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Youth Chorale fetes fifth season on Sunday
By: centraljersey.com This year Hopewell Valley Youth Chorale has reason to celebrate. On Jan. 23, the choir will celebrate its fifth anniversary season with its winter performance, "Looking Up," at 4 p.m. at the Pennington Presbyterian Church. Under the direction of Michele and William Alford, the chorale will perform pieces that reflect on the literal,…
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Park sites available for weddings
By: centraljersey.com BRIDGEWATER – The horticulture department of the Somerset County Park Commission is accepting reservations for wedding ceremonies and pictures. They can be held at the following: Colonial Park Gardens, namely, the arboretum, the Perennial Garden and the Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden. The Leonard J. Buck Garden is accepting reservations for…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Local charity tries to put poverty to bed
By Doug Carman, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN Jenna Hart could have spent Martin Luther King Day sleeping in like most of her classmates from the Peddie School. Instead, the 14-year-old stood by a table Monday morning at the First Presbyterian Church of Hightstown, gathering toothbrushes, dolls, children’s books and clothing and putting together…
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Organic farming group plans conference
By: centraljersey.com Food for thought and thoughts on food will be offered at an expanded 21st annual Winter Conference of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey on Jan. 29 and 30 at Princeton University. The NOFA-NJ Winter Conference is the premier gathering for organic and sustainable food, farming and gardening community in the…
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Lambertville, West Amwell mayors ask citizens to volunteer
By Linda Seida, Staff Writer The mayors of Lambertville and West Amwell recently announced additional appointments to several commissions and committees, but there are still seats open if citizens are interested in volunteering to serve. In Lambertville, Mayor David Del Vecchio has appointed Gina Fischetti to serve on the Environmental Commission. “I think she’ll be…
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NEW HOPE: Local man wants to be ‘Most Recognizable Man in America’
By Linda Seida, Staff Writer NEW HOPE — Keith Fenimore is a New Hope native who wants the world to know his name. He wants fame, but not for doing anything specific. He wants to become the “Most Recognizable Man in America.” Not a celebrity, not a star, just recognizable. It’s a sort of social…
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Montessori schools reschedule open house
By: centraljersey.com The Cherry Blossom Montessori School at 20 Equator Ave. in Hillsborough and Raritan Valley Montessori Academy, located inside The PeopleCare Building at 120 Finderne Ave. in Bridgewater, invite parents interested in learning about their elementary programs to an open house at each site at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25. The open house was…
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Faculty Musicale
By: centraljersey.com The Hopewell Valley school district’s faculty and staff will present a Faculty Musicale at 7 p.m. on Jan. 21 at Central High School’s Performing Arts Center. The event will feature over 50 faculty and staff members from all six district’s schools. The event is presented by the CHS Music and Theatre Parents Association.…
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Health fair to offer information, screenings
By: centraljersey.com Free, basic health information, flu shots and health screenings will be available at the second annual Community Health Fair from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, at the United Reformed Church, 100 W. Main St., Somerville. Admission is free. In the event of snow, the health fair will be postponed to Sunday,…
