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Common calendar, Packet papers, April 26
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...
East Windsor Police blotter
A 20-year-old Maspeth, N.Y., man was charged with theft April 17 for allegedly using a victim’s credit card to buy items in New York. The victim received a fraud alert from their bank on March 29. A detective identified the suspect and charged him on a complaint summons. A...
Brooklyn man charged with narcotics possession
A 38-year-old Brooklyn, N.Y., man was charged with drug possession after a police officer responded to a report of a disabled vehicle on Windsor Center Drive April 13, according to the East Windsor Police Department. The officer met with the driver and determined there were no issues with the vehicle,...
Cranbury establishes new Parks and Recreation Commission
Cranbury no longer has separate commissions for Parks and Recreation. The Township Committee voted to dissolve both commissions to form one Parks and Recreation Commission on April 8. “As a liaison to Parks and Recreation last year I think this is evidence of smart governance,” Committeeman Matt Scott said. “I...
She said ‘no’ to the bullies
State legislation that would ban potential book-banners from doing so – dubbed “The Freedom to Read Act” – has been introduced in the State Legislature. State Sen. Andrew Zwicker (D-Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset) and state Sen. Teresa Ruiz (D-Essex and Hudson) introduced the bill in the state Senate on Jan. 29. It was referred to the Senate Education Committee.
‘I am excited to get started’
The Princeton Public Schools Board of Education has appointed Johnson Park School Principal Angela Siso Stentz to become the next assistant superintendent for human resources. The school board appointed Siso Stentz at a special meeting April 17. She will earn $190,000 per year when she starts in her new position July 1.
‘We have an obligation to innovate responsibly’
The first New Jersey Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit not only convened business leaders, academics and government officials to foster conversations about AI innovation in New Jersey, but also AI in areas of work force development to health. The summit, which was hosted by Princeton University on campus, in partnership with...
The ‘Ivy League’ look is unhealthy for your trees!
While out walking or driving, did you ever notice trees so covered with ivy that they look like totally different life forms? In a way they are – because if the ivy continues to grow unchecked, the trees themselves might not live much longer. Trees laden with ivy are...
Common calendar, Packet papers, April 19
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...
Princeton Public Schools may soon decide on antisemitism definition
Princeton Public Schools officials hope to reach a recommendation on whether to adopt a definition of antisemitism, as requested by some parents, by the end of April. The school board’s Student Achievement Committee has been mulling over potentially adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IRHA) definition of antisemitism. It was discussed at the committee’s March 8 meeting and again at its April 11 meeting.
‘Excited to see it come to fruition’
Fencing surrounds the outside of the Cranbury School main office entrance and former school library space as construction on a new main office and academic commons is underway. The Cranbury School celebrated the new construction on the first phase of referendum projects in an official groundbreaking on April 9. Referendum...
‘We have the resources to end poverty if we wanted to’
An evening inside the Princeton University Friend Center turned silent when 20-minutes of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech filled an auditorium as part of an event to not just reflect but have a conversation on King’s economic vision. King’s...
Warmer winters shift plant growing zones
Most longtime New Jerseyans – especially gardeners and growers – have noticed that winters have gotten milder over the last few decades. Cold weather seems to arrive later, and the Garden State gets fewer days of truly frigid, bone-chilling weather. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has noticed,...
East Windsor Police blotter
A 34-year-old East Windsor Township woman was arrested on outstanding warrants from Robbinsville, Cranbury and Mount Laurel townships after a police officer stopped to investigate a vehicle parked on the shoulder on Route 130 near Hickory Corner Road April 9. She was processed and turned over to the Cranbury Police Department.
Trenton man charged with weapons offense and assault
A 25-year-old Trenton man has been charged with a weapons offense and assault after he allegedly pulled out a knife and refused to obey police commands, according to the East Windsor Police Department. A police officer responded to the Colonade Motel on Route 130 to investigate a disturbance April 3,...
East Windsor Township Police: Man throws brick at house
A 33-year-old East Windsor Township man has been charged with criminal mischief and weapons possession after allegedly tossing a brick at a house, according to the East Windsor Police Department. A police officer was sent to an Enfield Drive home at 4:25 a.m. April 4 to investigate a person who...
Former president of Hightstown Rams Youth Football and Cheerleading charged with theft
The former president of the Hightstown Rams Youth Football and Cheerleading group has been charged with theft for allegedly withdrawing money from the association’s checking account, according to the West Windsor Police Department. The former president, who lives in Hamilton Township, was charged April 4 in connection with unauthorized...
Common calendar, Packet papers, April 12
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...
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