• MANVILLE: Police blotter

       At 12:55 p.m. May 25, a Haran Avenue resident reported that someone damaged her flowers, and believed the damage occurred overnight.    The damage is estimated at $10.    At 1:20 p.m. May 26, Adesa Auto Auctions security reported a 2007 Chrysler Town and County van was missing from the business’s North Main Street lot.    The security…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Composing a tribute to retiring teacher

    HILLSBOROUGH: Composing a tribute to retiring teacher

    ARIS music teacher Gary Smith estimated he’s taught about 4,300 students during his 43-year career. Staff photo by Eileen Oldfield

  • 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: Borough planning water main project

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — The Borough Council moved forward this week on a water main replacement project that may eliminate the need for a second water tower in the town.    The council voted unanimously Monday to borrow the funds needed for the project with a low-interest loan from the New Jersey Environmental…

  • STOCKTON: Council’s budget session date changed

    Date now June 10    A special meeting of Stockton Borough Council will be held on June 10 at 7:30 p.m. to conduct a public hearing/adoption for the 2009 municipal budget. The hearing was previously scheduled for June 8.    Action will be taken at this meeting, which will be held in the Court Room in Borough…

  • Help wanted for cat sanctuary

    Rose Reina-Rosenbaum, Hillsborough    The current economy has been very difficult on everyone, including our four-legged family members and they need our help.    Across the country, cats are being surrendered and euthanized in shelters by the thousands. Those people who do not want to euthanize their beloved pet are forced to abandon them in the homes…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar, June 5 – June 12

    PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar, June 5 – June 12

    With community photos Friday, June 5     Rocky Hill book sale: The Friends of the Mary Jacobs Memorial Library and the Rocky Hill Community Group will be hold a book sale at the Community House in Rocky Hill (the Amy Garrett House) on the first two weekends in June; June 5, 6, and 7 and…

  • concert

    By Minister William D. Carter III Kids Gospel Music Festival: First Baptist Church Angels Choir led by Choir Director, Minister William D. Carter III, June 25, 6-7 pm, Petronella Gardens, Princeton, free

  • MANVILLE: Program’s grads ready to apply DARE-ing lessons

    MANVILLE: Program’s grads ready to apply DARE-ing lessons

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    For the Roosevelt School fifth-graders who graduated the school’s DARE program May 28, the real test comes after the students leave the school, and encounter the situations they learned about during the anti-drug, anti-violence lessons — and some students, like essay contest winner Jenna Molesko, are ready for the challenge.…

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