Tag: Hightstown

  • Democratic seat added to Hightstown Borough Council

    Democratic seat added to Hightstown Borough Council

    Hightstown voters returned one incumbent council member and chose a political newcomer to fill two seats on the Hightstown Borough Council in the Nov. 3 general election. Incumbent Joseph Cicalese earned 1,617 votes and his running mate, Cristina Fowler, got 1793 votes. The two Democrats defeated Republican Party challenger James M. “Mickey” Eufemia, who earned…

  • Hightstown Elks’ Letters to Santa campaign off to an early start

    Hightstown Elks’ Letters to Santa campaign off to an early start

    The Hightstown Elks Lodge’s annual Letters to Santa campaign is off to an early start this year. Children of all ages are invited to write their letters to Santa and drop them off in Santa’s special mailbox outside the front doors of the Elks Lodge, 110 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. No postage is needed.…

  • Hightstown Elks Lodge is site of pajama drop off

    Hightstown Elks Lodge is site of pajama drop off

    Hightstown Elks Lodge 1955 is supporting a pajama drive to benefit Lala & Mimi’s Pajama Project, a nonprofit started by Hamilton Township twin sisters Lauren and Mackenzie Multari who, in kindergarten, asked for pajamas instead of birthday gifts. Now 15, the Peddie School sophomores have given out more than 11,000 pairs of pajamas to children…

  • Hightstown Borough Council encourages residents to buy luminary kits to honor victims of interpersonal violence

    Hightstown Borough Council encourages residents to buy luminary kits to honor victims of interpersonal violence

    Aiming to shine a light on domestic violence, Hightstown Borough officials are encouraging residents to buy luminary kits to place along their driveways and sidewalks Dec. 7 in support of Womanspace’s annual Communities of Light project. The Hightstown Borough Council adopted a resolution at its Nov. 2 meeting commending Womanspace “for its efforts to bring…

  • Two seats presumably decided for Hightstown Borough Council

    Two seats presumably decided for Hightstown Borough Council

    Hightstown Borough voters returned one incumbent Borough Council member and chose a political newcomer to fill two seats on the Hightstown Borough Council in the Nov. 3 general election. Incumbent Borough Councilman Joseph Cicalese earned 1,298 votes and his running mate, Cristina Fowler, received 1,432 votes. Together, the two Democrats presumably beat back a challenge…

  • Incumbent presumably re-elected to East Windsor Regional Board of Education

    Incumbent presumably re-elected to East Windsor Regional Board of Education

    East Windsor Township voters appear to have returned Jeanne Bourjolly to the East Windsor Regional School District Board of Education for another term, based on preliminary results in the Nov. 3 general election. Bourjolly had received 5,172 votes to keep her seat on the school board as of Nov. 7, which was the last update…

  • Election results: East Windsor Regional School Board

    Election results: East Windsor Regional School Board

    There were elections for seats on the East Windsor Regional School Board on Nov. 3. The results listed here reflect what has been posted online by the Mercer County Clerk’s Office as of Nov. 3. Mail-in ballots can be received through Nov. 10, and provisional ballots will be tabulated post-Nov. 11, according to the county.…

  • Election results from Hightstown: Democrats ahead on Election Night

    Election results from Hightstown: Democrats ahead on Election Night

    There were elections for seats on the municipal governing body in Hightstown on Nov. 3. The results listed here reflect what has been posted online by the Mercer County Clerk’s Office as of Nov. 3. Mail-in ballots can be received through Nov. 10, and provisional ballots will be tabulated post-Nov. 11, according to the county.…

  • Hightstown Borough Council adopts 2020 budget

    Hightstown Borough Council adopts 2020 budget

    The Hightstown Borough Council unanimously adopted its $7.7 million budget for 2020 at a special meeting on Sept. 28. The budget increases the municipal property tax rate from $1.32 per $100 of assessed value to $1.36. The owner of a house assessed at the Hightstown Borough average of $213,073 will pay $2,904.18 in municipal property…