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Hightstown High School students prove they are ‘smart consumers’
A team of Hightstown High School students captured the annual Mercer County Consumer Bowl for the seventh consecutive year, defeating three other schools. The competition was held at The College of New Jersey’s Gitenstein Library Feb. 10. Also taking part in this year’s quiz-show style competition on good consumer practices were Ewing, Hamilton West and Nottingham high schools.
East Windsor fifth grader spells ‘fainthearted’ correctly to win district spelling bee
Fifth grader Rachel Sujith of Grace N. Rogers Elementary School did to win the East Windsor School District Annual Spelling Bee. The spelling bee held on Jan. 31 was organized by The Greater Hightstown Juniorettes, a local community service group of young ladies ages 12-18, led by advisors Cori Kenny, Yvette Muniz and Beth Wersching.
Woman’s Club of Cranbury offers scholarship for women going back to school
The Woman’s Club of Cranbury will be offering $2,000 in scholarship funds to women who are pursuing a post-secondary education. Women interested in applying must do so by April 30. The annual woman’s scholarships funds would go to one woman for the total of $2,000 or two women, who...
Community Options celebrates 34 years of supporting people with disabilities
The work of Community Options has been helping people with disabilities build lives for themselves for more than three decades and that work continues today. The national nonprofit organization, which celebrated its 34th anniversary on Feb. 9, is headquartered in Princeton with offices across the state. The Woodbury office services...
Sweet! South Jersey taps its maple syrup potential
New Jersey isn’t nearly as famous as Vermont for maple syrup, though native sugar maple trees grow in our state’s north and central counties and many small farms tap trees for syrup. South Jersey? Not so much. Sugar maples are extremely rare in the region, and those few...
East Windsor Township man charged with shoplifting, resisting arrest
A 30-year-old East Windsor Township man was charged with multiple offenses, including motor vehicle violations, at the ShopRite grocery store Feb. 4, according to the East Windsor Police Department. The man allegedly entered the ShopRite grocery store on Route 130 and left without paying for merchandise valued at $413.33, police...
First Lady Tammy Murphy touts increase in NJ FamilyCare childbirth reimbursement rates, NurtureNJ
NJ FamilyCare is increasing reimbursement rates for perinatal, midwifery and community doula care with $30 million from state and federal funding. First Lady Tammy Murphy and Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman announced the funding to address childbirth, maternal mortality, and racial disparities in childbirth on Jan. 31 at Capital Health Medical Center in Hopewell Township.
Cranbury School’s new auxiliary gym is complete, more construction projects underway
The Cranbury School has a new auxiliary gym. The new building is part of a series of projects that have been planned for construction to improve Cranbury School facilities. The school district administration and Board of Education (BOE) announced that the gym had been completed in January and had already been opened to students.
Coordinated efforts can prevent mass shootings
Horrific and sad as mass shootings are proliferating in the United States. There have been 44 mass shootings in the U.S. since the start of 2023, more than any other point on record. There is no organized effort that politicians, other agencies or institutions to offer a solution to stop mass shootings. One of the problems in stopping mass shootings is poorly understood by the community, who often describe the shooter as crazy, insane and demented individuals. They may be demented, but they are not crazy as the planning involved in mass shootings indicates they can think and organize, which seems sane cannot do.
Windows of Understanding addresses social justice issues through art
For husband and wife, Dan and Peichi Waite, the word dignity played a big role when putting together their work of art on the topic of food insecurity for the sixth annual Social Justice New Jersey Public Art Initiative. “No one should feel embarrassed about needing to go get food,”...
Harnessing the power of nature to help our climate
From large forests to tree-lined city streets, from wooded wetlands to coastal salt marshes, green landscapes are some of humanity’s best allies in addressing threats posed by a warming climate. Trees, seagrasses and other plants act as the Earth’s lungs, pulling carbon dioxide from the air and emitting oxygen...
Cranbury School kindergarten registration is open for 2023-24 school year
The Cranbury School has officially opened kindergarten registration for the 2023-24 school year. According to the school, if a child will be 5 years old later this year by Oct. 1, parents are urged to complete a registration for their child. Additionally, parents or guardians are being asked to notify...
East Windsor Police blotter
A 41-year-old Neptune City man and his 36-year-old female passenger, also of Neptune City, were charged with possession of crack cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia on Feb. 1. Police stopped their car for weaving on Route 130. The man was also charged with possession of heroin, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle and careless driving. They were processed and released.
DEP: New Jersey bald eagle population continues to climb
The bald eagle population in New Jersey continues to climb, according to the 2022 New Jersey Bald Eagle Project Report developed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Division of Fish and Wildlife and the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, with 250 active nests identified in 2022, DEP Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced on Jan. 20.
Full schedule of Black History Month events underway
Mercer County plans a full schedule of events to celebrate Black History Month. And in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ beating death in Memphis, Tenn. on Jan. 7, Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes said the celebration feels “somber.”. “As we together peacefully protest this latest incident, let...
Annual Interfaith luncheon brings community together to spread love
At the end of every year, faith leaders, local organizations and officials gather together to break bread at the Muslim Center of Greater Princeton and further build relationships with one another. The Muslim Center of Greater Princeton in West Windsor brought local officials, faith leaders, residents and organizations together in...
Cranbury School will celebrate its 125th anniversary in April
The Cranbury School will mark its 125th anniversary with a week-long celebration in April. The celebration will include activities that the community can take part in, as well as past and present students, staff, and parents. Before the week-long celebration takes place from April 21 to April 30, the Cranbury...
Mercer County Police Academy’s 28th basic class ‘stand ready’ to serve in their respective communities
The Mercer County Police Academy has graduated its 28th basic class of 44 cadets. An audience of several hundred family members, friends, Mercer County dignitaries and law enforcement officials from around state saw the cadets receive graduation certificates to officially make them police officers during a commencement held in the gymnasium at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) on Jan. 27, according to a press release through Mercer County.
Petition calls for East Windsor Township to address rash of burglaries
Upset about a rash of burglaries, more than 400 East Windsor Township residents have signed an online petition calling on township officials to address the issue. The Change.org petition, which has been circulating since Dec. 29, 2022 had been signed by 428 people as of Jan. 24. The petition was triggered by five reported residential burglaries in November and December.
Princeton Area Community Foundation awards grants to nonprofits
Grant funds were awarded to more than 60 nonprofit organizations in the area. The Princeton Area Community Foundation announced the award of about $2 million in Community Impact and COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Fund grants to local nonprofits. The organizations will use the funds – made possibly by generous community...
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