Author: Central Jersey

  • POLICE BLOTTER: Jamesburg

    Police responded to a home on Pergola Avenue on Aug.15 on a report of an unresponsive female. Upon arrival police discovered the female was suffering from a heroin overdose. Officer Patrick Smith administered one dose of Narcan and the female began to regain consciousness. Monroe Township Emergency Medical Services along with Robert Wood Johnson Paramedics…

  • CRANBURY: Student gets hands-on experience with neuroscience techniques

    Alex Mitko, the son of Donna and John Mitko of Cranbury and a senior at Hamilton College, spent the summer as an intern at the Boston Attention and Learning Lab. A neuroscience major at Hamilton, he is a graduate of Princeton High School. This summer Mr. Mitko took the principles he’s learned as a neuroscience…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Officials: Borough is not a sanctuary city

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer Residents and council members discussed the borough still being labeled as a sanctuary city during the last council meeting. Sanctuary city is a term that is applied by some to cities in the United States or Canada that have policies designed to not persecute undocumented immigrants. These practices can be…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Etra Road to get sidewalks thanks to resident’s help

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer The Borough Council has decided to pursue a joint effort with a resident to enhance curbs and sidewalks along Etra Road from Orchard Avenue to Meadow Lakes. During the Aug. 17 meeting, Mayor Larry Quattrone said the resident would like the borough and the county to help with the surveying…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Schools are ready

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer When the first school bell of the new academic year rings on Tuesday, schools including some classrooms that have been rehabbed for the upcoming year, will be ready for students. Interim Superintendent of Schools Thomas Gialanella said, “Schools are ready,” during Monday night’s East Windsor Regional Board of Education meeting.…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Bank commended for keeping community clean

    EAST WINDSOR: Bank commended for keeping community clean

    Mayor Janice S. Mironov and the township’s Clean Communities Committee have awarded to Fulton Bank a “Certificate of Appreciation for Keeping East Windsor Township Litter Free.” The award was accepted by Fulton Bank Vice President and Regional Manager Savita Lachman and East Windsor Fulton Bank Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager Heidi Accola and other…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: EAST WINDSOR

    While on patrol at 1:11 p.m. on Aug. 22, police observed the driver of a red Ford Explorer not wearing his seatbelt. A motor vehicle stop was conducted on Etra Road near the East Windsor/Hightstown border. While speaking with the driver, the officer detected the odor of raw marijuana emanating from the interior of the…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: A new resource for South Asians in their time of need

    HIGHTSTOWN: A new resource for South Asians in their time of need

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor There are only a handful of funeral directors in New Jersey who specialize in providing memorial services for the people of South Asian ethnic groups and one recently opened Ruby Memorial Funeral and Cremation Services in the borough. Christine Cuoco has been a licensed funeral director in the state of…

  • WHAT’S GOING ON: Sept. 4, 2015

    Sat., Sept. 5   The Board of Rabbis of Princeton Mercer Bucks with the support of The Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer Bucks will host S’lihot Night featuring Ami Yares, a New Jersey born, world traveling folk musician with a knack for making music that moves audiences physically, spiritually and politically. Refreshments will be…