Category: news/the_cranbury_press
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CRANBURY: Rock the park to help build treatment facilities for vets
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor A Vietnam veteran gave himself a mission to give back to fallen heroes. Al Stefanowicz, a Cranbury resident who served in the Air Force from 1964-68, including one year in Vietnam, had an idea to do something to help veterans in October 2014. He vetted the top 10 military veterans…
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CRANBURY: The little library that could
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor The Cranbury Public Library is going to lock up three community members on Cranbury Day. “There will be three people locked up on Main Street in a pretend jail and people will have to donate to get them out,” Marilynn Mullen, library director, said. “There are people who will match…
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CRANBURY: Run honors her legacy of community service
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor Helene Cody wanted to bring a tradition back to town. A 5K race had taken place in Cranbury for 35 years but suddenly stopped when backers couldn’t sustain it financially, according to Helene’s mother, Linda Morris Cody. “She had taken up running as a freshman at Princeton High School and…
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CRANBURY: Seeing common plants on a deeper level
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor Juliana Lako was surprised at what she was seeing — what she considered weeds turn into native green plant allies right before her eyes. “It’s so crazy all of the things that you overlook about the plants and trees you are so used to seeing,” Ms. Lako, who owns Studio…
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CRANBURY: Geocaching comes to Cranbury
Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor Get the coordinates and find the cache. The township’s Environmental Commission has announced that the first official geocache has been placed in Cranbury. Geocaching is the recreational activity of hunting for and finding a hidden object by means of GPS coordinates. Residents who would like the coordinates of the Cranbury cache…
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CRANBURY: Library offers free seminar for Alzheimer’s caregivers
According to the latest “Facts and Figures” released by the Alzheimer’s Association, friends and family of those with Alzheimer’s and other dementias provided an estimated 17.9 billion hours of unpaid care in 2014 and nearly 40 percent of those caregivers suffer from depression. Melissa Stables, director of Memory Care at Goldenview Living, a group of…
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WHAT’S GOING ON: Aug. 21, 2015
Fri., Aug. 21 The Hightstown Elks BPOE 1955 will be hosting a Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner on from 6-8 p.m. at its facilities at 110 Hickory Corner Road. The cost is $10 per person. Kids 5 and under eat free. Price includes dinner, salad, dessert and coffee/tea/soda. Shrimp parmesan may also be ordered…
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CRANBURY: NTSB: Driver fatigue caused fatal crash that seriously injured ‘Saturday Night Live’ star Tracy Morgan
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) met this week to determine the probable cause of the June 7, 2014 multi-vehicle crash that killed one man and sent, among others, former Saturday Night Live star and comedian Tracy Morgan to the hospital in critical condition. Truck driver Kevin Roper, 35, of…
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CRANBURY: Get ‘Zen’ergized downtown
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor Health is one of the most important of life’s treasures to be nurtured and protected, according to Denise Valdes. The owner of Zenergy, the new fitness and wellness center downtown, believes that the key to good health is maintaining the balance between fitness, nutrition and relaxation. “There are three aspects…
