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Solar for all is aim of New Jersey’s ‘community’ solar energy program
There are plenty of great reasons to be interested in solar power: Energy from the sun is plentiful and free, and harnessing it doesn’t pollute the air with greenhouse gases at a time when the impacts of climate change have become a regular threat to our health and safety.
Latino Festival of Hightstown-East Windsor to celebrate 10th anniversary
The Hightstown and East Windsor community are gearing up to showcase the artistic and cultural traditions of Latinos in New Jersey and to promote intercultural awareness and understanding through the annual Latino Festival of Hightstown-East Windsor on Sept. 30. The event will be held from noon to 6 p.m. at...
Common calendar, Packet papers, Sept. 22
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 at the refreshment area. No medical background necessary. Volunteers should be outgoing to provide friendly customer service, be able to perform tasks as needed and must provide proof of COVID Vaccination prior to volunteering. Must have transportation. All training is provided including additional precautions for the safety of our team and blood donors. For additional information call or text Sharon Zetts, manager of NJBS Volunteer Services at 732-850-8906 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services opens field office in Cranbury
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [USCIS] welcomed more than 18 new citizens when the federal agency held a grand opening for its new field office in Cranbury. A ribbon cutting ceremony and naturalization ceremony took place at the opening of the New Jersey Central Field Office on Cedar Brook Drive on Sept. 14.
Princeton school district to address HiTOPS after undercover Project Veritas video
Princeton school district officials are reconsidering the district’s relationship with HiTOPS, the nonprofit group that focuses on youth-centered sex education and support, in the wake of a Project Veritas online video. The school board will convene a board committee to discuss the district’s relationship with HiTOPS and also meet...
New Jersey’s rarest turtles face many threats
When strolling through your local park this summer, you may have noticed turtles sunning themselves on logs or poking their heads up in lakes and ponds. Chances are they’re painted turtles or red-eared sliders, two of the most common species in New Jersey. Painted turtles are native to the state, while red-eared sliders were introduced from the south but can survive here because winters have gotten milder due to climate change.
Common calendar, Packet papers, Sept. 15
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 at the refreshment area. No medical background necessary. Volunteers should be outgoing to provide friendly customer service, be able to perform tasks as needed and must provide proof of COVID Vaccination prior to volunteering. Must have transportation. All training is provided including additional precautions for the safety of our team and blood donors. For additional information call or text Sharon Zetts, manager of NJBS Volunteer Services at 732-850-8906 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday.
Monthly Column: National POW/MIA Recognition Day
POW/MIA stands for prisoner of war and missing in action. In the United States, National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday of September each year. On this day, we remember all the servicemen and women who were prisoners of war (POWs) and those who are still missing in action (MIA), as well as their families.
Mercer County begins deer hunting at parks to curb population growth
The white-tail deer population density within Hopewell Valley was 109 deer per square mile in 2021. The Mercer County Park Commission began conducting deer management at Mercer County Park, Mercer Meadows and Baldpate Mountain on Sept. 9 in efforts to reduce the overabundant deer herd in the greater Mercer County region.
Oysters at work: Cleaning water, preventing erosion, helping marine life
When you think of “mighty” animals, a few that may come to mind are lions, tigers and bears (oh my!). The oyster is probably at the bottom of the list. But did you know that one adult oyster can clean 50 gallons of contaminated water a day? And that colonies of oysters, growing together to form a reef, can protect bayside shorelines from storm erosion and provide habitat for a multitude of other species? Oysters may not be physically imposing, but they’re mighty in their impact on the marine environment!
Perrineville man charged with two DUIs in less than 24 hours
A 40-year-old Perrineville man was charged with two driving under the influence (DUI) offenses in less than 24 hours on Sept. 4 and 5, according to the East Windsor Police Department. The first incident occurred at 5:07 p.m. Sept. 4. He was charged with DUI, reckless driving and careless driving...
East Windsor Police blotter
A 35-year-old East Elmhurst, N.Y., man was charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving, careless driving and failure to maintain lane after a police officer observed his car weaving on Route 133 at 1:59 a.m. Sept. 3. The man allegedly showed signs of impairment and was charged after failing field sobriety tests. He was processed and released.
Common calendar, Packet papers, Sept. 8
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 at the refreshment area. No medical background necessary. Volunteers should be outgoing to provide friendly customer service, be able to perform tasks as needed and must provide proof of COVID Vaccination prior to volunteering. Must have transportation. All training is provided including additional precautions for the safety of our team and blood donors. For additional information call or text Sharon Zetts, manager of NJBS Volunteer Services at 732-850-8906 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday.
Ropes Challenge Course to open Sept. 10
After years of planning, strategizing and finally building, the highly anticipated Ropes Challenge Course at Mercer County Park is set to open Sept. 10. The Mercer County Park Commission contracted with the Philadelphia Outward Bound School to oversee programming for the inaugural fall season of the ropes course operations, which is for patrons 12 and older.
‘A tribute to the town’
Main Street will be alive with music, food and fun when Cranbury Day arrives this weekend. The annual Cranbury tradition celebrates a town and community that has existed for more than 325 years. People of all ages from residents to visitors will be brought together downtown on Sept. 9 from...
Cranbury celebrates new Village Park walking trail
It’s been four years in the making. A new walking trail has officially opened at Village Park. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held to celebrate a long-awaited half-mile walking trail in Cranbury Township’s Village Park on Aug. 12. The trail was first suggested as a pea gravel path...
Remember the workers
Labor Day is more than just the last gasp of summer. Hard as it is to believe, summer is nearly gone, and with it, a bumper crop of hefty tomatoes and soft, ripe fruits whose juices dribble down the chin. Toes in the sands of the Jersey Shore. Ears of corn as sweet as nectar.
‘Turning the page’
New principal earns endorsement from teacher unions. Princeton High School Assistant Principal Cecilia X. Birge was appointed as the next Princeton High School principal at a special school board meeting Aug. 31. The Princeton Public Schools Board of Education voted 9-0 to appoint Birge, including Cranbury School District representative Robert...
Common calendar, Packet papers, Sept. 1
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 at the refreshment area. No medical background necessary. Volunteers should be outgoing to provide friendly customer service, be able to perform tasks as needed and must provide proof of COVID Vaccination prior to volunteering. Must have transportation. All training is provided including additional precautions for the safety of our team and blood donors. For additional information call or text Sharon Zetts, manager of NJBS Volunteer Services at 732-850-8906 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday.
Mercer County sets budget hearing Sept. 5
Mercer County Commissioners will hold a special formal meeting on a $383 million budget funding county operations for 2023. The special formal meeting on the adoption of the 2023 Mercer County budget is set for 6 p.m. Sept. 5 in the Mercer County Administration building at South Broad Street in Trenton.
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