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  • Local volunteer gets service award

    Twin Rivers resident Al Werner was awarded the President’s Volunteer Service Award at Melvin H. Kreps Middle School. By: Jessica Bowker    HIGHTSTOWN — For going above and beyond the call of community service, Al Werner of Bolton Road in Twin Rivers was awarded the President’s Volunteer Service Award this week at Melvin H. Kreps Middle…

  • Cosmetics firm plans $7 million expansion

    Shiseido America Inc. plans to build a 53,000-square-foot expansion for manufacturing and storage at its East Windsor facility. By: Marisa Maldonado    EAST WINDSOR — One of the township’s more prominent employers hopes to begin a $7 million expansion this summer, bringing additional manufacturing capabilities and about 30 jobs to its facilities, a company official said.…

  • John T. Henderson Jr.

       John T. Henderson, Jr., 75, of Skillman died June 22 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.    Born in Yonkers, N.Y., he graduated from the Trinity School in Manhattan and after submarine service in the Navy, went to Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., where he received a bachelor’s degree in psychology. While at…

  • Water World

    Sharks, stingrays, even hippos are part of the lure of the new Adventure Aquarium. By: Jim Boyle PHOTO: JOAN COLEMAN The tank in Ocean Realm holds several aquatic species that captures the attention of Alex Boyle.    After escaping into a pet store one rainy day and watching as my son marveled at the 26-cent goldfish…

  • Former HHS teacher after golf round for the ages

    By: Neil Hay    Now 72 years old, golfer Stan Czenis has never shot his age. But he is getting close.    Playing recently on his home course at the Peddie School, Czenis carded a 75. Said Czenis, "I’ve never shot my age. I’ve been threatening to. But I haven’t done it yet."    Czenis stands a good…

  • Firefly Festival at Cotsen July 8

       Families are invited to design their own firefly lanterns and bring them to the Cotsen Firefly Festival on Friday, July 8, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the McCosh Courtyard on the Princeton University campus.    The annual summer celebration, sponsored by the Cotsen Children’s Library, is free and open to families in the local community.…

  • Wise words for our new graduates

    EDITORIAL    For local high school graduates, commencement ceremonies marked the beginning of a new chapter in their lives.    After years of schooling, they will be entering different worlds. For many, college beckons, while others will head straight into the workforce or into the military. There will be new freedoms and new responsibilities, new friends and…

  • Borough increases proposed tax rate by 2 cents

    Hightstown Borough Council amends this year’s proposed municipal budget, adding 2 cents to the tax rate. By: Jessica Bowker    HIGHTSTOWN — The Borough Council will hold a public hearing July 5 on this year’s municipal budget, which has been amended to call for a tax rate of $1.255 per $100 of assessed property value.    The…

  • Taking a stroll

    Fitness class meets needs of new moms. By: Marisa Maldonado    EAST WINDSOR — Karin Walsh and Elissa Makarowitz are out for their Wednesday morning power walk in Woods Road Park. They stop every so often to do toning exercises using their rubber bands.    But they already have two weights on their hands — strollers with…