• School budget ‘dead on arrival’

    Gregory M. Cinque, of Millstone Township    A 9.2 cent property tax increase for Millstone Township school budget, equating to a 7.2 percent increase of $317 for the average household. A 3 percent raise for the superintendent and 4.5 percent for the administrators, all contractually negotiated with the administrator’s union    Since when does management have a…

  • LAWRENCE: Seniors make themselves at home in new Heritage Village dwellings

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     About two dozen residents have moved into the recently completed Heritage Village senior citizens rental apartment building, located on the corner of Brunswick Pike and Cherry Tree Lane.     Those residents will be joined by at least another 20 households in the next few weeks, according to Adrian Trzaskus,…

  • Speaker Series slated by New Hope Historical Society

    Events set Mondays in April    The New Hope Historical Society has announced its lineup for the seventh annual Speaker Series slated for Mondays in April. The speakers include three local authors and a longtime New Hope resident and native.    On April 6, Roy Ziegler, author of the new publication, “New Hope, Pennsylvania — River Town…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Residents get extra time for tax appeals

    The deadline has been extended from April 1 to May 1 By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Maybe you took a look at the property tax bill that landed in your mailbox a few months ago and figured the tax assessor was off his rocker.    With the economy tanking, and home values falling practically…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Sparkle Week is back with $35 fee attached

    Mayor David Del Vecchio:”Given our diminishing resources, it’s a way to continue a well-liked program for a relatively modest fee” By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Sparkle Week, the city’s annual curbside collection of heavy household items, will be back this spring after a one-year hiatus with one significant change.    Residents who want the…

  • Youth Invited to ‘Safe Night’ Party

    Somerset County Board of Freeholders Somerset County youth in grades 7 to 12 are invited to enjoy an evening planned by their peers and adults at which there are no weapons, alcohol, drugs or arguments and where they can party, play and learn. This year’s “Safe Night’ program titled “Hollywood” will be held Saturday, April 18,…

  • BORDENTOWN JOTTINGS: From the March 26 edition

       Please send items for this column to [email protected] with the words “Bordentown Jottings” in the subject line.    Bordentown Township Senior Citizen Club meetings are held on the first and third Monday of each month at the Senior Community Center on Municipal Drive. Next meetings are April 6 and 20. Doors open at 11 a.m., meeting…

  • LAWRENCE: Health fair for seniors set for Tuesday

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The Lawrence Senior Citizen Health and Wellness Fair — billed as the senior citizens’ version of the township’s annual Community Day — is set for Tuesday at the Lawrence Senior Center on Darrah Lane.     The event, which highlights the services and programs available to Lawrence seniors, runs from 3…

  • EDITORIAL: School board election coverage to put reader needs first

    By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    In the spirit of fairness to all candidates and with an eye toward providing the best service to readers, The Beacon has established a set of ground rules for news coverage of local school board election campaigns.    Under the guidelines, this newspaper commits to certain elements of news coverage, including…

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