• HILLSBOROUGH: Police blotter

       Ronald Daniels, 45, of Somerville; Johnny Ivery, 39, of Somerville; and Anthony Proctor, 43, of North Carolina, were charged with shoplifting after police were informed three people had stolen items from Stop & Shop on Route 206 at 12 p.m. Nov. 29.    Their vehicle was stopped on Amwell Road, and police found stolen baby formula…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Towns get back withheld aid from state

    By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    Christmas may be a bit merrier for area towns now that the state has announced the frozen December payments of Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief Act aid have been restored.    Hightstown was slated to lose $11,703 in promised aid.    In East Windsor, the loss would have been $7,419.    Local leaders…

  • Senior corner

    Chapter A    Hillsborough Senior Citizens Chapter “A” meets the first Thursday of each month in the municipal building. We are open to new members. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. allowing time to peruse the activities we have to offer and sign up for those that appeal to you. The regular meeting begins at 12:30 p.m.…

  • PENNINGTON: Straube gives $25K to center for teens

    Grant to be used to establish the Straube Learning Center within the proposed Hopewell Valley teen center By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Support to the tune of $25,000 has been given to a plan to start a teen center in the Valley.    The Straube Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant to the Hopewell Township Youth…

  • LAWRENCE: Stellar start for LHS

    By Rich Fisher    Let’s get this straight.    The Lawrence High wrestling team was missing three of its starting wrestlers and trailed West Windsor-Plainsboro South by nine points with four matches to go and still won?    ”You got it,” coach Chris Lynne said. “All you need is a partridge in a pear tree and you’ve got…

  • LAWRENCE: Fidanza still has hopes for Cards

    By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    Lawrence High ice hockey coach Mark Fidanza knows there is some talent waiting to burst from beneath the rubble of an 0-7-1 start.    As a matter of fact, in a few short months on the job, the first-year mentor thinks things are better than he expected in several areas.    ”I…

  • Early deadlines for Dec. 31 Beacon

    Please try to comply    Because of the New Year’s Day holiday, Jan. 1, the deadline for submission of news copy, letters to the editor, etc., for the Dec. 31 edition of The Beacon is Dec. 24 at noon.    All news releases and letters to the editor should be e-mailed to: [email protected]. Questions? Call 609-874-2177.    All…

  • PRINCETON: A Bengal will coach Tigers on the gridiron

    PRINCETON: A Bengal will coach Tigers on the gridiron

    By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Bob Surace is coming home.    A former All-Ivy football player at Princeton University, the 1990 graduate has been named the new head football coach at his alma mater. Mr. Surace, who has spent the last eight years as an assistant with the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals, takes over for Roger…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Police Beat

       John Lopez, 39, of Plainsboro, was charged Dec. 9 with driving while intoxicated.    Police said they stopped his car at 11:55 p.m. on Hickory Corner Road after they received a report of an intoxicated driver in the area.    Mr. Lopez also was charged with reckless driving, careless driving, failure to exhibit a driver’s license and…

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