Category: news/windsor_hights_herald
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POLICE BLOTTER: EAST WINDSOR
A motorist reported a possible intoxicated driver operating a gray Jeep SUV in the area of Route 33. Police located the vehicle in the parking lot of the Twin Rivers Apartments. The officer observed the driver sleeping in the driver’s seat. There was vomit on the driver and the door of the vehicle. While speaking…
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EAST WINDSOR: Forum focused on economic growth and development opportunity in East Windsor
By Amy Batista, Special Writer The East Windsor Economic Development Committee and Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce co-hosted an economic development forum and networking breakfast last Tuesday morning. The forum was held in the Americana Diner at 359 Route 130 on Sept. 29. Registration and networking began at 7:30 a.m., followed by a full breakfast.…
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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…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Rise to host ‘Grand Opening Extravaganza’ in honor of third thrift store
By Amy Batista, Special Writer Rise is celebrating its third thrift store, a resale furniture outlet, by hosting a “Grand Opening Extravaganza” this Saturday. “There has always been a need for more space to showcase the great furniture that had been donated by our generous donors,” said Perry Sandler, who manages the store. The grand…
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HIGHTSTOWN: A new vision for the lakefront
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor There’s a movement to make Hightstown a lakefront community, with the addition of buildings for residences, restaurants and retail businesses where the parking lots currently exist near Peddie Lake. The Borough Council and Planning Board held a special joint meeting Wednesday to discuss the “Vision Plan for Downtown and Lakeside…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Home renovation tax exemptions mulled
By Amy Batista, Special Writer The Planning Board has recommended the Borough Council amend its tax exemption regulations to benefit homeowners who rehabilitate their homes. The New Jersey “Five-Year Exemption and Abatement Law” permits municipalities to adopt an ordinance to grant, for periods of five years, exemptions from taxation relating to the construction and/or rehabilitation…
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EAST WINDSOR: Food Truck Farm Fest postponed to Nov. 7
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor The Food Truck Farm Fest at the Tri-County Cooperative Auction Market has been postponed due to local officials’ concerns with possible inclement weather. Locals won’t be able to explore culinary creativity and craft brews while supporting the Wounded Warriors Project until the rain date — Nov. 7. Pompier Catering and…
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HIGHTSTOWN: A-frame signs will have to meet new standards
By Amy Batista, Special Writer The Planning Board has recommended the Borough Council lift the moratorium on downtown business owners using portable A-frame signs to advertise. “We will discuss this and come up with something for the business folks tonight so we’re not shutting them out,” Planning Board Chairman Fred Montferrat said at the board’s…
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EAST WINDSOR: Havione to expand East Windsor facility
Hovione, a pharmaceutical company, will be undertaking a major expansion of its East Windsor facility. The company, which has its headquarters in Portugal, will add an additional 30,600 square feet to its existing 24,000-square-foot facility located at 40 Lake Drive. The expansion will provide for the addition of a new commercial spray dryer unit designed…
