• SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Youngster asks for Pakistan aid for reading Quran

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Youngster asks for Pakistan aid for reading Quran

    Humza Iqbal, 8, reads from the Quran with his mother, Sofia Iqbal.

  • Special Needs open house

    Glenn Gabai, Hopewell     I want to share some local stories to impress upon our community the importance of improved communication. The Hopewell Fire Department, and particularly the Emergency Medical Unit, are members of a statewide organization called the NJ State First Aid Council. We are members of the 9th District that includes all Mercer…

  • LAWRENCE: Environmental efforts garner award for Mount

    LAWRENCE: Environmental efforts garner award for Mount

       Lawrence councilwoman and former mayor Pam Mount was recently honored by the New Jersey Society of Women Environmental Professionals (NJSWEP) for her efforts to promote environmental sustainability in the local community and beyond.    Ms. Mount, the owner of Terhune Orchards, was awarded the NJSWEP’s Growing Great Women in the Garden State Award at a gala…

  • County Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Day to be held

    By: centraljersey.com EDISON – The Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste Management will have its Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Day on Sunday, Nov. 21, at the Middlesex County College at 2600 Woodbridge Ave. Use the Mill Road entrance. The event will take place in parking lot 2. The hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.…

  • MONTGOMERY: Republicans score local victory

    MONTGOMERY: Republicans score local victory

    By Allison Musante, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — A Republican-dominated Township Committee will govern in 2011, after Republicans Ed Trzaska and Patricia Graham took both seats from Neena Singh and Democratic incumbent Louise Wilson on Tuesday night.    Mr. Trzaska and Ms. Graham will join the five-person committee with Republicans Thom Carter, Mayor Mark Caliguire and Deputy…

  • For more events, check www.centraljersey.com/ hillsboroughbeacon

    By: centraljersey.com Tell us about you. If your local nonprofit organization plans a special event and you would like to have the information published in the Hillsborough Beacon, drop a note to Hillsborough Beacon Calendar, P.O. Box 350, Princeton, NJ 08542. All items should be typed and must be mailed, faxed (609-924-3842) or e-mailed to…

  • PRINCETON: Sheep providing clues to reproductive strategy

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    A Princeton University professor’s study of wild sheep in Scotland has led to major revelations about reproductive strategy.    The 11-year study, which has indicated there is an evolutionary trade-off between a strong immune system and a high fertility rate, could yield further clues about immune disorders and how the immune…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Cigar shop rolls up to Triangle Center location

    HILLSBOROUGH: Cigar shop rolls up to Triangle Center location

    By Andrew Corselli, Staff Writer    With 25 years in the tobacco business, Mario Villacis has brought his cigar expertise to Hillsborough.    After capitalizing on a few successful cigar shops throughout New Jersey, Mr. Villacis moved Cigarville to Triangle Center to take advantage of the Route 206 traffic.    ”I had a few stores before,” said Mr.…

  • LAWRENCE: Newseek editor advises Rider students

    LAWRENCE: Newseek editor advises Rider students

    Newsweek contributing editor Eleanor Clift, center, met with Rider University students and faculty during her week-long visit to the campus recently.

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