• JAMESBURG: Woman, 69, injured in hit-and-run on East Railroad Ave.

    By Hank Kalet, Managing Editor    JAMESBURG — Borough police are looking for people who may have witnessed a hit-and-run accident on East Railroad Avenue on Saturday night that badly injured a 69-year-old woman.    Police say the woman and her husband were crossing the street near the Fiddleheads restaurant at about 10 p.m. when she was…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Firm may be picked to do Jacobs Creek study

    On Tuesday, County Executive Brian Hughes is expected to propose a specific firm to do an archaeological study By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    At a meeting Tuesday of the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders, County Executive Brian Hughes is expected to propose a specific firm to do an archaeological study of the Jacobs Creek…

  • MANVILLE: More help needed to pack items headed to troops

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Operation Shoebox is still looking for donations and volunteers for Saturday’s fifth annual Christmas packing at the Veterans of Foreign Wars on Washington Avenue. The packages prepared at the event will be sent overseas for serviceman and women in Iraq and Afghanistan for the holiday season.    ”The response leading…

  • CRANBURY: Remnants of holidays past

    CRANBURY: Remnants of holidays past

    Staff photo by John Keating These toy soldiers made by Grey Iron Casting Co., were teh only 3-3/4-inch cast-iron soldiers made.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Board appoints ARIS principal

    HILLSBOROUGH: Board appoints ARIS principal

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer HMS’s Carey to move after first of the year    He may not start the job until after the new year, but newly appointed Auten Road Intermediate School Principal Christopher Carey already has begun meeting with staff in an effort to get to know his new environment.    At its regular meeting…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Delayed study leaves Hightstown officers in limbo

    Mironov ‘hopeful’ of report completion by January By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    HIGHTSTOWN – A consultant’s study of the feasibility of East Windsor taking over police coverage in this square-mile doughnut hole in the center of the township was expected to be completed a year ago.    It was expanded to include the study of the…

  • Community calendar for Nov. 19

       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…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Fun, games and family

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Fun, games and family

    Emily and Rayna Steinberg try to win tickets as they get the Wacky Ducks at jerZjump. Staff photo by John Keating

  • PRINCETON: PU men’s soccer into NCAA tourney

    Tigers learn late of at-large bid By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Both the Princeton University men’s soccer team and the NCAA Selection Show waited until the end to show the good stuff.    The Tigers were 4-5-1 overall, 0-2 in the Ivy League after a loss at Brown on Oct. 10. One unbeaten month later,…

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