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  • HIGHTSTOWN: ‘Guys and Dolls’ take to the stage

    HIGHTSTOWN: ‘Guys and Dolls’ take to the stage

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — Gamblers, sinners and Save-a-Soul Mission dolls invaded Hightstown High School this past weekend as students presented their rendition of Damon Runyon’s “Guys and Dolls.”    It starred Vincent Stevens who played Nathan Detroit and Miranda Contreras-Peterson who played Adelaide.    Nathan Detroit runs an illegal floating crap game, but due…

  • NEWARK: ICE seeks Hightstown child porn suspect

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    NEWARK — Federal officials are seeking the public’s help in a massive manhunt to locate a Hightstown man who allegedly is wanted for possessing child pornography, according to a press release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations on March 12.    Fredy Marcelo Arbito, 30, of Hightstown, is…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: Week of March 15

    East Windsor    Sal Cassaro, 25, of Millstone, was charged with drunken driving at 2:45 a.m. March 2 after being stopped on Etra Road.    Police were patrolling Etra Road when they heard a motor vehicle accident.    The vehicle, a 2012 Mazda, was found in the road with heavy front-end damage from striking a guardrail.    Mr. Cassaro…

  • Holocaust Survivor, MCCC Professor Emeritus Vera Goodkin to Speak at Holocaust Remembrance Day

    Holocaust Survivor, MCCC Professor Emeritus Vera Goodkin to Speak at Holocaust Remembrance Day

    By Jim Gardner Dr. Vera Goodkin, professor emeritus at Mercer County Community College who escaped the Holocaust with the help of famed rescuer Raoul Wallenberg, will offer a presentation in observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, April 9, at 4:30 p.m. at the Mercer County Holocaust-Genocide Resource Center (MCHGRC). The center is located on…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Auditions held for ‘Tavern on the Lake’

    HIGHTSTOWN: Auditions held for ‘Tavern on the Lake’

    By Matt Nelson, Special Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — Act Natural Productions, a production company in Asbury Park, recently held auditions for its upcoming comedy-web series called “Tavern on the Lake.”    The show is being named after the bar and restaurant, Tavern on the Lake, at 101 N. Main Street in downtown Hightstown.    The auditions took…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Council looks at stores for municipal offices

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — The Borough Council is reviewing downtown sites to relocate its municipal employees.   It has been 18 months since Hurricane Irene struck Hightstown as a tropical storm and damaged the Borough Hall complex.    Properties reviewed by Dawson Bloom, borough project manager, were 402 Mercer St., 157A Broad St. and…

  • SPRINGFIELD HAPPENINGS: Week of March 14

       The Northern Burlington High School Stagehounds are hosting the fourth annual coffeehouse March 16.    It’s a great opportunity for the community to come out for a family-friendly event showcasing our talented students and staff at Northern Burlington County Regional High School.    This is our fourth year hosting this fun fundraising event, which includes performances by…

  • CRANBURY: Crash brings down powerline, fire

    CRANBURY: Crash brings down powerline, fire

    Photos by Nicole M. Wells and Charles W. Kim.

  • NJ Church Oasis Celebrastes Easter at Regal Hadley Cinema

    NJ Church Oasis Celebrastes Easter at Regal Hadley Cinema

    Easter Bunny Will Be at Oasis’ Two locations