Tag: West Windsor

  • West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South under shelter-in-place for threat

    West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South under shelter-in-place for threat

    A threat discovered in the stall in a girls bathroom at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South plunged the school into shelter-in-place for about 90 minutes April 29, according to the West Windsor Police Department. Police investigated the threat, which was found to be non-credible, but the high school administration and the West Windsor Police Department…

  • Dozens of new Jersey school districts to close on Diwali in 2022

    Dozens of new Jersey school districts to close on Diwali in 2022

    Welcoming 23 New Jersey public school districts closing schools on Diwali this year, Hindus are urging all public school districts and private-charter-independent schools in the state to close on their most popular festival, Diwali. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed said it was simply not fair to Hindu pupils of most New Jersey schools, as they had…

  • Head-on crash sends three West Windsor residents to the hospital

    Head-on crash sends three West Windsor residents to the hospital

    A head-on crash between a Ford Econoline van and a Toyota Prius on Clarksville Road sent three people – including a three-year-old girl – to the hospital shortly after 6 p.m. April 22, according to the West Windsor Police Department. The crash occurred when the Ford Econoline van, which was traveling south on Clarksville Road,…

  • Bike Exchange raises funds to support programs at Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County

    Bike Exchange raises funds to support programs at Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County

    Mercer County and the Park Commission recently hosted their second annual Bike Drive for the benefit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Bike Exchange. Donors came from all over the county and the surrounding area on April 9 to drop off bikes at the Wildlife Center and the Hunt House in Hopewell…

  • Princeton Council adopts resolution urging regional flooding solutions

    Princeton Council adopts resolution urging regional flooding solutions

    The Municipality of Princeton has joined neighboring towns, including West Windsor, in asking the State of New Jersey to find regional solutions to flooding that has plagued towns in the Millstone River Basin. The Princeton Council adopted a resolution at its Feb. 14 meeting, on the heels of an identical resolution adopted by the West…

  • Man charged with weapons offenses by West Windsor police

    Man charged with weapons offenses by West Windsor police

    A Trenton man is facing multiple weapons charges, including possession of hollow point bullets, after police investigated a suspicious pickup truck parked alongside of the Hyatt Regency Princeton Hotel at Carnegie Center on March 12. Police officers responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle observed the pickup truck partially parked on the sidewalk when…

  • Hamilton Township man arrested for drugs, hindering apprehension

    Hamilton Township man arrested for drugs, hindering apprehension

    A Hamilton Township man was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance and hindering apprehension after he was stopped for weaving on Route 1 near Farber Road Feb. 27, according to the West Windsor Police Department. Police were alerted to a possibly intoxicated driver who was randomly stopping in the roadway, according to reports.…

  • West Windsor police blotter

    West Windsor police blotter

    A Trenton man was charged with shoplifting after he was observed concealing a set of ear pods in his pocket at Lowe’s on U.S. Route 1 Feb. 8. He paid for other items but not for the ear pods, which he removed from the package, according to reports. He was taken to the West Windsor…

  • Teen philanthropists address needs of local, national, international communities 

    Teen philanthropists address needs of local, national, international communities 

    The Jewish Community Youth Foundation (JCYF) celebrated its 19th year by distributing more than $36,000 to 21 non-profit organizations by 121 teens representing 12 synagogues and 29 area schools. JCYF is a project of Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) of Greater Mercer County and the Ricky and Andrew J. Shechtel Philanthropic Fund. The program…