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  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Run with Eagles 5K race set for March 31

    UPPER FREEHOLD: Run with Eagles 5K race set for March 31

       UPPER FREEHOLD — Allentown Boy Scout Troop 180 is gearing up for the 6th annual Run with Eagles 5K race, which will be held Saturday, March 31 at the township’s Byron Johnson Park on Ellisdale Road.    The troop is inviting runners and walkers to come out for either the 1-mile Fun Run scheduled for 9…

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  • COLUMBUS: Greyhounds have winning formula

    State tournament hoops By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group    One of the keys to the success of this year’s Northern Burlington County High School boys basketball team has been the willingness of every player to do what is needed of them to win a game.    In Monday night’s Central Jersey Group III tournament opener against…

  • ‘Yipee for Yupo’ Art Demonstration at March 5th Hunterdon Watercolor Society Meeting

    ‘Yipee for Yupo’ Art Demonstration at March 5th Hunterdon Watercolor Society Meeting

    By Rita Koch FLEMINGTON, NJ — Kass Morin Freeman, noted watercolorist will demonstrate the multitude of ways artists can work with Yupo, a unique alternative to traditional art paper, at the Monday, March 5th meeting of the Hunterdon Watercolor Society, 7-9PM at the Hunterdon County Library Complex, Bldg. #1, Rte 12 Flemington, NJ. Freeman’s presentation…

  • Animal Welfare & Care Conference March 10 & 11 at Rutger’s Busch Campus

    By AWFNJ The Animal Welfare Federation of New Jersey Annual Conference is 10 days away at Rutger’s Busch Campus Center in Piscataway, NJ…. Have you Purchased Your Tickets Yet? You don’t have to an animal shelter worker or live in NJ to attend! This year’s event features some of the hottest topics in animal welfare…

  • CRANBURY: Brainerd dam repairs won’t prevent all flooding

    David Kilby, Managing Editor    CRANBURY — Brainerd dam has needed minor repairs for years, but when engineers presented repair plans to the Township Committee Monday, residents wanted to know what is being done to prevent flooding and were not too concerned about the minor repairs needed.    ”Over the past number of years, there’ve been issues…

  • MANVILLE: Senior center plans month of games, art, health tips

       The Manville Senior Center on South Third Avenue has scheduled its month of activities.    The center offers food, fellowship and fun on most weekdays.    The Manville Recreation Department leads lightweight exercise on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:15–10:45 a.m., and “walk and chair” exercise on Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30–10:30 a.m. Exercise classes with Lynn at $10…

  • CRANBURY: Cranbury looks to preserve 164-acre Kurek farm

    David Kilby, Managing Editor    CRANBURY — The township is endorsing an application with Middlesex County for farmland preservation of the 164-acre Kurek property off Brick Yard Road.    Unlike the Reinhardt properties that recently were preserved, the county would pay for only 20 percent of the preservation costs; it paid 50 percent of the cost of…

  • Community Calendar: March 1 edition

    Thurs., March 1    RIHA Night at Ernie’s Tavern: 7 p.m., 9 Main St., Robbinsville. Fundraiser for the Robbinsville Irish Heritage Association’s 3rd annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Chances to win a cooler and wine baskets throughout the night. Bagpiper kicks off the 50-50 drawing at 9:30 p.m. For information, go online to www.robbinsvilleirish.org. Sun., March…