Tag: Hightstown
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Jazmin Beauty Salon opens on Broad Street
Jazmin Beauty Salon, located at 157A Broad St. in Hightstown, celebrated its grand opening on March 6. Pictured from left: Jazmin Urgiles, receptionist and daughter of the business owners; Marco Urgiles, co-owner; Teresita Jimena Pauta, manager and co-owner; Council President Susan Bluth; Councilman Joshua Jackson; and Councilman Joseph Cicalese. Jazmin Salon is open from 10…
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Walter C. Black Elementary School residency program will create outdoor learning space
Walter C. Black Elementary School in Hightstown has been awarded an Artists in Education Residency Grant for the 2020-21 school year. Michelle Ruff, second-grade special education teacher, and Mariagrace Welsh, fine arts teacher wrote the grant last year and were notified late last spring that Walter C. Black Elementary was chosen as a recipient, according…
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Hightstown DECA members qualify for international Virtual Business Challenge, lauded for longevity of HHS Store
Three students from Hightstown High School DECA qualified to compete in the international Virtual Business Challenge at the DECA International Career Development Conference (ICDC), which will be held virtually April 19-23. The DECA competitive event is a fast-paced, online simulation that challenges students to manage tasks in the career areas of accounting, entrepreneurship, fashion, hotel…
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‘Hightstown’s Got Talent’ will showcase local performing arts
Aiming to showcase the talents of the borough, the Hightstown Cultural Arts Commission wants artistic-minded residents – singers, dancers, poets, writers and others – to take part in its inaugural “Hightstown’s Got Talent” revue. The program, which will be hosted live on Zoom on March 20, is intended to show off the performing arts talents…
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East Windsor, Hightstown residents deal with snowstorm
In the first snowstorm of 2021, East Windsor Township and Hightstown Borough were blanketed with nearly six inches of snow as soon as precipitation began falling Jan. 31 and continued all day and into the night Feb. 1. East Windsor and Hightstown officials reminded residents to remove their cars from the street so their respective…
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Real Central NJ Soccer signs international player from Hightstown
The region’s newest pre-professional soccer club announced its inaugural men’s signing is Hightstown native and prospective Haitian youth international Christopher Coridon. Real Central NJ Soccer’s men’s team will play USL League Two beginning in May. Real Central New Jersey Soccer is the trade name of Mercer U23 Soccer. At the end of January, USL2 saw…
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Hightstown High School student-athletes to honor memory of athletic director
Hightstown High School and the East Windsor Regional School District community lost a beloved member of their family on Jan. 21 when Athletic Director (AD) Jim Peto passed away unexpectedly at home at age 42. Peto had been a physical education teacher in the school district since 2004 and was the Hightstown High School varsity…
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U Rise Powered by PenFed assists those with COVID-19 related anxieties
PenFed Credit Union, the nation’s second largest federal credit union, and Rise, a nonprofit providing services in the Hightstown/East Windsor area, announced a new partnership to support the local community through an experiential tool designed to help reduce COVID-19 related anxieties. PenFed’s $100,000 investment will help create “U Rise Powered by PenFed,” an experiential tool by…
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Citizens for East Windsor group forms in the spirit of civic engagement
East Windsor is a sprawling township dotted with subdivisions surrounding the original farmhouses, as well as warehouses, strip shopping centers and big box stores set out along major roads. Some East Windsor residents have lived in the township for generations, while others are newcomers from other towns and even from other countries who have all…