• ALLENTOWN: Track teams building for future

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     The Allentown High School girls’ track team has already proven it can be competitive. In time, coach Jackie Mulryne hopes her girls can show the other teams in the Colonial Valley Conference they can excel.     “I’m hoping to be comparable to last year (when Allentown was 5-5 in…

  • PRINCETON: Township and borough hire sewer construction consultant

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Princeton Township, in conjunction with Princeton Borough, has hired Benchmark Resolution Services LLC of Brick to arbitrate a dispute over their respective financial obligations for construction work on the North Ridge sewer line.    Under a professional service agreement adopted by Princeton Township Committee at its meeting Monday evening, Benchmark Resolution…

  • Kinst touts background, experience

    Thomas Kinst, New Center Road >   April 21 approaches, and the voters of Hillsborough will find independent leadership, curriculum excellence and fiscal responsibility in the candidacy and election of Thomas Kinst. I would like to share how different personal experiences and backgrounds will positively impact the school board.    I have found that the best-performing teams are…

  • Budget increases need to stop

    Brian Florczak, Taurus Drive    Record foreclosures. Unemployment numbers soaring. A recession which is choking our families and our wallets.    And the Hillsborough Board of Education again wants us to bear yet another tax increase.    Like a steady drip, Hillsborough residents are being asked every year to pay more and more of our dollars towards the…

  • 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…

  • HOPEWELL BOROUGH: Veterans Memorial details shared with council

    An update on ongoing project at Alliger Park By Aleen Crispino, Special Writer    Hopewell Valley Veterans Association (HVVA) presented to Hopewell Borough Council Monday a progress report on efforts to build a Veterans Memorial at Alliger Park, adjacent to Hopewell Township Municipal Building, and asked for financial assistance in completing the project.    Bob Kraeger, vice…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Positive skunk found in Barry Road area

    Any resident seeing what appears to be a sick or injured animal should call: Hopewell Township, 737-3100; or West Amwell, 397-1100 By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor   A sick skunk was killed by a dog on a Barry Road property near the Hopewell Township-West Amwell border on April 6.    The skunk was removed by Animal…

  • CRANBURY: A dedicated caretaker

    CRANBURY: A dedicated caretaker

    Staff photo by John Keating. Don Jo Swanagan shows off a plaque of appreciation.

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Exhibit open to student artists

    The Annual Iris Festival, held in Bordentown has showcased the work of local, national and international artists for 12 years. As it begins planning for the 13th installment, Saturday, May 9, it will be open to the work of students. For some, it may be their first professional exhibition.     Founder of the festival and…

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