Tag: East Windsor
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Mercer County providing funds for those most in need of rental assistance
Renters statewide and nationally have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Mercer County officials are seeking to support the county’s most in need on catch up on rent after being awarded close to $11 million in federal funds. The federal funds are from the latest signed $900 billion stimulus package back in December 2020.…
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East Windsor sponsors gun safety program, free gun lock distribution
East Windsor is sponsoring a gun safety program, through which gun locks will be distributed free of charge to any East Windsor resident. The program commences March 1 and will run through the end of March. “This is a pro-active initiative, geared to promote and provide improved gun safety. These locks if properly used by…
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Conway Comfort Heating & Cooling will donate HVAC system to essential worker
Conway Comfort Heating & Cooling, a local heating and air conditioning company in East Windsor, will be donating a full HVAC system to an essential worker in March to say thank you for their ongoing efforts amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. As the one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic approaches, Conway Comfort believes it is important…
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East Windsor partners with Freehold Township for health officer
Freehold Township municipal officials have entered into a shared services agreement with East Windsor through which Freehold Township will provide the services of a licensed health officer to the Mercer County community. East Windsor does not have a full-time health officer at the present time. On Feb. 9, the Township Committee authorized the agreement for…
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Mercer County expands Route 130 connection bus service
Mercer County continues to connect employees to work through its Route 130 Connection bus service. The bus route, which is funded through an annual New Jersey Transit grant and Mercer County funds, has undergone the following improvements and changes to the program: New additional service in East Windsor Starr Tours named the new service provider…
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East Windsor, Hightstown residents deal with snowstorm
In the first snowstorm of 2021, East Windsor Township and Hightstown Borough were blanketed with nearly six inches of snow as soon as precipitation began falling Jan. 31 and continued all day and into the night Feb. 1. East Windsor and Hightstown officials reminded residents to remove their cars from the street so their respective…
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Mercer County to open a vaccination site at Mercer County Community College
Mercer County seeks to open a COVID-19 vaccination site at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) in February. In mid-February the county plans to open the vaccination site for the public. According to Mercer County spokesman Michael Boonin, the college is holding a closed clinic this week to vaccinate its health care staff and nursing students,…
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U Rise Powered by PenFed assists those with COVID-19 related anxieties
PenFed Credit Union, the nation’s second largest federal credit union, and Rise, a nonprofit providing services in the Hightstown/East Windsor area, announced a new partnership to support the local community through an experiential tool designed to help reduce COVID-19 related anxieties. PenFed’s $100,000 investment will help create “U Rise Powered by PenFed,” an experiential tool by…
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Citizens for East Windsor group forms in the spirit of civic engagement
East Windsor is a sprawling township dotted with subdivisions surrounding the original farmhouses, as well as warehouses, strip shopping centers and big box stores set out along major roads. Some East Windsor residents have lived in the township for generations, while others are newcomers from other towns and even from other countries who have all…
