• WEST AMWELL: WAES second-graders win grant

    WEST AMWELL: WAES second-graders win grant

    Students each drew a picture documenting different aspects of the grant proposal. The pictures were made into a mosaic (above) to demonstrate a collaborative effort among the students.

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Police sergeant bids farewell

    HIGHTSTOWN: Police sergeant bids farewell

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — Glen Runge, 48, recently retired after 19 years as a sergeant with the Police Department, was recognized for his service during a Borough Council meeting in March.    He lives in Belford, a subsection of Middletown Township.    ”It is really one of the nice moments for me to able…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: East Windsor Regional Board of Education approves $85M budget

    HIGHTSTOWN: East Windsor Regional Board of Education approves $85M budget

    By Matt Nelson, Special Writer    EAST WINDSOR — The Board of Education on March 21 unanimously approved a budget of $85,481,279 for the 2013-14 school year.    The tax levy for next year’s budget is set at $59,096,205.    Business Administrator and Board Secretary Kurt Stumbaugh said the increase in the budget is within the state-mandated 2…

  • HERALD COMMUNITY: Kids hunt spring bounty

    HERALD COMMUNITY: Kids hunt spring bounty

    Batista Towns held annual egg hunts for Hightstown and East Windsor children over the weekend. Above, the East Windsor Township egg hunt begins as a group of pre-kindergarten youngsters search for treats Saturday at Etra Lake Park. (Photo by Amy Batista)

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: New Freeholder sworn in

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: New Freeholder sworn in

       NEW BRUNSWICK — Kenneth Armwood of Piscataway was sworn in as a member of the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders last night during the board’s last regular meeting.    The former Piscataway Township Council member fills the vacancy left by former Freeholder Christopher D. Rafano, who was named as a judge to the New Jersey…

  • Kunkel Park project

    Pennington Parks and Recreation Commission and borough officials     The Pennington Parks and Recreation Commission and borough officials would like to thank our neighbors, friends and the overall community for the outpouring of assistance offered, after the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, to aid with the cleanup of Kunkel Park.    Due to the massive amount of…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Grover group wants farm to be community project

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The Grover Homestead Restoration Committee wants to save the Grover home by making it a community project, which would be renovated through volunteers and donations.    In one month, it will be a year since a controversial resolution came before the council to demolish the Grover farm on…

  • MONROE: Local leaders read Dr. Seuss to students

    MONROE: Local leaders read Dr. Seuss to students

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    MONROE — Many students and staff showed up for school and work dressed up in Dr. Seuss-themed shirts and costumes in celebration of Read Across America day in schools across the United States on March 1.    The well-known and liked children’s book writer, Theodore Seuss Geisel, was celebrated and honored…

  • STOCKTON: School tax rate does not change

       STOCKTON — The Stockton Borough School Board of Education has approved a 2013-14 school budget that does not increase the tax rate from the previous year.    The spending plan maintains all existing educational programs, and provides funds to continue world language programs that have been introduced at the school over the past few years,” according…

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