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f t t Hightstown Memorial Library ®ij pltgijtstflftm (H1 14 Franklin Street Hightstown NJ 08520 An Independent Newspaper Devoted to the IntereSJ^gf^i^People of Hightstown and 153th — No. 13 HIGHTSTOWN GAZETTE, MERCER CQUNtY^NEW JE R ^^i^R S D A Y , SEPTEMBER 28, TOWNSHIP SEEKS HIGH SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES East Windsor -Township is seeking higK School students to serve as Student RepYesenfatives to Township boards and commis sions, announced Township Mayor Janice Mironov. The East Windsor Township Council has formally established the non-voting position of Student Representative to certain Town ship advisory boards and commis sions. The board and commissions included in the program are Com mission on Aging, Clean Commu nities Committee, Cultural and DR JOHN BARLOW died Saturday at home. He will be sad Heritage Commission, Economic ly missed by family, friends and former patients. He was one of Development Commission, Envi the most loved doctors in the area. He and his family lived for ronmental Commission, Health many years on Stockton Street, at the corner of Stockton and Advisory Committee, Recreation Parkway. He could be seen many times, night or day, dashing Commission and Transportation out of his garage in his car to answer calls for those who needed Advisory Committee. Generally, him. these bodies meet on a monthly ba He was an energetic person with a love for his calling and for sis. people. The township council believes He is pictured some years ago as he took part in a clinic in the that student participation can inject area. a fresh outlook into the govern mental process. High school students who wish OCTOBER TOWNSHIP CLEAN-UP MONTH to be considered should submit a East Windsor Township One Mile Road, Twin Rivers letter indicating their area of inter Mayor Janice Mironov has de Drive, Lake Drive, Probasco est and reasons or related back clared October 2000 “Clean-Up Road, Hickory Comer Road, ground, to Mayor Janice Mironov East Windsor Township to Pre Dutch Neck Road, Dorchester and Members of the Township serve Open Space” Month, Drive, and Town Center Road. Council, East Windsor Municipal which will be kicked off the Residents are reminded about ttmiumg, ro canning the nnoormnce of safety. Wear East Windsor, New Jersey 08520. According to Mayor Mironov, light-colored clothing and be Shown above is the Polhemus House now owned by James and “the purpose of this twice annu particularly careful of traffic on Barbara Walker. This is one of the homes which will be shown al event is to help raise money to busy streets. Please use gloves on the house tour this Sunday, October 1, 2000. HIGHTSTOWN’S CLEAN preserve land as open space in and carry a trash bag when col THE HIGHTSTOWN - EAST WINDSOR East Windsor Township. This is lecting the litter. COMMUNITIES a terrific opportunity for East Individuals, groups and com HISTORICAL SOCIETY HOUSE TOUR WILL Windsor residents to come to munity organizations volunteer BE HELD SUNDAY FROM 1 TO 5 P.M. 2000 CLEAN gether behind two important ing to clean up a particular street John B. Polhemus first math teacher, built to accommo UP DAY community goals - to improve or park can call 443-4000 ext. crossed this Stockton Street date her treasures. It’s time again for the Bor the appearance of our Township 240 for information and can threshold in 1889 on his way to After visiting the dining ough of Hightstown’s Clean and put funds aside to preserve pick up forms, trash bags and work as the foreman for the room with its antique oak Up Day. We are asking for open space.” gloves at.town hall. Forms, trash Hightstown Subdivision of the pieces, the visitor enters the new your help in our struggle to Through the State’s Clean bags and gloves, plus food and Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1923, part of the house. The French keep Hightstown litter free. Communities Grant, dollars are giveaways also will be available Allan Ely and his wife Sadie doors in the kitchen overlook This event will take place “earned” by volunteers. These on Saturday, October 14 from purchased the home where it re the gardens where visitors will on Saturday, October 7, 2000 dollars will then be placed in the 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the East mained in Ely hands until 1982, find refuge and are encouraged from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Township’s Open Space/Recre- Windsor Municipal Building. when Barbara and Jim Walker to stroll. It’s interesting to note We have scheduled a rain ation Fund, and will then be When residents complete bought it from the heirs of Ella that Mrs. Walker insisted that date of October 14, 2000. used to preserve and purchase their clean-up, each person