• PRINCETON: Mercer Street project enters final phase

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Reconstruction of the final segment of Mercer Street — between Alexander and Nassau streets — will commence next week, and if all goes well the gateway street to downtown Princeton will again be open for traffic in early August, according to Princeton Borough Engineer Christopher Budzinski.    Beginning Monday, June 14,…

  • Community calendar for June 10

       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 [email protected] before…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Attempts to hoodwink police not successful

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Two city men unsuccessfully tried to mislead police about how they were injured in separate violent incidents.    One man was actually the aggressor, and the second man tried to deflect the blame from the woman who had stabbed him, according to Lambertville police.    Ruben Lopez-Carro, 20, suffered minor…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Saturday’s Strawberry Festival promises food, entertainment

    By Brian Roach, Staff Writer    The Rosary Altar Society of Mary, Mother of God Catholic Church will host its first Strawberry Festival Saturday, at the church on South Triangle Road.    Proceeds from the festival, which will run from about noon to 3 p.m., will go toward the society’s $100,000 pledge to the church’s recent renovations.…

  • Want to get hitched this summer down the Jersey Shore in LBI? Be the lucky couple to win a FREE wedding ceremony this July!

    Want to get hitched this summer down the Jersey Shore in LBI? Be the lucky couple to win a FREE wedding ceremony this July!

    By Erik Kent, NJWedding.com Romance on the high seas begins with the 2010 "Tie the Knot on the Tall Ship" Contest, where winners can invite guests to witness this one-of a-kind ceremony on New Jersey’s official Tall Ship, the A.J. Meerwald, while docked in picturesque Beach Haven. Future 2010 brides and grooms have a chance…

  • MANVILLE: Evanylo named Mustangs top female scholar athlete

    By Mary Ellen Zangara    The Somerset County High School Principals’ Association held its 27th annual Scholar Athlete Awards on May 19 at the Doubletree Hotel in Somerset. Athletes from each of the 16 county schools were honored.    Manville High School athletes Douglas Bradley and Amy Evanylo were given the honor for their school. They joined…

  • MANVILLE: Bradley named Mustangs top male scholar athlete

    By Mary Ellen Zangara    The Somerset County High School Principals’ Association held its 27th annual Scholar Athlete Awards on May 19 at the Doubletree Hotel in Somerset. Athletes from each of the 16 county schools were honored.    Manville High School athletes Douglas Bradley and Amy Evanylo were given the honor for their school. They joined…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Water line measure slated for adoption

    By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Under a proposed ordinance, slated for an adoption vote by the Township Committee Monday, a public water line could be constructed between the Mount Rose section of Hopewell Township and the Pennington Borough line.    The water line would be built and maintained by New Jersey American Water Company.    The measure…

  • Troop relays to benefit cancer victims

    Troop relays to benefit cancer victims

       Once again this year, Troop 1776 participated in the American Cancer Society’s local Relay for Life, which was held at Duke Island Park May 14-15.    The relay is an overnight fund-raising and participatory event in which at least one person from each team walks the course at any given time, relaying right through the night.…

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