Month: July 2011

By Heather Niccoli, Special Writer    CRANBURY — Although the Township Committee likes the idea of having a sculpture in Cranbury, it does not want one at Village Park.    The Parks Commission proposed a generic sculpture of a painter and an empty frame and suggested the Brainerd lakefront in Village Park as a location for it,…

NEWSWIRE  The American Red Cross of Central New Jersey is in “desperate need” for volunteers to support its Meals on Wheels program. Red Cross Meals on Wheels volunteers deliver meals to homebound and elderly people in Hightstown, East Windsor, Cranbury, West Windsor and Princeton. Potential volunteers are urged to contact Debbie Hoagland at 609-951-2120.  

By Jen Samuel,Managing Editor    HIGHTSTOWN — Does your garden rock?    Rise, a non-profit organization that fights poverty, recently initiated a new program that encourages locals to donate fresh fruits and vegetables harvested from their own gardens.    ”This is the time of year that people have their gardens overflowing,” said Leslie Koppel, executive director at Rise,…

  EAST WINDSOR – An woman escaped from an ex-boyfriend who had kidnapped her after repetitively punching her and threatening her with a weapon.  The unnamed woman, 36, of East Windsor, was kidnapped by Herlindo Castillo-Siani, 39, just before noon as she walked from the Orchard residential community behind the Target on July 24.   Mr.…

Phil McAuliffe Darek Hahn, chairman of the Greenway Bridge Committee, updates the Hightstown Borough Council on fundraising efforts July 18. (Staff photo by Phil McAulif)

American Legion plans special events By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor    EAST WINDSOR — The American Legion Post 148 spearheads fundraisers for veterans throughout the year.    The proceeds from Hightstown the Legion’s events go directly to assisting American men and women who served in all branches of the military, often times, in war zones.    American Legion…

By Heather Niccoli, Special Writer    CRANBURY — After moving from the back of a second-grade classroom to the basement of the old Cranbury School building and now sharing space with the school, the library now is ready to move out and expand.    For the past two decades, space has been the issue for the Cranbury…