Author: Central Jersey
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HIGHTSTOWN: A-frame signs will have to meet new standards
By Amy Batista, Special Writer The Planning Board has recommended the Borough Council lift the moratorium on downtown business owners using portable A-frame signs to advertise. “We will discuss this and come up with something for the business folks tonight so we’re not shutting them out,” Planning Board Chairman Fred Montferrat said at the board’s…
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EAST WINDSOR: Havione to expand East Windsor facility
Hovione, a pharmaceutical company, will be undertaking a major expansion of its East Windsor facility. The company, which has its headquarters in Portugal, will add an additional 30,600 square feet to its existing 24,000-square-foot facility located at 40 Lake Drive. The expansion will provide for the addition of a new commercial spray dryer unit designed…
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HIGHTSTOWN: High school students place sixth in the nation at FBLA event
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor High school seniors Jay Vaingankar and Mehdi Hussaini placed sixth in the nation in the competitive event “Entrepreneurship” at the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership Conference held earlier this year. They participated in the FBLA regional competition last January and advanced to the FBLA state competition in…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Orientation ends with two students winning free burritos
Two Hightstown High School freshmen won free burritos each week for a year. During the freshman orientation culminating activity on Sept. 28, there was a presentation of two “Free Burrito Each Week for a Year” certificates from Moe’s Southwest Grille. Bud Patel, owner of the Moe’s restaurants in East Windsor, Hamilton, and Somerset, presented the…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Rams will be dunking for donations
Dunk a favorite football player at the Hometown Harvest Fair. The Rams are suiting up to raise funds for the Rise Food Pantry, which provides provisions to over 500 local families each week. Bring a canned good or cash to the dunk tank at the fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.…
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HIGHTSTOWN: High school marching band to compete
The Hightstown High School Marching Band will compete in Hopewell Valley Central High School’s first-ever USBands competition Oct. 17. The competition, titled “Music in Motion,” will be held from 3:30 to 9 p.m. at Ackerson Field. The lineup for the competition also includes Louis E. Dieruff, South Hunterdon Regional, Bordentown, Steinert, Robbinsville, Rahway, Nottingham, Northern…
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EAST WINDSOR: Township firefighters join Tunnel to Towers tribute
With the tunnel closed to traffic after planes hit the World Trade Center, New York City firefighter Stephen Siller strapped on all of his gear and ran through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 — only to lose his life a short time later in his effort to rescue people from…
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Shining a light on solar power in Jamesburg
To the editor: Recently, a 12-paragraph rambling manifesto appeared on the Jamesburg Democratic Social Club Facebook page highlighting Mayor Marlene Lowande’s position against clean, cost-saving solar energy implementation in the borough. In actuality, her position is not even so much about refuting the idea of solar power, which could save taxpayers and the borough…
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EAST WINDSOR: Help prevent fires
East Windsor Vol. Fire Co. 2 is reminding all residents that Oct. 4-10 is Fire Prevention Week. Fire company members will be visiting schools in the township to talk to kids, typically, the catalyst for getting their parents’ attention. “We observe Fire Prevention Week for a reason,“ Acting Fire Chief Steve Genthe said, “It’s a…
