by Curtis Crowell | Aug 18, 2023 | Local People
From the Hightstown Gazette August 7, 1997 by Curtis Crowell with 2019 updates with permission Mr. George Sumbry’s home on Airport Road is surrounded by flowers, fruit trees, vegetables of all kinds that he and his wife Mayleen tend with dedication. The...
by Greg Ciano | Jul 14, 2023 | Well Known Residents
Clara Barton. Before she was the “Angel of the Battlefield” and before she started the American Red Cross, Ms. Barton spent some time right here in Hightstown. This is the story of how that came to be and her impact on one particular resident. Before she...
by Robert Craig | Jun 7, 2023 | Local Businesses
The 1930’s were a time when many people still relied upon manufactured ice for their refrigeration needs. They had ice-box refrigerators in their homes, and they still bought ice to fill them. Hightstown had its own ice-making plant. It stood behind the houses...
