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PRINCETON: Beaver killing case adjourned due to a conflict
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Princeton Animal Control Officer Mark Johnson didn’t get his day in court this week. The case against him for shooting two beavers in a public park earlier this year was adjourned from Lawrence Township Court because of a conflict with their prosecutor. This is not the first time the case…
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Hopewell Elementary will fete ‘National Farm to School Month’
Hopewell Elementary School (Hopewell Elementary School, 35 Princeton Ave, Hopewell, will celebrate “National Farm to School Month” on Oct. 19 with an all-day visit from farmers Chris Turse and Andrew Marchese of Double Brook Farm, Hopewell. Local farmers Jess Niederer (Chickadee Creek Farm) and Lucia Huebner (Beech Tree Farm) will also be visiting the school.…
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Girl Scouts to cross landmark bridges to mark 100 years
The Girl Scout Councils of New Jersey will hold two ceremonial “bridging” events Nov. 13 with thousands of Girl Scouts simultaneously walking across the George Washington Bridge and the Ben Franklin Bridge. The Girl Scouts anticipate as many as 10,000 members, volunteers and alumnae to be part of this once in a lifetime experience of…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Girls field hockey team getting it together
By Maria Riegel, Special Writer The varsity girls field hockey teammates show quite a bit of collaboration with one another, contributing to the team’s successful record this season of 8-4 according to head varsity field hockey coach, Danielle Matlack. "The field hockey kids are high class students; they’re good in school and out, good on…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Creating a Halloween cabaret
By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor Princeton resident Rachel Benoit wants to do more than just break into show business, she is starting her own production company right here. "As a performer, there are not many (performance) opportunities," the former Westminster Choir College graduate said during a recent rehearsal of her first independent production. Ms.…
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MONROE: Jack ‘o lanterns light the way on Pop’s Farm
Amy Batista, Special Writer MONROE — The third annual Lighted Jack-O’-Lantern Display was back this past weekend at Pop’s Farm Market on Cranbury Station Road in Monroe along with other new attractions, like the Barn-O-Fun and hayrides. The Byrne family, which owns the farm, got creative this year with new family entertainment in hopes of…
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Social liberalism
Janice Rykowski Lambertville I found Mary Bell’s commentary about the economy to be spot on in the Sept. 29 Beacon. More sickening than Ms. Bell’s observations about the 50 percent of the U.S. population that pays no federal income tax is recent news about U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren’s “social contract” against the wealthy.…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Bridge project’s future could depend on DEP’s mussel survey results
By John Tredrea, Special Writer One of the reasons why the Old Mill Road bridge in Hopewell Township is still closed can be attributed to a mandatory mussel survey, the results of which are not yet known. The Old Mill span was closed in May 2009. The Mercer County Department of Transportation shut it down,…
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