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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Rise Recognized For Its Charitable Efforts

The organization received a $1,000 grant through the Wells Fargo Community Partners Program

Wells Fargo presented a $1,000 grant to Rise: A Community Service Partnership, the corporation announced in a press release this week. The donation was among 130 made to organizations throughout central and southern New Jersey through the Wells Fargo Community Partners Program. Local Wells Fargo branch managers explore the needs of their local communities and make a $1,000 contribution on behalf of the company to the nonprofit of their choice. "Wells Fargo is focused on supporting long-term economic growth and an improved quality of life for everyone," Wells Fargo’s Southern New Jersey regional President Brenda Ross-Dulan said in the press release. "These nonprofit organizations’ commitment to their neighbors and communities is inspiring, …

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10 Girls Graduate from Safe Dates Program

The girls wore dresses provided by the 14th District Princess Prom Project.

Rise, a Community Service Partnership, graduated ten girls from the Safe Dates Program on March 20 at Kreps Middle School, according to a news release. The graduates put on a short skit illustrating lessons they learned in the 10-session program, which includes lessons on defining caring relationships, defining dating abuse, why people abuse, how to help friends, helping friend, overcoming gender stereotypes, equal power through communication, how we feel/how we deal and preventing sexual assault, according to the release. Hightstown Mayor Steve Kirson addressed the girls and their families at the graduation about life lessons, the release said. “The self-esteem building skills in the Safe Dates program are important not just this year …

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'RISE to the TASK' Community Dinner Provides Hot Meals Weekly

100 hot meals are served to Hightstown and East Windsor residents.

The “RISE to the TASK” community dinner is in full swing and serving one hundred hot meals weekly. But it’s more than just a dinner, according Gail Zelenak who coordinates volunteers for the dinner and has been volunteering at RISE volunteer for about five years.  “It feels so good, if you were to walk into the dining hall there’s happiness,” Zelenak said. Books and toys are given out to children, a piano plays and people congregate, and community groups donate different things weekly for the dinner. Eet Gud Bakery in Hamilton provided bread, Danishes and rolls, a Girl Scout troop created placemats for the tables and Mt Olivet Baptist Church in Hightstown made casserole dishes and sent the hot food over in addition to the dinner TASK …

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Week in Review

Week in Review: Council Hires Police Director, Car Thief Arrested

A review of the week's top stories.

Hightstown Names New Police Director The Hightstown council unanimously approved the appointment of a Lacey Township police veteran as Highstown's first civilian police director Monday. Click here to read more. Locals Share Photos From Giants' Super Bowl Celebration Area residents who attended the Giants Super Bowl win in New York through the Canyon of Heroes and at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium uploaded photos of the celebration. Click here to see more photos.  East Windsor Police Arrest Alleged Car Thief A 22-year-old man was arrested and charged with stealing several cars, including a 2008 Ford F350 from Haldeman Ford and a Mercedes Benz from a Westwood dealership in Bergen County, according to East Windsor and Westwood police. Click …

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Rise Receives Donations From Girl Scouts

Rise: A Community Service Partnership recently received 10 boxes of donations full of stuffed animals, books and pajamas from Girl Scout Troops #71986 and #70761. The girl scouts put up posters and collected items for the Rise Martin Luther King Sleepy Time Drive at the West Windsor Village School. Donations will be given to low-income families with children in the Hightstown-East Windsor Area, according to Rise. The drive collects items including pajamas, toothbrushes, toothpaste, stuffed animals and books.

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East Windsor Food Drive Has Two Weeks Remaining

Non-perishable food will be collected through Jan. 31.

There is two weeks left for East Windsor Township's New Year's Food Drive. Non-perishable food will be collected through Jan. 31 and donated to RISE food pantry and the Green House Food Pantry. "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," Mayor Janice Mironov said in a news release. Donations can be dropped off at the East Windsor Municipal Building during business hours, or at the police department and East Windsor Rescue Squad #2 at any time. "Typically, we understand that donations drop off after the holidays, and we hope that this special effort will help feed area …

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East Windsor Holds Food Drive to Benefit Local Pantries

Donations will be collected until Jan. 31.

East Windsor Township is collecting non-perishable food for its New Year’s Food Drive that will be donated to RISE food pantry and the Green House Food Pantry. “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 Mayor Janice Mironov in a news release. The drive, which kicked off Sunday, will run until Jan. 31, according to the release. Donations can be dropped off at the East Windsor Municipal Building during business hours, or at the police department and East Windsor Rescue Squad #2 at any time. “As we begin a New Year, let us remember our neighbors who need our help and …

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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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