Author: Central Jersey

  • LAWRENCE POLICE BLOTTER: July 30

    LAWRENCE POLICE BLOTTER: July 30

    A Pennsylvania resident reported the theft of his 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt from the parking lot at the Mercer Mall, sometime between 11 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. July 23. The victim said he might have left the keys in the car, which was unlocked. The car was later recovered in Trenton, with the keys inside. …

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Borough to purchase new ladder truck for fire company

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer HIGHTSTOWN — The Borough Council authorized the purchase of a new ladder truck for the fire company during its meeting on July 20. The E-One Aluminum CR-137 ladder truck for Hightstown Engine Co. No. 1 from Absolute Fire will cost $977,617 and will be purchased through the Houston-Galveston Area of…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: EAST WINDSOR

    East Windsor   An air conditioner unit and compressor were stolen from the backyard of a residence under renovation on Edison Drive between 6 a.m. on July 12 and 6 p.m. on July 15. The total value of the stolen equipment was estimated at $10,000. The incident is under investigation.  — — —…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Student earns national honor

    EAST WINDSOR: Student earns national honor

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor EAST WINDSOR — The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) selected Vinod Naidu, 15, of East Windsor, to join its organization. The society recognizes top scholars who have demonstrated leadership, scholarship and community commitment. Vinod attends Hightstown High School and is going into his junior year this fall. “On…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Township looks for feedback, input on proposed Climate Action Plan

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — With its proposed Climate Action Plan in hand, the township’s Environmental Commission plans to set up a booth at the West Windsor Community Farmers’ Market next month to get feedback and input on the plan. Environmental Commission members will be on hand at the farmers’ market on…

  • CRANBURY: Asian dining reinvented downtown

    CRANBURY: Asian dining reinvented downtown

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor CRANBURY — Hungry for pad Thai, General Tso’s chicken or Peking duck? Cranbury residents and visitors now have no farther to look than downtown. Minghui Pan and her husband Ben Shao, of West Windsor, opened Food Sing Asian Cuisine at 57 N. Main St. on Sunday. The dine-in and take-out…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Windsor Dermatology raises more than $7,500 for psoriasis research

    EAST WINDSOR: Windsor Dermatology raises more than $7,500 for psoriasis research

    EAST WINDSOR — Dr. Brian Keegan will hop on his bicycle on Aug. 15 and ride 100 miles to raise money for psoriasis research during National Psoriasis Foundation’s Inaugural Bike Ride beginning at Unionville Vineyards in Ringoes, Hunterdon County. And he’s not the only one. The Windsor Dermatology team will have 17 total members, including…

  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Town deserves a well-run police department

    To the editor:  Steve Misiura, Rick Pratt, Fred Montferrat, as well as Denise Hansen and Walter Sikorski are the committee members who circulated a petition in 2013 that halted the bond ordinance that allowed council to move forward with rebuilding the municipal complex. Three out of the five members of the committee were on…

  • STATE WE’RE IN: Show spotlights New Jersey’s endangered creatures

    By Michele Byers What’s more fun than standing in a chilly downpour at night in March, filming volunteers as they help salamanders cross Shades of Death Road? For Jared Flesher, not much! An independent documentary filmmaker and New Jersey native, Jared revels in being outdoors and telling stories about nature, animals’ struggles for survival and…