• MANVILLE: District may name new chief Monday

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    The Board of Education is hoping to appoint a new superintendent — who will replace retiring Superintendent of Schools Donald Burkhardt on July 1 — at the reorganization meeting scheduled for Monday.    ”We have a need of a superintendent July 1,” said Board of Education President Andrew Zangara. “The contract…

  • HILLSBOROUGHL Budget passes; incumbents re-elected

    HILLSBOROUGHL Budget passes; incumbents re-elected

    Board of Education members Marc Rosenberg and Steve Paget were re-elected to the board, Tuesday. Staff photo by Audrey Levine

  • AROUND CRANBURY: Music, Movies and a multi-family yard sale

    By Lorraine Sedor, Columnist    Cranbury fourth-grade Junior Troop 71566 will be holding a multi-family yard sale on Saturday, April 25, from 7:30 a.m. to noon, at 19 Liedtke Drive.    Each of the 18 girls in the troop and their families are donating items to be sold at the yard sale for two purposes: to help…

  • 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 (609-924-3244) or e-mailed to [email protected] before…

  • CONCERT CALENDAR: Bordentown City

    Upcoming shows at The Record Collector, 358 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown City, are listed below. Prices are listed in order of advance tickets/night of show.     Friday, April 24, Frank Stallone, first East Coast show in 30 years, $12/15. Saturday, April 25, Status Green, $8/$10.     Friday, May 1, Uncle Floyd, $13/15.     Saturday, May 2,…

  • CRANBURY: Plainsboro road gets some work done

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — Drivers should expect a much bumpier and narrower ride along Plainsboro Road — at least for the next few days.    That’s because the New Jersey American Water Company is in the middle of a roadwork restoration project that began Tuesday and will run until Monday, said Christine Smeltzer,…

  • HILLSBOROUGHL Budget passes; incumbents re-elected

    HILLSBOROUGHL Budget passes; incumbents re-elected

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    Voters approved a $109 million school budget, re-elected two incumbents, and brought newcomer Barbara Sargent to the board during Tuesday night’s school board elections.    ”We’re elated that the residents of Hillsborough came out overwhelmingly to support the budget,” district Superintendent Edward Forsthoffer said. “We really thought we put out the…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Student elected to school board

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    Incumbents Barry Nathanson and Stephen Parker were re-elected to the Board of Education, along with South Brunswick High School senior Elizabeth Chang, to serve three-year terms.    Mr. Nathanson finished in first with 1,971 votes; Mr. Parker finished with 1,767 votes; and Ms. Chang garnered 1,281 votes.    Arif Patel finished just…

  • It’s time to have one Princeton

    Casey Lambert of Princeton     No matter where in the world I find myself, when asked where I’m from I reply Princeton, New Jersey. It would never occur to me to say “Princeton Borough” or “Princeton Township.    Take a good look at the main street map of Princeton Township, with Princeton Borough in its midst,…

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