Garden club
holds plant auction
Thursday, May 24 — The Neshanic Garden Club will hold a plant auction at 11 a.m., following 9:45 monthly meeting at the Station House on Olive Street, Neshanic Station. Light luncheon at noon. Prospective members encouraged to attend. For info, contact Janet Gibson at 908-359-0176.
Veterans are invited
to holiday breakfast
Saturday, May 26 — The township’s seventh annual Salute to Veterans breakfast for Hillsborough veterans and spouses is at 8:30 a.m. in the municipal building. Veterans may register online at township web site or by calling 908-369-4331. The annual Memorial Day parade will follow.
Flea market helps
Fire Company No. 2
Saturday, June 2 — Fire Co. No. 2 will hold a flea market behind the firehouse at 375 Route 206. Browse the merchandise, or rent a space for $15.Other dates are June 16, July 14 and Aug. 25. Contact Katie 908-359-2785.
Church offers dinner
of barbecue chicken
Saturday, June 2 — Chicken barbecue and bake sale at the South Branch Reformed Church, 870 River Road, 4:30 to 7 p.m. For reservations (not required), call 369-4956. Limited number of tickets. Adults $13, children (6 to 12) $6, and children 5 and under free. Take-outs available.
Golf outing helps
Fire Company No. 3
Monday, June 4 — Volunteer Fire Company No. 3 will hold its 13th annual golf outing at Royce Brook Golf Club. Businesses are asked to become sponsors and golfers asked to play to help the department raise funds. Info and form at hillsboroughfire3.org. Pose questions to Sam Rozycki at 609-610-4180.
Book store event
boosts school band
Friday, June 8 — Purchases made at Barnes & Nobel at the Somerville Circle all day support the Hillsborough Marching Band. Hillsborough Small Ensemble Bands begin at 4:30 p.m.
Five percent of purchase price of a “Nook” bought that day will be donated to the Band Parents Association. For information and to download a voucher (needed for band get credit for purchases), visit www.hhs-band.org.
Chain of Hope holds
wine tasting event
Friday, June 8 — Chain of Hope’s first wine tasting at Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes. 7 to 10 p.m. Included are six selections of wine, paired with chocolates, fruit and cheese. Cash bar available. Register at [email protected].
The organization was formed by life-long friends from Hillsborough after one of their own was stricken with breast cancer.
Handbell concert
fights blindness
Saturday, June 9 — A solo handbell concert at 7 p.m. by handbell artist Hyosang Park and pianist Akiko Hosaki performs at Hillsborough Reformed Church at Millstone, 1 Amwell Road at Millstone River Road. A freewill offering will be taken. Call 908-359-3391. The concert benefits effort to end the disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Garden club plans
trip to Colonial Park
Thursday, June 14 — The Neshanic Garden Club will meet at 10 a.m. at Colonial Park in Somerset to tour the rose, perennial and fragrance gardens. The tour will be led by Jeff Van Pelt.
Carpoolers meet at the Bottle King at 626 Route 206, Hillsborough at 9 a.m. Meeting and installation of officers will be held at the Gardeners’ Nook at 2135 Amwell Road, Somerset, at 11:30 a.m., followed by box lunch picnic.
Members may attend the container workshop afterward and/or buy plants. . For information, contact club president Janet Gibson at 908-359-0176.
Suicide awareness
program scheduled
Tuesday, June 26 — Boro SAFE (Suicide Awareness For Everyone), the public schools’ suicide awareness and prevention committee, will hold a forum, 9 a.m. to noon, in auditorium of high school, 466 Raider Blvd. Learn the role everyone can play in educating about suicide prevention. Call 908-431-6600, ext. 2387.
Continuing events
Community theater — Somerset Valley Players brings Thornton Wilder’s classic American play, “Our Town,” to theater at 689 Amwell Road (Route 514) on weekends from June 8 to 24. Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets $15, or $13 for students/seniors. For info, www.svptheatre.org or 908-369-7469.
Alzheimer’s support group — The Alzheimer’s Association has a support group in Hillsborough. Family members and caregivers come together to share information and support in a safe, confidential atmosphere.
Meetings are the second Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m. in the sunroom at Emeritus Senior Living, 600 Auten Road. Call 431-1300.
Divorce support group — A non-denominational support group to help separated and divorced people to a new beginning. The group meets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month, 7-8:30 p.m., at Hillsborough Presbyterian Church, Route 206 at Homestead Road. 908-295-6740.
Community events, meeting notices, public announcements and items of local interest appear in this column at no charge. Send to [email protected] or Community Calendar, c/o the Hillsborough Beacon, P.O. Box 350, Princeton, N.J. 08542, or fax to 609-924-3842.

