Tag: Hightstown
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RISE seeks donors for back-to-school drive
A backpack full of new school supplies seems like a small thing, but to a child, it spells a fresh start for the new school year. That’s why RISE has launched its annual RISE Has Your Backpack school supplies drive for donors to contribute school supplies. The deadline for donating supplies is Aug. 25. RISE,…
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Seats on East Windsor school board open to East Windsor, Hightstown residents
Time is running out for would-be candidates to serve on the East Windsor Regional School District Board of Education. The deadline to file a nominating petition for one of three seats on the school board is July 27 at 4 p.m. The nominating petition, which has to be signed by 10 registered voters, must be…
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Only three new cases of COVID-19 reported from Hightstown over past month
The number of Hightstown residents who have newly tested positive for COVID-19 has leveled out over the past month, as only three new cases have been reported between June 8 and July 6, according to the New Jersey Department of Health. There are 142 Hightstown residents who have been infected with COVID-19 since the first…
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Hightstown Borough Council ensures equality of all citizens
Hightstown Borough residents and visitors alike can be assured of equitable treatment by all Hightstown officials and municipal departments. That’s the message that Hightstown Borough Council wants to get across through its recently adopted resolution supporting equality of all citizens. “The mayor and council of the Borough of Hightstown will promote safety, a sense of…
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Hightstown park receives new additions to green infrastructure
The Watershed Institute has recently installed two shallow rain gardens and a pollinator garden to manage stormwater runoff and foster wildlife habitat at the Rocky Brook Environmental Resource Center in Hightstown. Funded by a grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the Watershed teamed up with experts from Rutgers Landscape and Nursery…
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Kimberly-Clark donates 10,000 rolls of Cottonelle toilet paper to United Way of Greater Mercer County
Kimberly-Clark’s Cottonelle donated 10,000 rolls of toilet paper to United Way of Greater Mercer County (UWGMC), part of Cottonelle’s commitment to make sure toilet paper is accessible to the community throughout the COVID-19 crisis. UWGMC reached out to Mercer Street Friends Food Bank (MSF) for loan of its lift truck (provided by NRG) to…
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Hightstown High School students to have virtual graduation
Graduation Day, which is the day that the Hightstown High School Class of 2020 has been waiting for since kindergarten, is nearly here – but it won’t be exactly what they had been expecting. The traditional send-off at the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton has been canceled because of COVID-19, but East Windsor Regional School…
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Hightstown reports COVID-19 update
The number of Hightstown residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 has begun to level off, according to results released by the New Jersey Department of Health on May 22. There have been no new daily cases of COVID-19 reported to officials since May 16, officials said. As of May 20, 122 Hightstown residents had…
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Mercer County opens COVID testing site to symptom-free residents
Mercer County residents who believe they may have been exposed to COVID-19 but who are not displaying any symptoms may now be tested at one of Mercer County’s three testing sites, Mercer County officials announced on May 20. Any resident who has a physician’s prescription for a COVID-19 test is eligible to be tested on…