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  • HERALD COMMUNITY: Kids hunt spring bounty

    HERALD COMMUNITY: Kids hunt spring bounty

    Batista Towns held annual egg hunts for Hightstown and East Windsor children over the weekend. Above, the East Windsor Township egg hunt begins as a group of pre-kindergarten youngsters search for treats Saturday at Etra Lake Park. (Photo by Amy Batista)

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       Cpl. Timothy Vanselous, of the West Amwell Township Police Department, reported:    —On March 18, Patrolman Edward Skillman investigated a motor vehicle accident on Linvale-Harbourton Road, just south of Route 31. Kathleen Keenan, 24, of Jamison, Pennsylvania, was driving south on Linvale-Harbourton Road when she lost control on the icy roadway and slid into the ditch.…

  • LAEF’s April 6 auction to aid schools

    LAEF’s April 6 auction to aid schools

       The Lambertville Area Education Foundation (LAEF) and community volunteers are holding the 12th annual Auction and Benefit Party at the Eagle Fire Company Banquet Hall, New Hope, on April 6.    Proceeds support grants for programs proposed by teachers at Lambertville Public School, South Hunterdon Regional High School, Stockton Borough School, and West Amwell Township School.…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: East Windsor Regional Board of Education approves $85M budget

    HIGHTSTOWN: East Windsor Regional Board of Education approves $85M budget

    By Matt Nelson, Special Writer    EAST WINDSOR — The Board of Education on March 21 unanimously approved a budget of $85,481,279 for the 2013-14 school year.    The tax levy for next year’s budget is set at $59,096,205.    Business Administrator and Board Secretary Kurt Stumbaugh said the increase in the budget is within the state-mandated 2…

  • Summer Session Enrollment at MCCC Now Open

    By Jim Gardner College students looking to catch up or get ahead, or individuals looking to enhance their job skills will have a chance to do so this summer at Mercer County Community College (MCCC), where registration is now open for the summer semester. Students can select from 11-week or five-week classes, with most beginning…

  • CRANBURY: Craft show draws diverse crafters

    CRANBURY: Craft show draws diverse crafters

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    CRANBURY — The 16th annual Cranbury Craft Show was held at the Cranbury School on Main Street during the weekend of March 9-10.    Around 2,000 people attended the craft show to browse and purchase an array of handmade crafts.    ”It’s the best there is, and there isn’t a better one,”…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Police sergeant bids farewell

    HIGHTSTOWN: Police sergeant bids farewell

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — Glen Runge, 48, recently retired after 19 years as a sergeant with the Police Department, was recognized for his service during a Borough Council meeting in March.    He lives in Belford, a subsection of Middletown Township.    ”It is really one of the nice moments for me to able…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: RHS softball will be part of benefit

    Full slate to aid NephHope By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    An away mid-afternoon game on a Saturday normally wouldn’t be well received by the Robbinsville High School softball team, but the Ravens are excited about a unique opportunity that will bring them good competition for a good cause.    At 3 p.m. on Apr. 6,…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: Week of March 29

    East Windsor    Jaimeson Froggatt, 18, of Old Stone Mill Drive, was charged with disorderly conduct and littering 6:50 p.m. March 20 on Dutch Neck Road. The officer was flagged down by two juvenile pedestrians on Dutch Neck Road who advised that a passenger in a passing vehicle had just thrown a bottle out of the…