East Windsor to Sponsor New Year’s Food Drive

Food may be dropped off at the East Windsor Municipal Building, Police Building, and East Windsor Rescue Squad District 2 until Jan. 31

Beginning Jan. 1, East Windsor Township will sponsor its month-long “New Year’s Food Drive,” aimed at helping local individuals and families in need, according to a news release from the township. The township will accept non-perishable food items through the end of the month at the East Windsor Township Municipal Building during regular business hours from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and anytime at the East Windsor Police Department or at the East Windsor Rescue Squad, District 2.  “As the holiday season and its special focus on good deeds passes, we want to remind everyone that the need for assistance to people in our area continues, and call upon our community’s proven spirit of generosity,” said East Windsor Mayor Janice Mironov. “As we …

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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: RISE Gives Thanks

Many people contributed to the Thanksgiving baskets RISE distributed.

Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrated by everyone. For me I am blessed with a wonderful family and a job that makes people joyful this season. Working at Rise-a Community Service Partnership this Thanksgiving was inspirational because so many reached out to help struggling families. Although the list is long and I am sure I am missing a few important people, I would like to recognize some important contributors to the Rise Food Pantry this holiday. Without the coordination of the Rise team, Mercer Street Friends, our volunteers and many individuals, companies civic and religious groups we would not be able to provide baskets to hundreds of families. Volunteers work for weeks sorting can goods, creating baskets and greeting people with a …

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Week in Review

Week in Review: Confederate Flag Sweatshirt Sparks Controversy, Man Escapes Police and is Captured

A review of the week's top stories.

Hightstown Historic Preservation Commission Members Resign Four members of the Hightstown Historic Preservation Commission have handed in resignation letters and others are expected to follow suit because of the lack of communication between the Commission and the Borough Council. Click here to read more. East Windsor Man Captured After Escaping from Police An East Windsor man was captured early Wednesday morning after escaping by kicking out the backseat window of a Montgomery Township police car Tuesday night, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Click here to read more. Tell Patch: Should Students Be Allowed to Wear a Confederate Flag to School? A mother said her daughter received a one-day suspension for wearing a …

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L’Oreal Donates 2,000 Pounds of Food to Rise

The total donations reached 3,000 pounds.

L’Oreal in Cranbury donated more than 2,000 pounds of food to the Rise Food Pantry on Friday, according to Rise Executive Director Leslie Koppel. “They set up a big thermometer in their entrance at the Cranbury office of L'Oreal and weighed food as it came in,” Koppel said in an email. “Their goals was 1,000 pounds and it was quickly met so they doubled up with 2,000 pound goal.”   L’Oreal also donated a pallet of shampoo, which brought the grand total to 3,000 pounds of goods, in addition to $300 in ShopRite gift cards. Turkeys and fixings were also donated to help build more than 200 Family Thanksgiving Baskets that will be distributed by the Rise Food Pantry to families in needs.   “The community support is overwhelming and truly makes …

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Week in Review

Week in Review: Molto Bene Opening Soon, Route 130 to be Repaved

A review of the week's top stories.

Molto Bene to Reopen in Cranbury Molto Bene is recovering from Hurricane Irene and reopening at a new location on Main Street in Cranbury. Click here to read more.  Cranbury's CERT Team Keeping Kids Safe During Halloween To help kids stay safe while trick or treating, Cranbury’s Community Emergency Response Team handed out flashing buttons, patroled Main Street and served as a crossing guard at key intersections. Click here to read more. Route 130 South in Cranbury to be Resurfaced A four-mile stretch of Route 130 south in Cranbury will be resurfaced in Spring 2012, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Click here to read more. DiGirolamo Appeals Murder Conviction The man who pled guilty to killing his Hightstown …

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Community Rises to the Occasion

Patch and Rise collected $1,607 in donations and over 175 bags of food.

An October snowstorm couldn't stop community members from helping their neighbors in need.  Rise: a Community Service Partnership and East Windsor Patch joined together Saturday and Sunday to collect food and raise money to help boost the agency's efforts to aid those in need. In just two days, more than 175 bags of food were donated and $1,607 in cash was collected, along with a $25 ShopRite gift card and a jar full of change. Rise Executive Director Leslie Koppel said they are thankful for the donations and they come just in time, since their freezer broke last week.  "We will now be able to replace it, just in time for Thanksgiving Turkeys," Koppel said in an email. "We already have over two hundred families registered for Thanksgiving …

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Rise to the Challenge: Day Two

East Windsor Patch, Rise and ShopRite are teaming up to collect food in support of Rise. We need your help.

After day one of the food drive during the October snowstorm, we collected serveral bags of food and $601 for the Rise food pantry. This will help feed many families during the holidays, and we are hoping tomorrow will be even better. We need your help to fill the truck. Stop by ShopRite in East Windsor between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. to support the drive, and help us, help Rise.  Rise: A Community Partnership goes above and beyond in helping the Hightstown and East Windsor community, by feeding and clothing the hungry and offering other services to those in need. The following items are needed: Monetary donations will also be accepted. All proceeds and donations will benefit Rise. Stop by and help. Your neighbors will thank you.

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Weekly Soup Kitchen Starting in Hightstown

Dinners will be distributed Thursdays from 4:30 to 6 p.m. starting Nov. 3.

Rise is teaming up with the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen and the First United Methodist Church to bring a weekly dinner distribution to Hightstown and East Windsor. The soup kitchen, called “Rise to the TASK,” will be held Nov. 3 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. and continues each Thursday, said Leslie Koppel, executive director of Rise: A Community Service Partnership. “Rise is thrilled to be able to continue the delivery of the basics to struggling families in the Hightstown East Windsor communities,” Koppel said in an email. Dennis Micai, executive director of TASK, said the soup kitchen will start with around 50 free meals, but that number can change based on need.  “If we need more, we’ll send more out because we’re pretty flexible that way,” Micai …

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