• PRINCETON: Authority board members stepping down

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer With turmoil swirling around the Housing Authority of Princeton, the agency will deal with more changes in the New Year with two members of its board of directors stepping down and an existing open seat.¶ The authority has been under fire for not posting a meeting where the board of directors approved a…

  • YEAR IN REVIEW PART II: Irene wreaks havoc, mayor dies

    By Birgitta Wolfe, Managing Editor July 7: Bottom Dollar    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The Bottom Dollar Food grocery store proposed for the abandoned Acme building at Route 130 and Farnsworth Avenue hopes to have its final go-ahead from the Planning Board this month and be open for business by the end of the year.    Its application…

  • Beacon review of 2011: The year that was

    Ruth Luse    Editor’s note: In the following account is a review of events that took place during the first six months of 2011, as reported in The Beacon. Look for news from the second half of 2011 on Jan. 5.    — In January, Thomas Molnar became West Amwell Township’s mayor for the second year in…

  • Reorganization meetings set

       East Windsor Township’s reorganization meeting will begin 2 p.m. New Year’s Day at the East Windsor Township Senior Center, located at 40 Lanning Boulevard.    In Hightstown, the reorganization meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. Jan. 2 at the First Aid building, 168 Bank St., followed by a regular meeting of the Borough Council.    The reorganization…

  • 2011: YEAR IN REVIEW

    2011: YEAR IN REVIEW

    A look back at the year’s top stories By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor January    On Jan. 1, Hightstown Mayor Steven Kirson, a Democrat, was sworn into office during a ceremonial reorganization meeting at Borough Hall. * * *    On Jan. 3, Rosario DiGirolamo, formerly of Millstone, admitted to killing his mistress, Amy Giordano, with a…

  • 2011: The Year of the Flood

    2011: The Year of the Flood

    East Windsor resident and Princeton EMT perishes during rescue mission By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor    Gov. Chris Christie signed a state of emergency on Aug. 25 in anticipation of Hurricane Irene, which hit Mercer County from Aug. 27 until Aug. 28 as a tropical storm.    On Aug. 2, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued…

  • WEST AMWELL: Man charged in Facebook case

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    WEST AMWELL — A 36-year-old West Amwell Township man has been arrested for two burglaries that allegedly occurred in that township on or about Sept. 1, a spokesman for the Hunterdon County prosecutor’s office said Tuesday.    Steven Pieczynski, of Goat Hill Road, has been charged with two counts each of…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Post looks back on a volatile year
  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: HVRSD kindergarten registration to begin

       Kindergarten registration for the 2012-13 school year will begin on Jan. 9 and end on March 30, for parents of children anticipating entering kindergarten in the Hopewell Valley Regional School district next fall. (Children must be five years old on or before Oct. 1, 2012 as per board policy #5112).    Registration forms are available online…

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