Trond, Jason Fiduk and John Osmond — and Assistant Scoutmaster Bruce Hixson. (Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara)

  • LAWRENCE: English as second language instructor chosen Teacher of the Year

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Angeline Sturgis was sitting in the audience with the 2nd- and 3rd-grade students and their classroom teachers at the Eldridge Park School, preparing to watch a school-wide musical presentation last month.    But just before the show started, Superintendent of Schools Crystal Lovell and Director of Personnel Rebecca Gold turned up.…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Tell us who is going to win the Super Bowl

       Think you know your pro football?    Well then, who’s going to win the Super Bowl?    And, if you are so sure about it, do you want to put your prognostication in print, on the record, for the whole world to see?    The Beacon is challenging you to send in your Super Bowl prediction in advance…

  • Program Manager

    Program Manager

    By Teresa Schade (Princeton, NJ) As millions of dieters resolve to lose weight in the New Year, it can be helpful to know what NOT to do as you start a new diet. According to Ned Weiss, Medical Director for the HMR Program for Weight Management in Princeton, there is one popular diet strategy that…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Teen aiming to fly off into wild blue yonder

    HILLSBOROUGH: Teen aiming to fly off into wild blue yonder

    Hillsborough teenager Matthew Comito, left, received a proclamation Jan. 10 from Mayor Carl Suraci and the Township Committee for being selected to lead a local Civil Air Patrol youth squadron. In the background is Matthew’s mother, Cindy, and father, Richard.

  • LAWRENCE: Troop 28 celebrates 3 new Eagle Scouts

    Three young men from Central Jersey Council Boy Scout Troop 28 of Lawrence were recognized for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout at a ceremony Friday, Jan. 13.    Ryan Smith, Eliot Nagele and Alan Takasugi were awarded the rank at a candlelight celebration conducted by their fellow scouts and held at Lawrence High School.    The…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Township’s Sean Moroney gives blood for 106th time

       Hillsborough resident Sean Moroney isn’t someone who lets weather or holidays deter him from donating platelets regularly. Mr. Moroney recently surpassed the century mark for donation visits, with a total of 106 at the New Brunswick Hospitals Affiliated Blood Center in New Brunswick.    ”It is just how I was raised,” Mr. Moroney said. “My parents…

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