• Community Invited to Horticulture Expo at MCCC from March 15-17; High School Students from Across New Jersey to Participate

    Community Invited to Horticulture Expo at MCCC from March 15-17; High School Students from Across New Jersey to Participate

    Everything’s coming up “Jersey Fresh” at the New Jersey High School Horticulture Expo, which will be held at Mercer County Community College March 15-17.

  • MONROE: Students take a quick trip around the world

    MONROE: Students take a quick trip around the world

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    MONROE — The Barclay Brook/Brookside PTA hosted its fifth annual Cultural Fair on Feb. 15 for students to celebrate cultures around the world.    It was a collaborative effort of parents, teachers and administrative and school staff, according to organizers. The chairpersons for the event were Foroozan Fayazi-Azad and Janet Baptista.…

  • CRANBURY: Township Committee debates grant use

    By Kaitlyn Kanzler, Special Writer    CRANBURY — Discussion broke out about how to use grant money allotted for future affordable housing at the Township Committee meeting this week .    According to Mark Berkowsky, president of the Cranbury Housing Associates (CHA), Cranbury Township received $22,737 to put towards affordable housing off of Route 130.    ”Cranbury has…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Man needs online votes to win space ride

    HILLSBOROUGH: Man needs online votes to win space ride

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Didier Jimenez, one of three Hillsborough supermarket employees chosen last April to have their photo on a Cheerios cereal box, has a new goal.    He wants to soar into space.    To get the chance it, he needs your help.    Mr. Jimenez, 24, of Hillsborough, needs people to vote for him…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Lucchetti still No. 1

    WW-P South sophomore repeats as Pan Am sabre champ By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Stefano Lucchetti went to the Pan American Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships with a target on his back.    The West Windsor-Plainsboro High South sophomore came back with an even bigger target after repeating as the under-21 junior division champion in…

  • TRENTON: County executive reminds those receiving federal benefits to switch to new method

       TRENTON — Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes has reminded residents who receive any of a variety of federal benefits that they must switch from receiving a paper check to receiving their benefits through an electronic payment method by March 1, 2013.    ”The switch from paper to electronic payment will help the government provide benefits…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Nine-year-old wins award representing the Elks

    EAST WINDSOR: Nine-year-old wins award representing the Elks

       EAST WINDSOR — A township native recently won an award.    Maeve McGowan, 9, earned third-place in the New Jersey Elks Association State Hoop Shoot Championships on Feb. 10 at South Plainfield High School.    Maeve, representing Hightstown Elks Lodge No.1955, had advanced to the state finals by winning her local lodge competition, then capturing the southwest…

  • NORTH HANOVER: School board sets budget adoption date

       North Hanover Township Board of Education is meeting 10 a.m. March 1, Friday. Formal action is scheduled to be taken to adopt the 2013-2014 budget.    The meeting will be held in the board office located at 331 Monmouth Road in North Hanover Township.

  • HIGHTSTOWN HAPPENINGS: PHOTOS: Week of Feb. 22

    HIGHTSTOWN HAPPENINGS: PHOTOS: Week of Feb. 22

    Three East Windsor employees received Employee of the Year awards from Mayor Janice Mironov Feb. 19. Commemorating the occasion are, from left, Detective Joseph Gorski; Mayor Mironov; Jennifer Santiago, secretary to the township manager; and Public Works Director William Askenstedt. (Photo by David Kilby)

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