Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Aficiandos of Hess toy trucks can rest assured that Christmas sales of their toy trucks will continue at the corporation's convenience stores.
Recent headlines announcing Hess Corporation's exit from the energy marketing and refining end of its global business will not affect what is perhaps its second-most-coveted consumer item after the petrol: the Hess Toy Truck. "The toy trucks which have been a tradition for 48 years will continue," a Hess spokesperson said, adding that "this November, the company will continue to sell the trucks at their stores." Since 1964, Hess Corporation has sold its classic toy trucks; offering a variety of collectible miniature trucks to consumers at the start of the holiday season each year in November. Despite the corporation's impending closure of its 1,350 retail gas stations, consumers will still be able to find the eclectic toys at Hess …
Monday, December 24, 2012
No need for maple syrup with these light and sweet morning meal.
The month of December is a busy one. Take some quality time with your family on Christmas morning and try a new recipe. Swedish Pancakes Swedish pancakes, similar to a crepe, are much lighter than traditional pancakes. For your Christmas breakfast, serve them with lingonberry jam (available at IKEA or specialty food stores), bacon or sausage, and fresh fruit. Maybe you will start a new tradition in your family! Makes about 10 You can make the batter the night before and refrigerate it. Preheat the oven to 225 degrees and place a cookie sheet in the oven. 2 eggs 2 cups milk 1 cup flour 3 T sugar 3 T butter, melted 1/8 tsp. salt pinch of nutmeg vegetable oil for the pan Lingonberry jam, for serving Dusting of powdered sugar, if desired In…
Tomorrow is Christmas Day. Here's what's closed.
All federal, state, and local city and town offices are closed. Most banks are closed. All postal offices are closed and mail will not be delivered. There is no household garbage curbside pick-up in East Windsor, Hightstown, or Cranbury on Christmas. Garbage will be picked up on the next regular pickup date in East Windsor, and the next day in Hightstown. In Cranbury, Central Jersey Waste and Waste Management will pick up the next day, and Midco Waste will collect on the next scheduled service day. All branches of the Mercer County Library System, including Twin Rivers, Hickory Corner, and Hightstown Memorial branches, will close at 3 p.m. today (Dec. 24) and will remain closed tomorrow, Dec. 25. The Cranbury public library will be closed …
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Are you surrounded by a pile of left-over wrapping paper, rolls, tape, scissors, tinsel, and chocolates? Recycle those items and make a traditional British treat.
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Sunday, December 23, 2012
The Christmas Cracker has been around since it was invented by Tom Smith in England during the 1840's. You may not be familiar with the traditional Christmas treat, but if you have family or friends from the United Kingdom, Australia or New Zealand, you probably grew up with these holiday surprises. In the 1840's Tom Smith, a baker and confectioner, took his family on a trip to France. That is where he first saw Bon Bons, a chocolate covered nut, wrapped in pretty papers. He took this idea home, stuck a love note in them and sold them as chocolates for the ladies. With competition quick on his heals, Smith soon created what we now know as the Christmas Cracker. Originally called "Cosasques" from the sounds of the cossack's whips as they …
Sunday, November 25, 2012
How much will we spend this year? And what's the best-selling Christmas song of all time? Find the answers below.
We know that there were three Wise Men, 12 days of Christmas and that Santa delivers all his presents around the world in one night. But did you know... $23,439.38 How much it would cost to buy your "true love" all the gifts in the 12 Day of Christmas . 12.9 billion hours, $447 billion How many hours Americans were expected to spend shopping, wrapping and returning gifts last year. That was about 42 hours and $688.87 per person. Get your postman/postwoman a gift According to Hallmark, Christmas is the largest card-sending occasion . Nearly 1.5 billion cards are sent to friends and family every Christmas Season. (That's actually down 400 million cards since 2004.) $983 million The value of U.S. imports of Christmas tree ornaments from …
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
The holiday season is upon us, and that means joy and merriment–and increased crime.
If the Home Alone movies taught us anything–apart from how to booby trap one’s home–it’s that burgalars and robbers sure like to ruin the holidays. To prevent and deter criminal activity during the upcoming holiday season, Hightstown Police Director James Le Tellier said the Hightstown Police Department will increase both directed and foot patrols during peak hours in the downtown area beginning Thanksgiving. According to a press release from Le Tellier, police will be on the lookout for shoplifters and suspicious persons loitering by parked cars or in parking lots. Police will patrol all parking lots to ensure they are safe for shoppers, diners, employees, business owners, and residents, he said. These lots include Main Street Lot, …
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Vote below and share your thoughts in the comments about what the best Christmas movie of all time is.
With Christmas tomorrow, the sappy and touching, sometimes funny, and often times sheer madness of the holiday season is captured each day on TV through our favorite holiday movies. Whether it be George Bailey running down the streets of Bedford Falls screaming "Merry Christmas!" in It's a Wonderful Life; or Ralphie asking Santa for a Red Ryder BB gun, only to be told "You'll shoot your eye out kid" in A Christmas Story, these movies can take everyone back to the magic of being a kid during the holiday season. Moviefone's list of the top 25 greatest Christmas movies of all time came up with the following top five: 5. 'White Christmas' (1954) 4. 'Scrooged' (1988) 3. 'Miracle on 34th Street' (1947) 2. 'It's a Wonderful Life' (1946) 1. 'A …
Thursday, December 8, 2011
The Shaw family is once again illuminating Cranbury at 128 North Main Street with dancing holiday lights, and this year Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter Judy Pancoast joined the festivities. Pancoast wrote a song entitled "The House on Christmas Street" and customized it for the Shaw family, which she performed Wednesday night despite the rain. The display consists of 52,000 dancing lights choreographed to the music through 336 channels, which control the lights, and 19,000 feet of extension cords. There is a 9,600 light tree, a 6,400 light custom snowflake wall and 10,000 light custom fountain. All food and donations collected are donated directly to the Princeton Alliance Church to be given to families in need. Pancoast will …
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It's a shame the newer trucks will never reach the same value of the originals. Too many collectors equals a flooded market . A dime a dozen now more ›