• Hope Fire Co. to host turkey dinner Oct. 16

    The Hope Fire Company, 82 Route 526, Allentown, will host a sit-down turkey dinner from noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 16. All food will be freshly made, and takeout will also be available.

  • Allentown H.S. to hold 20-year reunion

    Allentown High School class of 1991 is planning its 20-year reunion from 6:30-11 p.m. Nov. 25 at The Stone Terrace in Hamilton Square. Fee per person is $70. Check payable to Class of ’91 Jennifer Greco, can be mailed to Jen Greco, 28171 Gaunts Bridge Road, Columbus, NJ 08022. Further information can be found at…

  • FREE Haunted Hayride

    By April Sette Bordentown Twp, NJ – Not many things are FREE these days especially for Haunted Halloween Attractions!   Well thanks to Dave Dietrich and Dean Buhrer, Bordentown residents, now there is! Millions of dollars are spent on admissions each Halloween season to experience the adrenalin rush from a Haunted Hayride, Cornfield, or House.   Because…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Democrats say they would have consider alternate date for fourm

    To the editor: An editorial in the Oct. 6 Beacon regarding the upcoming candidates’ forum being organized by Hillsborough High School students did not make it clear that immediately upon being informed Republicans would not participate in the forum, Democrats advised the organizer of the event we would consider any alternative date if one was…

  • “Urinetown” Brings Rich Politcal Satire to MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre Nov. 4-13

    “Urinetown” Brings Rich Politcal Satire to MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre Nov. 4-13

    By Brenda Whiteman West Windsor, N.J. – The world of “politics as usual” goes uproariously awry when The Pennington Players brings the irreverent musical satire “Urinetown” to Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre. The curtain rises Fridays, Nov. 4 and 11 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Nov. 5 and 12 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Nov. 6…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Marching band will host 27 band at festival Oct. 29

       The Hillsborough Raider Marching Band will host its largest band festival on record at the high school stadium on Saturday, Oct. 29. Twenty-seven marching bands, varying in size from 40 to 250 members, from New Jersey and Pennsylvania will compete from 1 to 10 p.m. Spectators can come any time during the festival for…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: RHS commends top scholars

    ROBBINSVILLE: RHS commends top scholars

    Seven Robbinsville High School seniors have been recognized as “commended students” by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for having scored among the top 5 percent of high school students nationwide on their PSAT/NMSQT tests. Back row (L-R) are Venkatesh Chinnakonda, Paul Cheung, Jaipartap “JP” Ranu, and Alena Principato. In the front row, (L-R) are: Alexandria…

  • Former Police Lt. to speak on Experiences in South Sudan

    By Brenda Whiteman West Windsor, N.J. – Retired Woodbridge Township Police Lt. Herbert Williams, a specialist in the training of police officers and intelligence professionals, will speak about his international experience in Africa in his lecture, “South Sudan: Destruction and Rebirth,” on Thursday, Oct. 27 at noon at Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC) Holocaust/Genocide Center,…

  • Opinion: It’s your duty to vote

    By Michael Wysong, Plumsted To the editor:    It is extremely important to the continuation of democracy in this country that every qualified citizen exercise their right to vote. Casting a ballot for the political candidate of your choice is not only a priceless heritage, but a responsibility of citizenship.    Each vote cast is an expression…

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