Tag: Hightstown
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Three candidates vie for two seats on Hightstown Borough Council
Three candidates – two Democrats and one Republican – are vying to fill two open seats on the Hightstown Borough Council in the Nov. 3 general election. Joseph Cicalese, an incumbent borough councilman, and Cristina Fowler, both Democrats, are squaring off against Republican Party nominee James Eufemia to run for the two open seats, which…
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Two vie for three seats available on East Windsor regional school board
With three seats available on the East Windsor Regional School District Board of Education, only two candidates are vying to fill a three-year seat set aside for an East Windsor resident in the Nov. 3 general election. No one has filed to run for a one-year unexpired term for an East Windsor representative, nor for…
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Eagle Scout builds playground equipment for church, learning center in Hightstown
PHOTOS COURTESY OF WENDY REISS The Eagle Scout ceremony for Brendan Reiss was held on Sept. 13. Troop 59 in Hightstown held the ceremony outdoors at the Elks Lodge Outdoor Pavilion in East Windsor. Brendan’s Eagle Scout project was to build playground equipment, specifically a Gaga pit, for First Presbyterian Church and Better Beginnings Learning…
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Body pulled from Peddie Lake
Hightstown Borough police are investigating the death of a 60-year-old man whose body was found in Peddie Lake around 8:30 p.m. Sept. 1. Police were sent to the area of Peddie Lake near the Tavern on the Lake business after a caller reported a body in the lake. The person was unresponsive. The body of…
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Residents rally to save the post office; Indivisible chapters from Monroe and Cranbury rally at Hightstown Post Office
PHOTOS COURTESY OF ROBERT ZURFLUH Residents rally to save the United States Post Office on Aug. 22 at the Hightstown Post Office. An estimated 60 people, toting a variety of signs, came out in support of the USPS at the event, co-sponsored by Indivisible Cranbury and Indivisible of Monroe Township. The event was held in…
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New Jersey Blood Services makes urgent call for donors on Aug. 6
New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS) is issuing an urgent call for healthy blood donors to donate blood from 1:30-7:30 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Hightstown American Legion, 895 Route 130 north, East Windsor. Appointments are encouraged, but walk-ins will be taken if social distancing can be maintained. Visit donate.nybc.org or call/text 800-933-BLOOD. The need for…
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Candidates to fill three-year, one-year terms on East Windsor Regional school board
A three-way race has shaped up for a seat that carries a three-year term on the East Windsor Regional School District Board of Education as of the July 27 filing deadline. The school board election is Nov. 3. Seven seats on the nine-member school board are set aside for East Windsor Township residents and two…