• PRINCETON: Contract conflict should not be allowed to drag on

    Princeton residents We are writing to express our disappointment that the contract negotiations between the Board of Education and the Princeton Regional Education Association (PREA) have failed to produce an agreement. We support a fair, equitable, and sustainable settlement for the teachers; and now that the gag order has been lifted, we seek to understand…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Primary election results (UPDATED)

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor EAST WINDSOR — Voters cast ballots Tuesday to select the Democrats and Republicans that will vie for the four open Township Council seats in the November election. Democratic Mayor Janice S. Mironov, who is looking to serve her 20th consecutive year as mayor if she wins in the fall and…

  • EAST WINDSOR: New Indian supermarket opens

    EAST WINDSOR: New Indian supermarket opens

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer EAST WINDSOR — A new Indian marketplace that offers fresh produce, groceries, spices, specialty items and more just opened in the township. Patel Brothers Grocery Chain opened its newest store in East Windsor last week. The market occupies 22,000 square feet in the former Genuardi’s location in the East Windsor…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Triathlon will go on

    HIGHTSTOWN: Triathlon will go on

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer HIGHTSTOWN — The eighth annual Hightstown Sprint Distance Triathlon will take place this fall and it will have more options but no more kids race. The event, a beginner-friendly race that starts and ends in downtown Hightstown by Peddie Lake, will be held Sept. 13. During several Borough Council meetings…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Open water swims return to Peddie Lake

    HIGHTSTOWN: Open water swims return to Peddie Lake

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer HIGHTSTOWN — When the temperature starts to rise, local triathletes know it’s time to go to work in the water. Last Friday night was the start of the open water swims in Peddie Lake. “The purpose of the weekly swims is to provide local triathletes with a place to practice…

  • LETTER: To clarify the EMS newspaper article

    To the editor:  In regard to the EMS article printed, and to clarify the newspaper article’s lack of explanation of my abstention on the EMS resolution: As a past president and long-time member of District 2 Rescue Squad and current member and trustee of the newly formed East Windsor Township EMS No. 2, I…

  • STATE WE’RE IN

    By Michele Byers Garden buffet  for birds, bees  and butterflies   The noise and pollution from lawnmowers and weed-whackers may be an icon of summer in New Jersey, but not for Hazel England and Emile DeVito. They don’t have much grass to mow because they have little traditional lawn. Instead of spending…

  • WHAT’S GOING ON: June 5, 2015

    The Strawberry Festival will take place from 3 to 7 p.m. (rain or shine) at the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury, 22 S. Main St. The festival will feature strawberries, ice cream, cake, music, games, face-painting, a clown and more. A family pass for up to five people costs $28; individual tickets cost $7. …

  • EAST WINDSOR POLICE BLOTTER

    A diamond ring valued at $650 was stolen from a Pebble Place home sometime before 2 p.m. on May 21.  Anthony F. Torres, 23, of Freehold, and John V. Marajy, 20, of Old Bridge, were arrested at 5:29 p.m. on May 23 and charged with possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia. Four…

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