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  • Bardachino, Moreno win wrestling titles

    The Hightstown High School wrestling team came back from Saturday’s competitive Pine Barrens Tournament at Shawnee with two first places and a respectable fourth-place showing in the team standings. By: Neil Hay    Delran won the team title with 218 points. Cherokee placed second with 190, followed by Shawnee’s 184 and the Rams’ 177. Six schools…

  • Accident leaves woman in hospital

    An East Windsor woman still was hospitalized Thursday after she reportedly drove through a red light on Monday. By: Cynthia Koons    EAST WINDSOR — Three vehicles were involved in a morning accident on Route 33 Monday that sent an East Windsor woman to the hospital after she was trapped in her car for 30 minutes.…

  • Township striving for green

    Even in the wake of development, and what some think is over-development, East Windsor continues striving to be greener. By:    At its meeting this week the township council decided to apply for a Green Communities Challenge Grant with the state Forestry Program. It also amended a Green Acres agreement with the Department of Environmental Protection…

  • Friends and two museums to provide for free passes

    The Friends of the Cranbury Library begin museum program By: Jamie Simpson    CRANBURY — The Friends of the Cranbury Public Library and two New Jersey-based museums are teaming up to offer patrons an innovative way to enjoy their facilities — without having to empty their wallets.    The Friends of the Cranbury Public Library, the Liberty…

  • County reduces speed limits

    Nearly a year after the township made its request, Mercer County has agreed to reduce the speed limit on Old York Road (county Route 539) — at least partially. By:    East Windsor Township wanted the speed limit on Old York Road reduced from 50 mph to 40 mph from the Hightstown border to the NJ…

  • Bandits hit two homes attempt to enter a third

    Burglaries reported throughout the area By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Two homes were burglarized and someone tried to enter a third between Saturday and Monday.    Police said someone stole $500,000 worth of jewelry and foreign currency from a locked Drinking Brook Road home between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday.    The burglar kicked in the front…

  • K. Hovnanian’s Hidden Hills earns community of the year title

    Morris County community honored with Silver award by National Association of Home Builders    K. Hovnanian’s Hidden Hills, a community of 95 estate homes in Washington Township, Morris County, has won several Silver awards from the National Association of Home Builders.    The awards recognize that the community is among the best in the nation and place…

  • Council president leaving — for now

    Council President Mike Vanderbeck will leave his post next week, but he won’t rule out a return to politics. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — Although Mike Vanderbeck is leaving life in politics Jan. 1, he will continue to serve the borough. He’ll just be serving it dessert.    After three years on the Borough Council (two…

  • Collecting winter clothes for neighbors in need

    Winter clothing drive benefits local residents By: Rebecca Tokarz    The Residence at Forsgate is doing its part to clothe the less fortunate this winter.    The assisted living facility has launched a winter clothing drive to benefit HomeFront, an organization that helps homeless families in Mercer County.    The drive, which seeks to collect warm winter clothing…