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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Democrats Sweep in East Windsor, Cranbury and Hightstown

Official results are pending absentee ballot count and certification by the county clerk's office.

Unofficial election results brought a sweeping win for Democrats in East Windsor, Cranbury and Hightstown.  Some races were close, separated only by a few votes. Click here for the full list of unofficial voting tallies from the Townships and Borough Clerks.   East Windsor Incumbents Janice Mironov, Marc Lippman and Peter Yeager, and newcomer John Zoller, won the four-year council seats in East Windsor. Republican TJ Berdzik said even though he lost, he plans to run again. “This is the first time I have ever run; it’s a great learning experience,” Berdzik said. Robert Ertel said he feels more people should have come out to vote. “I feel that in a democracy the key is participation. In this township, we’re not seeing participation,” Ertel …

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Updated: (Unofficial Results) Democrats Appear to Win Council Seats Across the Board

Joe VanHandel

7:27 am on Wednesday, November 9, 2011

One step closer to dictatorship. Disgusting   more ›

Monday, November 7, 2011

Solar Farm Dispute Leaves Landowners in Limbo

Farm owners say they want to sell to the solar company but the township aims to preserve the property.

An East Windsor farm family is prepared to sell its property to a solar developer, but the township opposes the sale and wants to buy the property for open space. The Township Council plans to appraise the approximately 80-acre property, even though its owners, the VanHandel family, have no intention of selling the property to the township. The VanHandels want to sell the farm to EffiSolar Energy Corporation, which has filed an application to build a solar farm on the property. The impasse could leave the future of the property in limbo because Mayor Janice Mironov said there has not been any discussion to use eminent domain to acquire the Cedarville Farm. At the same time, the solar company plans to submit a new application to the …

Joe VanHandel

4:24 pm on Tuesday, November 15, 2011

In any event , we have 2 more years on our contract with effisolar, and if i negotiate at all with the township, or the county, it will void our contract, and they will sue us for there costs involved. At this time we are proceeding with the solar. Im quite sure that effi wouldnt have extended there contract if they thought they would loose this battle. Plus i have a personal interest because we …   more ›

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