Category: news/the_cranbury_press

  • CRANBURY: Medical marijuana facility opens in Cranbury

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor The New Jersey Department of Health has issued a final permit to Breakwater Treatment and Wellness to operate as an Alternative Treatment Center (ATC) in Cranbury. The permit was issued after a final department inspection of its facility, located in Suite E at 2 Corporate Drive. Breakwater officials opened their…

  • WHAT’S GOING ON: Oct. 16, 2015

    Sat., Oct. 17   The Cranbury Volunteer Fire Co. Open House will take place from 1-4 p.m. The rain date is Oct. 18. There will be activities for children, demonstrations and more. There is no cost for this event. Scary Stories: A Storytelling Event for Grown-Ups offers theater-goers a chance to immerse themselves in…

  • CRANBURY: Police investigating suspicious activities

    CRANBURY: Police investigating suspicious activities

    Police are investigating two incidents that occurred in town near Old Trenton Road over the weekend. The first incident may have been a possible burglary attempt into a house. The second incident involved a Hispanic male who reportedly aggressively knocked on the door of an occupied house. The occupants did not answer. The male came…

  • CRANBURY: Amir Moon: The ambassador of Cranbury Township

    CRANBURY: Amir Moon: The ambassador of Cranbury Township

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor It would be difficult to live in or visit Cranbury and not meet Amir Moon. Amir has worked up and down Main Street. Before waiting at Food Sing Asian Cuisine, he served customers at Teddy’s Restaurant and Cranbury Pizza. Always with a smile, he helps at the library, shovels snow…

  • CRANBURY: The Elms residents celebrate Oktoberfest

    CRANBURY: The Elms residents celebrate Oktoberfest

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor At 100 years old, she can still play a mean game of pong. Centenarian Helen Morrison wore an alpine-style hat she decorated for Oktoberfest while she tossed ping-pong balls into cups. She happily went for a sip of beer after she successfully bounced five balls into the containers on the…

  • WHAT’S GOING ON: Oct. 9, 2015

    Sat., Oct. 10   Dunk a Ram at the Hightstown Harvest Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Hightstown High School football players are suiting up to raise funds for the Rise Food Pantry, which provides provisions to over 500 local families each week. Throws cost one can of nonperishable food or $1…

  • CRANBURY: Benefits of and concerns with redevelopment project aired

    CRANBURY: Benefits of and concerns with redevelopment project aired

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor There are three goals township officials hope to achieve with the redevelopment of the Cheney, Hagerty and Kushner properties. They hope to cleanup blighted property, add mixed-use (residential and commercial) development to the south end of town and add residential development without adversely affecting Cranbury Public School or the town’s…

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    By Jennifer Kohlhepp Cranbury’s Historic House Tour took place on Sept. 26. Visitors partake preserved farmland from the porch of 158 N. Main St.

  • CRANBURY: House tour introduces a new generation of historic homeowners

    CRANBURY: House tour introduces a new generation of historic homeowners

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor It’s always interesting to find out what’s behind closed doors and Cranbury’s Historic House Tour did not disappoint in that respect this year. The owners of six historic residences opened their homes to hundreds of people who took the tour on Saturday. Behind one door, visitors found paintings of a…