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Hillsborough Township Police Department reaccredited for fifth consecutive year
Once again, the Hillsborough Township Police Department has received the Certificate of Reaccreditation through the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP). “By participating in the NJSACOP Accreditation Program, the Hillsborough Township Police Department continues to achieve and enforce the highest professional standards possible,” stated Police Chief Mike McMahon in a township release.…
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Annual Steeplechase Distance Run supports cancer center
The 15th annual Steeplechase Distance Run will be held Sunday, Sept. 24 at Amsterdam Elementary School in Hillsborough and as a virtual event to raise funds for the Steeplechase Cancer Center at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Somerset, an RWJBarnabas Health facility. Coordinated by Somerset Health Care Foundation, the event offers two ways to…
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Artist honors great blue heron for latest Spring Street mural
The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) unveiled a new community mural in early August honoring the D&R Canal and its most famous avian resident. The great blue heron, a bird whose habitat includes riversides and lakeshores, is the largest heron in North America. The new work is designed and painted by artist Jonathan Conner, who…
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Ropes Challenge Course to open Sept. 10
After years of planning, strategizing and finally building, the highly anticipated Ropes Challenge Course at Mercer County Park is set to open Sept. 10. The Mercer County Park Commission contracted with the Philadelphia Outward Bound School to oversee programming for the inaugural fall season of the ropes course operations, which is for patrons 12 and…
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Physical Therapy is a Win for Golfers, Tennis Players
Barbara Kutch, PT Putts and drives, backhands and serves. Sports like golf and tennis demand precision and power from your body. However, they can also take a toll and leave you with nagging injuries that can hinder your performance. Fortunately, physical therapy can help you get back into the swing of things. Penn Medicine Princeton…
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Regain Control Over Overactive Bladder
By Alexander Berger, MD, MPH If you have an overactive bladder, you may be reluctant to venture too far from a bathroom and avoid social and other activities for fear of embarrassing leakage. However, with the right treatment, overactive bladder can be controlled so it doesn’t control you. Urogynecologists at Penn Medicine Princeton Health offer…
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Remember the workers
By Christina Mitchell Labor Day is more than just the last gasp of summer Hard as it is to believe, summer is nearly gone, and with it, a bumper crop of hefty tomatoes and soft, ripe fruits whose juices dribble down the chin. Toes in the sands of the Jersey Shore. Ears of corn as…
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Virtual programs galore at SCLSNJ
The Somerset County Library System of New Jersey (SCLSNJ) is hosting a number of programs virtually from September to November. Most programs require registration. Visit SCLSNJ.org. To join a virtual program by phone, dial (646) 876-9923. After dialing, you will be prompted to enter a meeting ID, which is unique for every event. The meeting…
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Friends for the Abbott Marshlands to test water quality through November
August has been National Water Quality Month and volunteers with the Friends for the Abbott Marshlands (FFAM) have been monitoring the water quality in some local waterways. With equipment on loan from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), volunteers visit several locations weekly to test water in Crosswicks Creek, Watson’s Creek, and Spring Lake, according to…
