• HILLSBOROUGH: Young umpires keep league games square

    HILLSBOROUGH: Young umpires keep league games square

    The Hillsborough Baseball League relies on more than 60 junior umpires to officiate games. Photo courtesy of Joe Hernandez

  • LAWRENCE: Carter doubles chances in pool

    Lawrenceville School grad looks to water polo tournament By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Matt Carter must make a difficult decision in the next few days, and he couldn’t be more thrilled.    The Princeton resident was selected to the South African 17-man junior national training team last fall, then last month he made the 33-man…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Armed men rob residence

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    Four armed men forced their way into a township home last week, holding a housekeeper and resident at gunpoint during the home invasion robbery.    During the afternoon of June 9, a housekeeper was the lone occupant of a residence located at 14 Harmony Lane in Monmouth Junction.    The housekeeper responded…

  • CRANBURY: Water tower to be demolished

    By Natalie Lescroart, Staff Writer    CRANBURY— After a 10-year battle to preserve the “Historic Cranbury” water tower, members of the town’s Historical and Preservation Society disappointedly acknowledge its necessary demolition.    The New Jersey American Water Co., which owns both the water tower and the land it sits on, received the Historic Preservation Commission’s approval of…

  • The threat to Princeton Ridge

    Merv Holland and Suzanne Nash of Princeton     As citizens living downstream from Bunn Drive, we are writing to express concern regarding Robert Hillier’s plans for the control of storm water runoff for the proposed development of 140+ age-restricted units on the Princeton Ridge (the Lowe tract). It is our understanding that Mr. Hillier intends,…

  • Community calendar

       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…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Morrison Ave. plan moves; dam proposal stalls

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — The Borough Council moved forward on a major road and sewer improvement project for Morrison Avenue this week, awarding a contract for the work.    Plans call for the road to be paved between Summit and South Academy streets, along with new sidewalks and curbs. Improvements to the water…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: District sets flat per-diem salaries

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    District personnel — including teachers — who fill in as summer secretaries will receive an hourly rate of $10.25 rather than the per-diem salary associated with their regular position, District Superintendent Edward Forsthoffer said at Monday’s Board of Education meeting.    The announcement clarified a discussion regarding the per-diem salaries for…

  • PRINCETON: Organic chef Alice Waters visits school

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    PRINCETON — Alice Waters, a world-renowned chef and advocate for local and organic foods, spent time at the Princeton Day School on June 3 during a garden party to celebrate the school’s organic garden project.    At the school, located off Elm Road, Ms. Waters talked to teachers, staff, parents and…

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