Tag: Hightstown
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Hightstown High School’s DECA store recognized for school-based enterprise
The HHS Store, the school-based enterprise (SBE) at Hightstown High School (HHS), was among 461 SBEs achieving Gold for the 2021-22 school year and will be recognized during DECA’s International Career Development Conference in Atlanta. An SBE is an entrepreneurial operation in a school setting that provides goods and services to meet the needs of…
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Hightstown, East Windsor move to new congressional district
Hightstown and East Windsor, which have been represented by U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman of the 12th Congressional District, are being shuffled into a reconfigured 3rd Congressional District. The two towns will be represented by U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, who is serving his second, two-year term representing the 3rd Congressional District. Kim, like Watson Coleman,…
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Rise celebrates rebranding of thrift shop
Rise, a nonprofit providing social services in the Hightstown/East Windsor area, has completed extensive renovations and a complete redesign of their Rise Thrift Store. Originally constructed in 1930 as the home of the Hightstown Gazette, the building has significant historical value to the borough, according to information provided by Rise. On July 14, 2005, the…
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MKRts&Crafts creates Betty White fundraiser to support local animal shelters
Like most animal lovers and pet owners, Bordentown resident and MKRts&Crafts owner Maria Roswell is a big supporter of animal shelters. Her dog, Barkley, is a rescue himself. The late great actress Betty White was also a big animal lover and huge supporter of different animal welfare organizations and charities during her time. “Devastated” when…
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Hightstown Borough Council reorganizes
Two veteran Hightstown Borough Council members were sworn into office for three-year terms during the Hightstown Borough Council’s annual reorganization meeting. Mayor Lawrence Quattrone administered the oath of office to Borough Councilwoman-elect Susan Bluth and Borough Councilman-elect Frederick Montferrat on Jan. 3. Both are Democrats. Bluth is beginning her fifth term on the Borough Council…
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Social services agency RISEs to the occasion during 2021
To say that RISE has risen to the occasion, as the social service agency’s name suggests, would be an understatement – whether it is giving out more backpacks to students, or more food to their families. Much of the increase in demand for help from RISE has predictably been driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, according…
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Hightstown voters approve of retail sale of cannabis products in the borough
When the last votes were tallied, Hightstown voters overwhelmingly approved the lone municipal public question on the ballot: whether the mayor and Hightstown Borough Council should adopt an ordinance to permit the retail sale of cannabis products in the borough. Voters approved the question by a margin of 817 votes to 507 votes, based on…
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Incumbents will remain on Hightstown Borough Council
Two incumbent Hightstown Borough Council members will remain on the governing body, beating back a challenge to hold onto their seats. Hightstown Borough Council members Susan Bluth and Fred Montferrat, both Democrats, received 926 votes and 934 votes, respectively, to turn back a challenge by Republican Party nominee Bryan Fort. He earned 576 votes in…
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East Windsor Regional School District school board election results certified
When the last ballot was counted and certified, two incumbent school board members had fended off a challenge to keep their seats representing East Windsor on the East Windsor Regional School District Board of Education. Incumbent school board members Christina “Tina” Lands and Colleen Murphy received 3,599 votes and 2,665 votes, respectively, to turn back…