• BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Township OKs River Line station funding

    By Amber Cox, Special Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The Bordentown Township Committee has unanimously authorized an agreement with the Bordentown Waterfront Community and New Jersey Transit regarding the funding of a grade crossing and rail station on the River Line.    Mayor Michael Dauber on Monday explained that the agreement had to be made in order…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: GOP commitment to open space is lauded

    To the editor:    I am writing to express my support of Mayor Gloria McCauley and the job she has done with Hillsborough’s open space program, which has thus far preserved over 10,000 acres of land.    It takes dedicated leadership from all levels of government and private non-profit organizations to establish this kind of record. Open…

  • MANVILLE: Councilman ponders Democrats’ slogan

    To the editor:    Restore the pride? I’m not sure I get what the Democrats mean on their campaign signs. Surely it can’t be their “self-interests pride,” could it?    Manville is small-town American and proud of it. I chose to stay living in Manville and hope to retire here while some of my family and friends…

  • ALLENTOWN: Borough mayoral, council races on ballot Nov. 8

    ALLENTOWN: Borough mayoral, council races on ballot Nov. 8

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ALLENTOWN — The borough’s mayoral and council races boils down to a choice between a Republican ticket with 40 years of collective experience running the municipal government, and a trio of challengers who say it’s time for change.    Voters will be electing a mayor to a four-year term and two…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Backgrounds shape thinking of four candidates

    They are asked, "What life experience shaped you?" By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    People are shaped by their past — personally, professionally, socially.    In the fourth question to the four Township Committee candidates, the Beacon asked, “What has been the most impressionable experience you have had — personally, in business, in public life — that…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Community calendar for issue of Oct. 27

    Choir parents hold basket auction night    Friday, Oct. 28 — Hillsborough High School Choir Parents will hold a basket auction at 7 p.m. in the commons of the high school, 466 Raider Blvd. Doors open 6:45; first ticket pulled at 8:30. $10 at the door or $8 in advance includes 25 tickets. Food and beverages…

  • ALLENTOWN: Borough mayoral, council races on ballot Nov. 8

    ALLENTOWN: Borough mayoral, council races on ballot Nov. 8

    Madeline Gavin, a retired schools superintendent, is running for mayor of Allentown as a write-in candidate on Nov. 8.

  • MANVILLE: Corradino will bring leadership back

    To the editor: My message is short and to the point.    The residents of Manville need leadership. We don’t need someone who has accomplished nothing during her 10 years on Council. We don’t need someone who, if elected, will get lifetime benefits on the backs of the taxpayers of Manville. We don’t need individuals who…

  • LAWRENCE: Taking many steps to aid veterans

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    It is said that the longest journey starts with the first step, and by the time Mac McQuown has finished his walk to every capital in 48 of the 50 states — a task that he estimates could take five years — he will have walked 3 million of them.…

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