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  • WHAT’S GOING ON: July, 24, 2015

    Fri., July 24   Jehovah’s Witnesses will hold their annual convention at the Sun National Bank Center through July 26 starting at 9:20 a.m. each morning. They extend an open invitation for all to attend. The theme of this year’s program is “Imitate Jesus!” The “Imitate Jesus!” conventions will examine Jesus’ life, as outlined…

  • EAST WINDSOR: National Night Out scheduled

    EAST WINDSOR — National Night Out, sponsored by Mayor Janice Mironov and members of council in conjunction with Police Chief Harry Marshall and the police department, will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 4 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the East Windsor Police Athletic League complex at 30 Airport Road. “East Windsor Township is committed…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Area needs redevelopment

    EAST WINDSOR — Township officials have designated the former National Lead and adjoining site on Wyckoffs Mill Road an “area in need of redevelopment” pursuant to the state law to redevelop. The two properties, totaling 50 acres, were purchased by a broker/builder and another party has a contingency contract and plans to develop the sites…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Head of the class reflects on senior year

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor HIGHTSTOWN — Being class president this past year gave Adam Sherif a new perspective on the different aspects of Hightstown High School. “High school has been more than just the six hours that we’re in the classroom; it’s also about the activities and events you attend that make it special,”…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: A challenge to bring back Sunday dinner

    HIGHTSTOWN — The borough’s Julie Shea is on a mission to see more families share sit-down Sunday dinners with their senior loved ones. New research shows that 50 percent of surveyed families living near senior relatives feel they do not share enough meals with older loved ones, losing an important family connection, according to a…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Local educator selected for national program

    HIGHTSTOWN — Brianna Reilly, an educator at Melvin H. Kreps Middle School, has been selected from a pool of more than 300 applicants to participate in the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Summer Teacher Institute for the week of July 20-24. Each year, the Library of Congress provides the opportunity for a carefully…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Rise receives $25K grant

    HIGHTSTOWN — The Princeton Area Community Foundation has awarded Rise — a community service partnership — a grant of $25,000 in support of Rise’s Summer Academic Enrichment Program. The 2015 grant will help Rise to promote low-income children’s academic achievement. The Rise Summer Academic Enrichment Program is an affordable six-week summer program serving 100 children,…

  • WHAT’S GOING ON: July 17, 2015

    Fri., July 17   Visit Temple B’nai Abraham for an open house and a Friday night family service. Tot Shabbot will take place from 6-7:15 p.m. and the family service will start at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served afterward. The temple is located at 58 Crosswicks St. in Bordentown. Call Kim at 609-298-1527…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Meadow Lakes awards employees with $62K in tuition grants

    EAST WINDSOR: Meadow Lakes awards employees with $62K in tuition grants

    EAST WINDSOR — Residents of Springpoint Senior Living’s continuing care retirement community Meadow Lakes donated approximately $62,000 to help young employees and their families lessen the burden of high tuition costs and college debt. At the 14th annual ceremony held at Meadow Lakes on June 25, winning applicants received up to $2,000 each from the…