• IRENE:CRANBURY: Storm floods bridges, homes

    IRENE:CRANBURY: Storm floods bridges, homes

    Floodwaters from Irene flow over Brainerd Lake Bridge on North Main Street on Sunday. Photo by Amy Batista.

  • Thanks to EMS volunteers for their time and effort

    Barbara Aras, Little Silver I’m writing to thank the thousands of emergency medical services (EMS) volunteers throughout New Jersey who spent many hours, if not days, answering calls for help during and after Hurricane Irene, or standing by at their squad buildings, waiting to be dispatched.    They spent precious time away from their families and…

  • COLUMBUS: Stabile excited about latest role

    Takes over as NB tennis coach By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Jill Stabile got into teaching after a career in engineering, and she added coaching shortly thereafter at Northern Burlington County High School.    ”I wasn’t sure what coaching was going to be all about,” said Stabile, who teaches algebra 2 and pre-calculus at NBC.…

  • IRENE:CRANBURY: Storm floods bridges, homes

    IRENE:CRANBURY: Storm floods bridges, homes

    North Main Street in Cranbury flooded by Hurricane Irene. Photo by Amy Batista.

  • Utility crews deserve credit for hard work

    Amy Goldstein and Owen O’Donnell. Princeton Gary O’Brien’s letter to the editor about hurricane-related power outages, published on Aug. 30, was both petty and misinformed.    That he was moved to make a public complaint about PSE&G after just 17 hours without power at his home in Princeton was bad enough. But he went on to…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Streets, basements bear brunt of Irene

    HILLSBOROUGH: Streets, basements bear brunt of Irene

    A tree on Farm Road near Triangle Road snapped Saturday night at the Hillsborough Gardens apart´ments.

  • SUNSHINE LIST

    Meetings    HOPEWELL BOROUGH COUNCIL: Sept. 1, 7 p.m., Borough Hall.     PENNINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL: Sept. 6, 7 p.m., Borough Hall.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE: Sept. 6 agenda meeting canceled; Sept. 12, 7 p.m., regular meeting, Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY and OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEES: Sept. 6, 8 p.m., joint meeting, Municipal Building.…

  • EDITORIAL: News submission tips to make everyone’s job easier

    Copy this for future reference By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    For children in The Beacon’s coverage area, summer will end Sept. 6 for those who attend Lambertville Public School, South Hunterdon Regional High School and West Amwell Elementary School, and on Sept. 7 for those who attend Stockton Borough School.    With schools getting back to…

  • Many thanks to many people

    Jim Burd, mayor Hopewell Township     On behalf of everyone in Hopewell Township, I wish to take this opportunity to thank those involved in our safety this weekend during Hurricane Irene.    — To those of the Public Works Department who tirelessly worked to clear storm drains to keep roads passable, cut fallen trees and placed…

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