Tag: East Windsor
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Voters will make selections on Primary Day, June 5
East Windsor Township and Hightstown voters will go to the polls next week to choose candidates for an array offices in the Democratic and Republican party primaries. Polling places will be open June 5 from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The winners will square off in the Nov. 6 general election. Hightstown voters will be…
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School board members respond to criticism of principal’s non-renewal
Stung by criticism of its decision not to renew the contract of a popular elementary school principal and its alleged lack of transparency in reaching that decision, the East Windsor Regional School District Board of Education has responded by saying it followed all rules governing the school board. Board members voted 6-2 at their April…
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East Windsor officials salute Earth Day poster contest winners
Nearly a dozen elementary school students were recognized for their Earth Day recycling poster contest entries by Mayor Janice S. Mironov and East Windsor Township Council at the council’s April 24 meeting. The poster contest, which is held in conjunction with Earth Day, aims to raise children’s awareness of the environment. The contest is sponsored…
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East Windsor residents rid medicine cabinets of unneeded drugs
East Windsor Township residents rummaged through their medicine cabinets and turned in nearly 78 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs during the annual “Operation Medicine Cabinet” program. The amount of drugs collected at the event, which lasted for four hours on April 28, was more than double the amount collected last year. In 2017, the township…
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East Windsor regional school board adopts $88.7 million budget
Without comment, members of the the East Windsor Regional School District Board of Education unanimously adopted the district’s $88.7 million operating budget for the 2018-19 school year on April 30. The $88.7 million budget represents a 1.1-percent increase over the 2017-18 operating budget of $87.8 million, according to district administrators. The budget calls for raising…
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East Windsor salutes libraries for service to the community
“Libraries Lead” was the theme of National Library Week, which was celebrated by the Hickory Corner and Twin Rivers branches of the Mercer County Library System in East Windsor Township. East Windsor Mayor Janice S. Mironov acknowledged National Library Week, which was held April 8-14, with a mayoral proclamation that was presented to the branch…
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YMCAs promote child protection during National Child Abuse Prevention Month
The YMCA of Western Monmouth County will observe The Five Days of Action from April 16-20, designed to raise awareness and inspire adults to take action to protect children from sexual abuse. On April 16, the YMCA of Western Monmouth County – the Freehold Y, the Freehold Borough Y, the Old Bridge Y, the Hightstown-East…
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JCP&L completes upgrades to more than 80 major circuits
Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) completed upgrades on more than 80 major circuits in 2017 to help enhance service reliability to approximately 175,000 customers in about 150 communities in northern and central New Jersey. The $4.7 million program included installing 750 new pieces of high tech equipment to help pinpoint problem areas and restore…
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Indo-American Cultural Foundation holds summer picnic
PHOTOS COURTESY OF DR. TUSHAR PATEL More than 400 people attended the Indo-American Cultural Foundation of Central Jersey (IACFNJ) summer picnic at Mercer County Park on June 25. More than 400 people from local communities heavily populated with Indian Americans and South Asians – including South Brunswick, North Brunswick, Monroe, Princeton, Princeton Junction, Franklin Park, East…
