Author: Central Jersey

  • PRINCETON: Kinney doing it all for Nassau

    PRINCETON: Kinney doing it all for Nassau

    By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Will Kinney took on quite a bit of responsibility in his second year with the Nassau Swim Club. Not only was he Nassau’s only male swimmer in the 15-18 age group for the Princeton Area Swimming and Diving Association Championships, but he also was an assistant coach throughout the…

  • CRANBURY: Get ‘Zen’ergized downtown

    CRANBURY: Get ‘Zen’ergized downtown

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor Health is one of the most important of life’s treasures to be nurtured and protected, according to Denise Valdes. The owner of Zenergy, the new fitness and wellness center downtown, believes that the key to good health is maintaining the balance between fitness, nutrition and relaxation. “There are three aspects…

  • CRANBURY: Redevelopment designation given to old munitions site

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor The township has designated the Cranbury Brick Yard, which is also known as the Viridian and/or the Unexcelled property, as an area in need of redevelopment without the use of condemnation. The Planning Board approved a resolution on Aug. 6 memorializing the amended preliminary and final site plan for the…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Transgender student policy introduced

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer The Board of Education unanimously approved and amended its first reading of several policies including its substance abuse, pupil discipline, student discipline and transgender student policies during its meeting Monday night. Interim Superintendent of Schools Thomas Gialanella said the substance abuse and pupil discipline policies are mandated policies. “The administrators…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Recycled art on the Rise downtown

    HIGHTSTOWN: Recycled art on the Rise downtown

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer The Rise Summer Camp Art Exhibition opened Sunday afternoon and features local students’ artwork created this summer. “The artwork is so inspiring that we wanted to display it in other places besides our office and camp and we wanted to open it up to the entire public,” said Case Manager…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Interim superintendent resigns unexpectedly

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer The search is still on to find a permanent superintendent for the East Windsor Regional School District. “We have just completed our first year without a permanent superintendent and the board is currently in the final phase of our second search round since Dr. (Edward) Forsthoffer left,” said Board of…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Death Café expected to open ‘die’logues

    EAST WINDSOR: Death Café expected to open ‘die’logues

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor EAST WINDSOR — Resident Laurie Dinerstein-Kurs is a chaplain. “Because of my experiences, I am better able to understand the needs of the dying, disabled, and chronically ill,” she said. Through her career, she has learned a few things about death, mainly to live each day fully with gratitude, but…

  • EAST WINDSOR: ALDI to open in former Bottom Dollar location soon

    EAST WINDSOR — A different kind of grocery store is expected to open in Windsor Center on Aug. 20. ALDI, a national grocery chain, recently acquired the Bottom Dollar chain and converted 30 of the 66 Bottom Dollar stores, including the former Windsor Center store, into ALDI locations. ALDI does things different than the average…

  • STATE WE’RE IN: Time to fast-track renewable energy

    By Michele Byers For the first time in four years, New Jersey is updating its Energy Master Plan, a blueprint for how this state we’re in uses and manages electricity. And unless you live “off the grid,” it affects you. This month, the state Board of Public Utilities is holding public hearings and accepting public…