Route 206 firehouse hosts set of flea markets
Sat., June 18 — Sell or browse the merchandise at a flea market held twice a month at the Hillsborough Fire Co. No. 2 firehouse at 375 Route 206.
The flea markets are held from 9 a.m. and go as long as there are customers. Markets are located on the grass adjacent to the firehouse. Arrive as early as you like.
Parking will be on the grass and behind the firehouse. There will be no parking next to the firehouse or in the driveway.
Market outside spaces are available for $15 each on morning of event. No tables or chairs provided.
The markets are fundraisers for Volunteer Fire Co. No. 2 Ladies Auxiliary. For info, call 908-359-6819 or 908-359-2785.
Township celebration has games with fireworks
Sat., June 25 — The township’s Independence Day celebration will be held at Auten Road Intermediate School, starting at 5 p.m. There will be inflatable amusements until 8 p.m., pay-to-play boardwalk games, free dunk tank, DJ, food tent. Melzo the Clown will paint faces. Fireworks begin at 9 p.m.
Parking at ARIS will be limited to permit holders only. Free shuttle service will be available from Hillsborough High School, beginning at 5 p.m. through the conclusion of the event.
The food tent will sell pizza, chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs and kettle corn.
The rain date is Sunday, June 26.
Meltdown Concert Series will feature The Kootz
Sat., June 25 — “The Kootz“ is a group of Jersey-guys and their ’musical friends’ who just can’t seem to ’retire their guitars’ and likely never will. They have a collective passion for classic covers of classic rock, pop and blues-tunes from the late 1950s through the ’70s. 4-5:30 p.m. at Manville library, 100 South 10th Ave.
Program addresses topic of ‘New Age of Job Search’
Wed., July 6 — Harold Levin, staffing manager at SmartStaff Personnel, will lead a free program on “The New Age of Job Searching” for a support group for those who are unemployed, underemployed or seeking a career change. The program will be 7 to 9 p.m. at Jewish Family Service of Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties, 150-A West High St., Somerville.
This group is open to the community. Funding is provided by grants from United Way of Hunterdon County, Arnold A. Schwartz Foundation and Magyar Bank. To register or for information about career counseling services, contact Elise Prezant at 908-725-7799, ext. 108, or [email protected].
St. Mary’s Catholic Church hosts monthly Slavic meal
Wed., July 13 — St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church holds its monthly dinner, 4 to 7 p.m., in the St. Mary Parish Center, 1900 Brooks Blvd. $14 for adults (ages 9 and up) and $5 for children (8 and younger). All-you-can-eat pirohi, stuffed cabbage, kielbasa and sauerkraut, mashed potatoes.
Dinners are held on the second Wednesday of every month. Each month a special dish will be prepared by St. Mary’s chef John Pagano. Orders to go available. For information, call 908-725-0615.
GOP election committee hosts golf fundraiser
Fri., July 15 — The Hillsborough Republican Election Committee will hold a modified scramble golf outing at Royce Brook Golf Club, on Hamilton Road. Registration and lunch begins at 11:30 a.m., with shotgun start at 1 p.m. Dinner at 6 p.m. and a Hawaiian shirt “beach bash” featuring the Tyrone Stackhouse Project band begins at 7.
Registration is asked by July 1. $200 per golfer, with checks made payable to Hillsborough Republican Election Committee. $60 for dinner only, $40 for bash only. Sponsorship opportunities available. Contact Greg Burchette at 908-458-2612.
Continuing events
Community theater — Somerset Valley Players will present “Boeing Boeing,” a high-flying comedic farce of the swinging ’60s, one last weekend at their theater on Amwell Road.
Shows are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2. Tickets are $20 for adults and $18 for senior citizens and students. Buy tickets through the website at www.svptheatre.org.
For information, call 908-369-7469.
VFW meetings: Monthly meetings of Hillsborough VFW Post 8371 are held on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the county nutrition center, 339 South Branch Road. The post’s mission is to honor and help other veterans. All veterans with foreign service are welcome. For information about activities, contact Ron Miller at 908-369-5195.
Coping with addiction — Parents of Addicted Children helps parents understand and cope with drug problems they are facing, and will face, with children. Meets first and third Mondays of month, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at Neshanic Reformed Church, Amwell Road.
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 third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Brookdale Hillsborough, 600 Auten Road. Call 908-431-1300.
Send items to [email protected]. For details, call 609-874-2163.