• Lawrenceville Elementary School Recognized for ‘Promising Practice’ in Character Education

    Lawrenceville Elementary School Recognized for ‘Promising Practice’ in Character Education

    Kathy Jensen LAWRENCEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 40 CRAVEN LANE LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ 08648 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                               For Further Information Contact: June 9, 2009                                                                                     Kathy M. Jensen, L.P.C., M.Ed.                                                                                                                           School Counselor                                                                                                                                                                              (609) 671-5570 X4205                                                                                                                               [email protected]   N E W S    R E L E A S E   LAWRENCEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RECOGNIZED FOR ‘PROMISING…

  • NORTH HANOVER: State aid loss leads to tax hike

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    NORTH HANOVER — The Township Committee has introduced a budget that, if approved, will raise the amount raised via taxes by over 8 percent and almost double the local purpose tax rate.    While the nearly $3.3 million budget is $245,123 lower than last year’s, the amount to be raised through…

  • Bid on New Hope Historical Society’s Dickens dinner Monday

    Garden Party is on the Parry Mansion lawn    Roasted chestnuts and fired plum pudding may not seem like the kind of food that June picnickers are thinking about. And roast goose with juniper sauce supplemented with hot, miniature minced pies may not be the early summer fare that folks at the New Hope Historical Society’s…

  • Leadership and vision

    Larry Simms, Lambertville The letter to the editor from South Hunterdon Regional High School (SHRHS) Board member Marie Collins in last week’s Beacon is an informative document for the residents of the three sending districts to SHRHS. Board Member Collins makes clear her position, one that has also been similarly stated and defended by the…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Strawberry festival fun

    BORDENTOWN CITY: Strawberry festival fun

    Phil McAuliffe Dennis Maiuvo of Bordentown Township serves strawberries on Friday night.

  • Cub Scouts hold open house

    Cub Scouts hold open house

    Phil McAuliffe Nine-year-old Brendan Diacont steers a go-cart being pushed by Finn Hagerty (left), 9, and his brother James Hagerty, 10, at a Cub Scout Pack 32 open house at East Amwell School on Saturday.

  • LAWRENCE: Grants could help create bike paths on two roads

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     Township Council is seeking state grants to repave a portion of Bakers Basin Road and to create bicycle paths along Keefe Road and Yeger Drive.     The council adopted a pair of resolutions authorizing the grant applications at its June 4 meeting. Both grant applications will be submitted to…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Schneider withdraws candidacy; Musing is Dem nominee

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — Incumbent Democratic Councilman Dave Schneider has withdrawn his candidacy for the party’s nomination, giving newcomer Dimitri Musing the nod after the two tied in the June 2 primary.    Mr. Schneider, 40, had been seeking his fourth term on the governing body when he and Mr. Musing, 33, each…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Tax abatement program could help homeowners

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee has unanimously voted to introduce an ordinance establishing a five-year tax exemption and abatement program.    At the committee’s June 8 meeting, officials briefly discussed the merits of the policy, agreeing it is needed both to help homeowners make necessary repairs and upgrades and to…

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