• CENTRAL JERSEY: Contested elections Nov. 8 in Allentown, Plumsted

    Check The Messenger-Press online for results after polls close By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    There are contested municipal elections in Allentown Borough and Plumsted Township on Tuesday, but incumbents are running unopposed in the Township Committee races in Millstone and Upper Freehold.    Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Election Day. In addition…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: ‘Silly statements’ draw a response

    To the editor:    I have been reading the Beacon the last few weeks and catching some of the silliest comments that I felt I needed to respond.    I have known Mayor McCauley for years, long before she was ever an elected official, and I can tell you all if you think she is home “washing…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Congressman Lance endorses Mitt Romney

        Congressman Leonard Lance, who represents Hillsborough in the House of Representatives, has endorsed former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s bid for president.     “Mitt is a solid fiscal conservative who is committed to lower taxes, less spending and lower debt and deficits,” he said. “He is the one candidate with the leadership experience and a…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Four Township Committeemen endorse their team

    To the editor:    We are pleased and proud to join the Beacon in endorsing our colleagues Mayor Gloria McCauley and Doug Tomson for election to Township Committee.    As the Beacon so eloquently pointed out, “if one were to build a model community in the state of New Jersey, there have been few things overlooked for…

  • MANVILLE: Two issues seen as most important

    To the editor:     Forget all the ex-mayor’s recent desperate campaign lies, the election for mayor of Manville is a very easy decision when considering two very important issues confronting our future — flooding and gambling.     A full-fledged multi-town flood commission is now in place under Republican leadership at the local, county and state…

  • Mayor’s record defended

    From: Mary T. Clark, Allentown To the editor:    I am responding to the letters published on Oct. 27 that were critical of leaders of Allentown.    I have worked with Stu Fierstein for many years as a councilperson, a member of the Planning Board, and in numerous other local organizations. Stu is a successful business person…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Ex-Democrats back Biondi

    To the editor:    We are writing in regards to an Oct. 25 newspaper article covering state Assemblyman Peter Biondi’s battle with cancer over the last two years, and the genuine distaste we were left with after reading the response and statements by Somerset County Democratic Chairwoman Peg Schaeffer.    We have personally known Assemblyman Biondi for…

  • EDITORIAL: Vote yes on election date change

        Robbinsville residents should vote yes on Tuesday’s ballot question aimed at gauging public sentiment for moving the township’s nonpartisan May elections to November.    Municipal elections for mayor and council on the second Tuesday in May used to be a state requirement for any town with a nonpartisan government where candidates are nominated by voter…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: No progress reported in teacher contract talks

    Mediator sends impasse to fact-finder By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — The state mediator trying to help the school district and its teachers union hammer out a new contract has decided to send the dispute to a fact-finder because the two sides are still too far apart, school board officials said.    Carol Boyne, the…

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