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  • Here’s a change: order drops total on sewer contract

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    Despite acknowledgement of some reduced contract costs for the Mountain View Area Sanitary Sewer Extension project, the township is still facing a higher-than-initially-agreed-upon final tally.    The Township Committee unanimously approved a resolution July 23 to issue a second change order to reduce the amount of money needed to complete the…

  • Solidarity Group plans roundtable talk

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — The Community Solidarity Group is sponsoring a public roundtable discussion with the Mercer County Coalition for Restorative Justice on Thursday at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church.    The aim of the discussion is to introduce the coalition to local residents, particularly those upset by the racist and…

  • Cop merger consultant ready to roll

    Consolidation study could start next week By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor     The firm hired to look at the feasibility of East Windsor taking over police duties in Hightstown hopes to get started on its study the first or second week of this month.     Brian Valentino, president of Patriot Consulting Group, of Monmouth Beach,…

  • Vounteers sought for domestic violence response team

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Wanted: A few good volunteers for Womanspace’s Domestic Violence Victim Response Team and its Sexual Assault Support Services Advocate Team.    The Trenton-based group has fielded both teams since 1998, but there is always a need for more volunteers, according to Heidi Mueller, DVVRT coordinator for Womanspace. There are 85 active…

  • Emergency response battle re-lit

    EW threatened with Robbinsville billing By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    The municipal battle over response to fires and other emergencies in East Windsor rages on as Robbinsville Mayor Dave Fried has called East Windsor Mayor Janice Mironov irresponsible and said he will begin sending bills to her if things don’t change.    Mayor Mironov says Mayor…

  • An update on the Dyson Farm

    Bob Bostock and Rick Miller To the editor:    We are writing to clarify the status of an not-yet-resolved problem at the Dyson Farm in Lawrence Township that could affect the timetable for completing the Lawrence Hopewell Trail (LHT) through that preserved open space.    Earlier this year, Becky Taylor and Eleanor Horne, the co-presidents of the…

  • On the upswing

    On the upswing

    New businesses, better code enforcement seen as spurring downtown By Anthony V. Coppola, Staff Writer     HIGHTSTOWN — The arrival of a few new businesses and a heightened emphasis on code enforcement has at least two borough councilmen enthused about the downtown’s revitalization.     Ryan Rosenberg, also a member of the Downtown Hightstown Committee, said…

  • New mill presentation delayed

    By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    HIGHTSTOWN – The Herald learned at press time Thursday evening that a public presentation of a new redevelopment plan for the rug mill property has been delayed at least a month.    The latest plan was expected to be unveiled by representatives of Wolfington Companies on Monday night at the Borough…

  • Kids spend a day at fire academy

    Kids spend a day at fire academy

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    ”Stop, drop and roll” may be the universal message taught to students in the case of a fire, but Hillsborough is taking that one step further with an annual program to educate students on a firefighter’s actual job.    For the second year in a row, the Hillsborough Bureau of Fire…