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By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor High school seniors Jay Vaingankar and Mehdi Hussaini placed sixth in the nation in the competitive event “Entrepreneurship” at the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership Conference held earlier this year. They participated in the FBLA regional competition last January and advanced to the FBLA state competition in…

Two Hightstown High School freshmen won free burritos each week for a year. During the freshman orientation culminating activity on Sept. 28, there was a presentation of two “Free Burrito Each Week for a Year” certificates from Moe’s Southwest Grille. Bud Patel, owner of the Moe’s restaurants in East Windsor, Hamilton, and Somerset, presented the…

Dunk a favorite football player at the Hometown Harvest Fair. The Rams are suiting up to raise funds for the Rise Food Pantry, which provides provisions to over 500 local families each week. Bring a canned good or cash to the dunk tank at the fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.…

The Hightstown High School Marching Band will compete in Hopewell Valley Central High School’s first-ever USBands competition Oct. 17. The competition, titled “Music in Motion,” will be held from 3:30 to 9 p.m. at Ackerson Field. The lineup for the competition also includes Louis E. Dieruff, South Hunterdon Regional, Bordentown, Steinert, Robbinsville, Rahway, Nottingham, Northern…

With the tunnel closed to traffic after planes hit the World Trade Center, New York City firefighter Stephen Siller strapped on all of his gear and ran through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 — only to lose his life a short time later in his effort to rescue people from…

East Windsor Vol. Fire Co. 2 is reminding all residents that Oct. 4-10 is Fire Prevention Week. Fire company members will be visiting schools in the township to talk to kids, typically, the catalyst for getting their parents’ attention. “We observe Fire Prevention Week for a reason,“ Acting Fire Chief Steve Genthe said, “It’s a…

An employee of the Cranbury Manor Exxon on Route 130 reported that a male patron driving a silver Toyota was possibly intoxicated. The officer arrived and located the driver lying on the floor of the bathroom with vomit on his shirt. While speaking with the driver, the officer detected the odor of alcoholic beverage on…