HILLSBOROUGH: Matthew Thiel of Neshanic Station to attend 4-H conference

    Matthew Thiel of Neshanic Station is one of six 4-H members from the Somerset County 4-H Youth Development Program who will be delegates to the Citizenship Washington Focus conference July 10 to 16 in Chevy Chase, Md.
    Young people from across America will identify individual citizenship rights and responsibilities, identify issues facing youth and explore causes and possible solutions, establish communication with lawmakers, witness government in action and develop a citizenship action plan.
    Other delegates are Taylor Au of Basking Ridge, Rachel Lin of Raritan, Gillian Newbold of Martinsville, Carolyn Pirro of Metuchen and Sarah Stamets of Flemington.
    Financial assistance for travel and tuition costs is provided by the N.J. and the Somerset 4-H associations.