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  • HIGHTSTOWN; Community mourning beloved teacher

    HIGHTSTOWN; Community mourning beloved teacher

    By Jen Samuel. Managing Editor HIGHTSTOWN — Jacques “Doudou” Chancy was a musician who had taught at Grace Norton Rogers Elementary School since 2002.    Born May 11, 1959, Mr. Chancy died early Sunday morning while on stage in New York after suffering from a heart attack.    A Haitian-American artist, his music is available on Amazon…

  • Standing Room Only at St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center as Top Experts Share Their Secrets on Successful Fundraising & Grant Writing Techniques

    Standing Room Only at St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center as Top Experts Share Their Secrets on Successful Fundraising & Grant Writing Techniques

    By AWFNJ Madison NJ – September 21, 2012-It was a packed house on Wednesday at St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center as the Animal Welfare Federation of New Jersey (AWFNJ), hosted two workshops, “Finding Mr. Grant” and “The One Man Band Guide to Fundraising.” We had attendees from turtle and bat rescue groups to local community…

  • Production Companies that Perform at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre Receive Eight Perry Awards

    Production Companies that Perform at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre Receive Eight Perry Awards

    Rob Gougher Pictured from left are Maurer Productions’ Kathy Slothower, Diana Maurer, John Maurer, and Laurie Gougher. Not pictured is Tina Heines. (Photo by Robert Gougher)

  • EAST WINDSOR: Shiseido gets OK to expand

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    EAST WINDSOR — The Township Council approved entering into a developer’s agreement with Shiseido America Inc. for a 71,000-square-foot warehouse addition on Princeton-Hightstown Road.    The council in a 3-1 vote, with Councilman John Zoller abstaining, approved Resolution 2012-14. Council members Deputy Mayor Perry Shapiro, Marc Lippman, and Peter Yeager were…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Planners request traffic impact study

    By Christina Whittington, Special Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — The Planning Board held the first public hearing Sept. 10 regarding plans for the former Minute Maid plant on Route 33.    The applicants, owners Bruckner Southern LLC and Mercer Street Warehouse LLC, are seeking a use variance that would allow for additional warehousing while adding manufacturing production at…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Squad renovation complete (Video)
  • POLICE BLOTTER: Week of Sept. 20, 2012

    Lambertville     Sept. 7 at 9:30 a.m., Detective Michael Miloszar went to Bridge Street on a report of a theft of a municipal trash can.    Acting Public Works Director Lester Myers said someone had taken a trash can belonging to the city. It was taken from Bridge Street and is valued at $375. It is black…

  • SPRINGFIELD: Quotes sought for bike path engineering work

    By Amber Cox, Special Writer Amber CoxSpecial Writer    SPRINGFIELD — The Township Council tabled a resolution last Wednesday, Sept. 12, which would have authorized engineering work for the Columbus-Jobstown Road Bike Path Project.    Township Clerk Patricia Clayton said Tuesday, “We were just awarded (a county) grant and the resolution . . . was to authorize…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: Week of Sept. 21

    East Windsor    An unnamed complainant reported that his backyard shed was entered and lawn tools worth a total of approximately $750 were stolen, police said, between Aug. 29 and 6:30 p.m. on Dutch Neck Road.    Officers responded at 11:25 p.m. Sept. 6 to the CVS Pharmacy for a report of an individual, Marcy Traum, 37,…