• CENTRAL JERSEY: New governor wins locally, as well

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    New Jersey residents said their piece at the ballot boxes Tuesday night, electing a new governor.    Republican challenger Chris Christie won the race for governor with 1,153,383 votes, or 49 percent. Incumbent Democrat Jon S. Corzine came in second with 44 percent, or 1,054,686 votes independent candidate Christopher J. Daggett…

  • SBHS girls cross country wins fourth straight GMC title

    By Ken Weingartner, Special Writer    When it comes to the Greater Middlesex Conference Cross Country Championships, the girls at South Brunswick High know only one thing – winning.    The Vikings captured their fourth consecutive GMC title last weekend at Thompson Park as Lyndsey Sample and Sophia Ginez led the way with a 1-2 finish for…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Networking group’s members working for each other

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    Every Tuesday at 7 a.m., about 18 professionals meet at the Royce Brook Golf Club, on Hamilton Road, to eat breakfast, talk about their businesses and act as sales representatives for each other.    For the members of Hillsborough’s Clients Plus chapter of Business Network International (BNI), being part of the…

  • MANVILLE: Police blotter

       At 4:38 p.m. Oct. 26, police reported receiving a call from Walmart security reporting the theft of money from a purse. Security personnel reported an anonymous patron picked up the purse from an unattended shopping cart in the North Main Street store’s parking lot. Upon picking up her purse from the lost and found, the…

  • Veterans Day event Nov. 7

    Lauren Rosenstock, Hopewell Valley Veterans Association     Retired Col. Stephen Abel, Deputy Commissioner of Veterans Affairs at the NJ National Guard, remarked at last year’s Veterans Day ceremony at Alliger Park: “It is not only right, but it is our obligation to reflect on the service and sacrifice of our veterans. From Mr. Frank Buckles…

  • EAST WINDSOR: For township Democrats, another council sweep

    By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — Democrats continued their 15 years of election dominance in the township Tuesday with victories for incumbent Councilmen Hector Duke, Al Rosenberg and Perry Shapiro.    According to unofficial results, Mr. Rosenberg, 64, garnered the most votes with 3,827.    Coming in second was Mr. Shapiro, 70, with 3,797, while…

  • Community calendar for Nov. 5

       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…

  • MANVILLE: New royalty continues a high school tradition

    MANVILLE: New royalty continues a high school tradition

    Homecoming Queen Lindsay Zaccardi and King Scott Alpizar (at center) were joined by their court, including (left to right) Brittany Hando, Amy Evanlyo, Juni Sanchez, Cassie Nerger, CJ Schaefer, Eddie Yakobchuk, David Janvosky, Richard Hernandez. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • HOPEWELL BOROUGH: Former official recalls his many years in town

    HOPEWELL BOROUGH: Former official recalls his many years in town

    Douglas Terhune, who began a new life in Madison, Wis., had mixed feelings about leaving By Janet Purcell Piggott, Special Writer    Douglas Terhune, whose name has been familiar to many in Hopewell for about 60 sixty years, drove out of town one chilly and rainy day with his son, Terry and daughter-in-law, Karen, to begin…

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