S. Ely. The Walkers did exten the Mister chop off the front half Once again, our goal is to open space in the community. should be certain to fill out and sive repairs and renovations to of their garage so that she could clean up all litter lining For each hour a person over 16 return the Clean-Up East Wind the Victorian; including repair have a vista view from the Rogers Ave., from Stockton years of age volunteers to col sor Township participation ing the back side porch which kitchen. Original footings for St. to Mercer St., along with lect litter from our streets and form. This event is sponsored by became a greenhouse/breakfast the garage can still be seen. Railroad Ave. and Academy parks, the Township will receive the Mayor and Township Coun nook. Later a back bedroom was In 1992, the Walkers pur St., with the assistance of $15.00 from the State, and for cil and the Township Clean turned into a shower and laun chased and restored the Ashton community volunteers. We each hour a person under 16 Communities Committee. dry room. It was in 1996, how home to the right of their own; have invited Girl Scout Troop years of age participates, the ever, the couple added the ex they annexed a portion of the #649 to assist us as well as Township will receive $10.00. SPECIAL tensive kitchen addition, incor back yard from that property to The Tenant Committee of the Mayor Mironov noted that in porating original details such as enlarge their gardens. Hightstown Housing Authori 1999, township volunteers MEETING OF the cast-iron sink and the bull’s See page 5 for more house ty. All supplies will be pro earned over $10,000 which was THE BOARD OF eye moldings. tour photos. vided through the Clean credited to the township open EDUCATION As you enter the home, you Communities Grant. Remem space fund. will notice that none of the orig ber... Only public streets and pub GRACE N. ROGERS inal chestnut molding has been WHAT’S INSIDE COMMUNITY lic lands qualify under this pro SCHOOL BOARD painted since Polhemus’ day. In GAZETTE DESK....... CLEAN UP DAY gram for clean-up. In addition to CONFERENCE ROOM LIBRARY NEW S____ ..... 2 the living room the watercolors SATURDAY, OCT. 7, 2000 neighborhood streets and parks, were done by New Jersey artist, QUIZ OF THE WEEK ..... 2 some suggestions by Township OCT. 2, 2000 LOCAL NEW S.......... ..... 3 10 a.m. TO 12 P.M. officials for litter collection are: Alison Highland. The study is 7:30 p . m . the sanctuary for the Walkers’ SENIOR NEW S___ ... ..... 3 RAIN DATE: SAT. OCT. 14 Parks/Public Lands: Etra Lake professional lives. They are both SCHOOL...................... ..... 4 MEET AT HOUSING Park, Wiltshire Park, Anker Resolution: B0E/CSA teachers at Princeton Day HOUSE TOUR ...... ..... ......5 AUTHORITY ON Park, Airport Road PAL Fields, Relations in a Closed School. Barbara’s interest in EVENTS ....................... ..... 6 ROGERS AVE. Veterans Park, Westfield Road Session followed by RELIGIOUS/OBITS ... ..... 7 Park, Municipal Building, Po Shakespeare, Chaucer, and VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Open Session, Board Dante is apparent in the over LEGALS..............................8 REFRESHMENTS lice Building, Senior Center, flowing bookcases which Jim, a BUS. DIRECTORY.... ..... 8 SERVED and Streets: Lanning Boulevard, Forum, Adjournment. Page 2 THE HIGHTSTOWN GAZETTE Thursday, September 28, 2000 THE GAZETTE DESK CHINA TRADE POLICY lieve that the earth is getting one does not like the pro With China being able to warmer in part because of the grams. enter the World Free Trade Or substances being added to the We are getting so we look ganization some businesses in atmosphere, such as gasoline at Channels 12 and 13 a lot the United States will benefit fumes, etc. because of the historical pro greatly and for some it will Recently, on Bob Grant’s grams offered. make no difference. talk show on WOR, he asked So, Mr. Grant, keep going We have mixed feelings the question, or made the even if the jerks, or anyone about their ability to sell prod statement, why all the talk else, upset you. ucts from the United States to about global warming when oil the Chinese. They certainly prices are going up so sharply. CRUISE TO RAISE have sold many products One would think that if glob FUNDS FOR THE made in China in the United al warming is true, prices of oil AMERICAN LUNG States for many years. One would go down, but we still ASSOCIATION OF can scarcely buy anything that think OPEC is trying to make a QUIZ OF THE WEEK is not marked, “made in Chi- killing. NEW JERSEY Do you know who these men are and for what they were be na . Whether we should use our The American Lung Associ We received last Christmas own oil reserves, we do not ation of New Jersey (ALANJ) ing honored? a gift from a former employee know.