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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Dominant golfing gals complete GMC hat trick
By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor Capping off a remarkable hat trick for South Brunswick High girls athletics, the Viking girls golf team claimed the school’s third Greater Middlesex Conference championship within six days when it shot a 175 at Tamarack to win by 47 strokes Tuesday. John Coppola’s lacrosse team and Stefan Moorhead’s track &…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Economic casualty: Local garage losing Chrysler franchise
Kip Higgins, owner of Belle Mead Garage on Route 206, stands in the Chrysler dealership’s showroom. Mr. Higgins recently learned that Chrysler plans to terminate its franchise agreement with him, but he said the garage will continue to perform repairs and sell used vehicles. Staff photo by Audrey Levine
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HILLSBOROUGH: Honoring township’s difference-makers
Judy Westland (left), of Robin Road, and Carol Mercer, of Merritt Drive, look at the students’ artwork. Staff photo by Audrey Levine
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EDITORIAL: Honor those who gave their lives
A scene at the Dover Air Force Base last week offered a grim reminder of the travails faced by American troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan as we prepare to commemorate Memorial Day … With a “chilly gray drizzle” falling, as reported in The New York Times, “seven soldiers transferred two flag-draped cases” containing the…
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JAMESBURG: Hidden treasures at sale
The Jamesburg Historical Association sponsored a town wide yard sale Saturday. Residents were encouraged to take advantage by setting up on their own property or joining other residents in front of the Jamesburg Presbyterian Church.
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HOPEWELL VALLEY: School board self-evaluation data basically unchanged
Former board member says: "Results we heard tonight are erroneous and should be discarded” By John Tredrea, Staff Writer Diane Morris, field representative for the New Jersey School Boards Association, apologized to the Hopewell Valley school board Monday night for a “clerical error” made in compiling the results of the Hopewell Valley board’s most recent…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Old Mill Road detour in place now
Decision to close road was made after an inspection by Mercer County engineers determined the bridge over Stony Brook was in need of repairs By John Tredrea, Staff Writer The Mercer County Department of Transportation has shut down Old Mill Road, a heavily traveled country road, between Federal City Road and Pennington-Rocky Hill Road. A…
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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…
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Pennington gets grant for pedestrian safety near schools
Grant was made possible through the federally funded Safe Routes to School Program By John Tredrea, Staff Writer Pennington Borough has been awarded a $220,000 grant for pedestrian safety improvements near Toll Gate Grammar School and The Pennington School, borough Mayor Anthony Persichilli announced May 13. The grant, which will be provided through the state…
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