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  • HILLSBOROUGH: Library hosts programs on DNA, beekeeping

       Walter Choroszewski shares his personal experience using DNA testing for genetic genealogy and anthropology in a program, “Back to Adam: An Introduction to Genetic Genealogy,” on Tuesday, June 7, at 7 p.m. at the public library on South Branch Road.    As a former science educator, he will help unravel the acronyms, terminology and data associated…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Senior citizen news for week of June 2

    CHAPTER A    Chapter A meets the first Thursday of the month in the municipal complex. We are open to new members. We are open to new members.    Doors open at 11:30 and meeting starts at 12:30 p.m. We enjoy coffee and doughnuts at the end of the meeting.    Bring your checkbook so you can sign…

  • Local Band Lead by Father and SonTravels Time With Debut Album

    Local Band Lead by Father and SonTravels Time With Debut Album

    By: Framework Media Strategies (Woodbridge, N.J.)—The Knight Owls, a four-piece blues-and-rock band from Fords, N.J., celebrated the release of their debut album Who Gives a Hoot with a performance at The Crossroads in November of last yeare. With the album’s release, the band introduced their original take on a familiar genre to the Central New…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Try your hand at cricket

    Club invites the public to ‘open day’    The Amwell Valley Cricket Club (AVCC) will host a free “open day” from 10 a.m. to noon on Sunday, June 12, at the Hillsborough Golf and Country Club at 146 Wertsville Road.    Open Day is an opportunity for the public to learn more about one of the world’s…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Somerset Valley Players present "The Boys Next Door"

       Somerset Valley Players will present “The Boys Next Door” at its theater at 689 Amwell Road/Route 514 from June 10 through 26.    Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. General admission is $17, with seniors and students $15.    Presenters describe the play as a “gentle comedy of…

  • High School Students Hold Personal Products Drive for Crisis Ministry

    High School Students Hold Personal Products Drive for Crisis Ministry

    By Sarah Unger Four students who belong to the outreach group JUST THINK organized a recent drive to collect personal care items for low-income families who go to the Crisis Ministry of Princeton and Trenton for help. The students, who attend West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, collected from their neighbors and fellow students enough shampoos,…

  • Rider University Reunion Weekend 2011 Set for June 10 and 11

    Rider University Reunion Weekend 2011 Set for June 10 and 11

    Children enjoy fun and games last year at Rider’s Reunion Weekend

  • Rider University Reunion Weekend 2011 Set for June 10 and 11

    Rider University Reunion Weekend 2011 Set for June 10 and 11

    By Sean Ramsden LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – Thousands of Rider University alumni are expected to converge upon the Lawrenceville campus for Reunion Weekend on Friday, June 10, and Saturday, June 11, to reconnect with friends and fellow alums, honor distinguished graduates, and enjoy plenty of fun events, great music and delicious food. The two-day event promises…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Week of June 2

    Garden tour    Saturday, June 4 — Home gardens in Allentown and surrounding areas will be open to the public as part of the Allentown Garden Club’s sixth Hidden Gardens Tour.    The tour will be held from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., rain or shine. Maps with the locations of all the gardens will be distributed…