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PRINCETON: DVD kiosk is popular at library
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer Princeton Public Library patrons have been taking full advantage of a new Redbox DVD kiosk since its installation in July, according to library Director Leslie Burger, who reported on the kiosk’s success to the library board Tuesday night. The automated kiosk, which allows users to rent DVDs with the swipe…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Watershed FEST will celebrate association’s 60th Oct. 3
Events will begin at 6:30 p.m. under a big tent on the 860-acre Watershed Reserve in Hopewell Township. By John Tredrea, Staff Writer The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association’s “Celebrating 60 Watershed Years: Green and Growing — the 34th annual Watershed FEST” will be held Oct. 3. Events will begin at 6:30 p.m. with cocktails, hors…
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PENNINGTON: The Pennington Barber comes to town
Frank Whyte’s family has been in the hair-cutting business for almost 100 years By John Tredrea, Staff Writer Frank Whyte is looking forward to still being a barber in 2014. ”That’ll make 100 years of someone in my family cutting hair for a living,” he said last week. ”My grandfather Daniel opened a barber shop…
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HOPEWELL VALLEY: Knock on the door? Beware of who’s there
Chief George Meyer: “When the homeowner answers the door, the person who knocked claims to need the money to help a relative or to go visit a relative in a state hospital” By John Tredrea, Staff Writer Hopewell Township police are investigating several complaints of a scam in which a stranger knocks on a resident’s…
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Community calendar for Sept. 24
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…
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Radice ages fast as Cardiac Cardinals go to 2-0
By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor The Lawrence High football team is hosting one of its bitterest rivals Saturday when Hamilton West comes to town. In rivalry games, wild things usually happen. But it might be a stretch to think things could get any more wild than they did in last Thursday’s 41-40 win at Nottingham.…
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Angered over preschool funding
Walter Helfrecht, Upper Freehold Last week, a morning talk radio host was discussing how there are 51,000 children 3 and 4 years old who are enrolled in pre-school in many of the 612 school districts in New Jersey; that each of those children would cost about $12,500 for their current-year enrollment, for a…
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Sympathies extended to officer’s family
Mildred Murphy and family, Hillsborough I just want to let everyone know how special officer Dave Wilson of the Hillsborough Police Department. was. As a volunteer at the department, I had the honor of knowing Dave. He would never walk through my work area without greeting me with a hug and a big smile. He…
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MANVILLE: Would-be writers’ first test: each other
By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer About 20 students with their desks in a large circle with their teacher, Kevin Caldwell, sitting in a chair near the blackboard. ”This is our first discussion circle, so it’s sort of a test run,” Mr. Caldwell said. “If you want to be writers, you have to study what writers…
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