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  • Patten: Tentative EMS deal reached with Washington

       HIGHTSTOWN — A tentative deal for Washington Township to provide emergency medical services to the borough was reached Thursday, Mayor Bob Patten announced in a press release.    "We are facing a critical need right now," Mr. Patten stated, "and Washington Township may be able to provide EMS services to the borough for significantly less than…

  • Borough sets public forum on in-house trash pickup

    Council leader says proposal ill-timed By: Vic Monaco    HIGHTSTOWN — The borough will hold a public forum Tuesday to discuss and solicit opinions on buying another truck, adding a borough employee and getting back in the trash pickup business next year.    Borough Council President Walter Sikorski says the idea makes no sense at a time…

  • Open space a success story

    Township saves 1,200 acres during Mironov’s tenure By: Dick Brinster    EAST WINDSOR — The township experienced a 20-fold increase in population in the latter half of the 20th century, a growth pattern that turned what once was virtually unlimited farmland into a thriving suburban town and created a challenge to preserve its greenery.    So, maintaining…

  • Councilmen join in criticizing Patten over appointments

    By: Vic Monaco    HIGHTSTOWN — Recent criticism over mayoral appointments reached a new level this week as two borough councilmen said, respectively, that Republican Mayor Bob Patten has too much power and too little conversation with the all-Democrat governing body.    Council President Walter Sikorski said at Tuesday’s council meeting that the current system is "helter…

  • Princeton health panel wants conditions attached to hospital move

    State health commissioner urged to require road improvements By: Courtney Gross    Before the final step in the University Medical Center at Princeton’s application for state approval to move to Plainsboro comes to fruition, the Princeton Regional Health Commission wants its final say.    At its meeting Tuesday evening, the health commission unanimously approved sending a second…

  • Editorial

    New borough leadership needed for talks with township By: Vic Monaco    It’s been about three weeks since Hightstown Mayor Bob Patten sent a letter to East Windsor Mayor Janice Mironov seeking talks on shared services and Ms. Mironov sought clarification from him.    His response, she said, was pointing to a possible joint contract for emergency…

  • Dedicated to Jazz

    Nineteen-year-old pianist Eldar brings his passion for music to McCarter. By: Susan Van Dongen    If pianist Eldar Djangirov had been a toddler in the United States instead of then-Soviet ruled Kyrgyzstan, there might be a provocative figure missing from the contemporary jazz scene. Over here, it seems, little ones rule what goes on the stereo.…

  • Using art to help new moms

    Watercolorist to donate proceeds from gallery event to maternity program By: Lacey Korevec    Township resident Cynthia Girardet, of South Main Street, wanted to use her art to help raise money for an important cause, but wasn’t sure where to start.    That changed when she was invited to exhibit 50 of her watercolor paintings at the…

  • Mercer Arts Charter High School approved

    Existing buildings on Alexander Road in West Windsor to be used By: Molly Petrilla    WEST WINDSOR — Come fall, Mercer County residents will have a new option for public education.    In its second bid for approval, Mercer Arts Charter High School — a West Windsor-based institution that will serve students from Princeton, West Windsor and…