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Navigating Through the Tween Years: Listen, Laugh and Trust Your Gut
Change can be hard, no matter your age. But for kids in their tween years, it can be especially difficult as everything seems to be changing all at once — and fast. While many may be able to manage this period successfully with the help of parents and caretakers, some kids may need extra support.
Saving money, helping the climate, aiding justice
Interested in saving money on home energy bills? How about helping to fight climate change by reducing your carbon footprint? Or ensuring that the New Jersey communities most affected by environmental pollution get justice and help?. If so, the federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 may have something to...
East Windsor Police blotter
A 44-year-old Rahway man was arrested on outstanding warrants from Elizabeth following a motor vehicle stop on Route 130 May 22. A police officer stopped his vehicle for a broken brake light. He was processed and turned over to the Elizabeth Police Department. A 43-year-old Newark man was charged with...
Drone unit helps find man charged with assault by auto
A 28-year-old East Windsor Township man was charged with two counts of assault by auto and other motor vehicle violations following a two-car crash on Route 133 at 9 p.m. May 12, according to the East Windsor Police Department. The man and his passenger, a 25-year-old East Windsor Township resident,...
Honoring World War II service
Courtesy of Mercer County Library System Hightstown Memorial Library is dedicated to several local soldiers who died during World War II. The Hightstown Library Association created posters with photographs and bios. They will be on display at the library until the end of May.
Common calendar, Packet papers, May 24
Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset counties. New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), a division of New York Blood Center, which provides blood for local patients, is looking for a few good volunteers. The blood drive volunteer is an integral member of our team whose tasks include assisting donors with registration and/or...
Retired U.S. Marine Corps Colonel to lead Hightstown Memorial Day Parade
Retired U.S. Marine Corps Colonel Walter Conner will lead Hightstown Borough’s Memorial Day parade as its grand marshal when the marchers step off May 27. Conner, who lives in Hightstown Borough, will be front and center of the parade when it kicks off at 9 a.m. The parade starts on Stockton Street near the Grace N. Rogers Elementary School, winding its way through the borough and back to Stockton Street at the Walter C. Black Elementary School.
‘Embrace your challenges’
Three landmark businesses – the Trenton Farmers Market, Cherry Grove Organic Farm and Bountiful Gardens – and the Every Child Valued program were honored by the Lawrence Township Growth and Redevelopment Committee May 5. The purpose of the Economic Development Awards program is to honor those members of...
‘We are grateful’
The Watershed Institute has been awarded an American Water Charitable Foundation 2024 Water and Environment grant to expand its StreamWatch Schools Program in diverse communities. “We are grateful to the American Water Charitable Foundation for helping The Watershed Institute expand its StreamWatch Schools program,” said Executive Director Jim Waltman.
Princeton Council adopts 2024 municipal budget
The Princeton Council adopted its $74.5 million municipal budget for 2024, following a public hearing April 29. The municipal property tax rate will increase from 56 cents per $100 of assessed value to 58 cents. The owner of a house assessed at the town average of $853,136 will pay $4,948 in municipal property taxes.
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