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BORDENTOWN: Exciting surrounds BRHS
Field hockey welcomes turf for home games By Justin Feil, The Packet Group There’s an excitement among the Bordentown Regional High School field hockey players, and it’s for more than the new turf fields that will give them some of the best facilities in the state. The Scotties will be tested early to find out…
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Land Trust holds Farm Frolic at farmers’ market
The Hunterdon Land Trust invites the community to its “Farm Frolic,” a free family fun day at the historic Dvoor Farmstead in Raritan Township on Sept. 12 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The event is designed to welcome the public to the Dvoor Farm and to provide learning opportunities that incorporate many of the facets of…
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Rider’s turf field set for first night game
By: centraljersey.com Students at Rider are ready to embrace the night, because the university’s new FieldTurf synthetic grass field for soccer, field hockey, intramural and club sports will also offer Rider competitors of all stripes an experience never before known on the Lawrenceville campus: playing under the lights. The turf field will make its eagerly…
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Rich Fisher
By: centraljersey.com The Lawrence High football team lost some outstanding talent from last year’s 7-3 team, sending three players to Division I colleges. But this year’s captains are not too worried about it. "We definitely have guys to replace them," said senior linebacker Shane Hickey. "Especially in leadership potential. We’ve got a lot of kids…
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Letters
By: centraljersey.com We would like to take a moment to thank Phil, manager at IHOP on Route 27 in Franklin Park, for his recent act of kindness toward our family. When our granddaughter was accidentally locked into her car seat incorrectly, Phil went above and beyond by helping my husband dislodge the lock and most…
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Community Kitchen sponsors ‘I Scream!’
The Community Kitchen of the Centenary United Methodist Church will sponsor “I Scream!” on Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. in the church fellowship hall. ”I Scream” will be an evening of entertainment, including an open microphone for local artists coupled with an old- fashioned ice cream social. ”I Scream!” is a free event open to…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Week of Sept. 9
Garden Club Thursday, Sept. 9 Alf and Ceil Berg, owners of the Herbertsville Honey Company in Point Pleasant, will be the speakers at the meeting of the Allentown Garden Club. Experienced beekeepers and winners of the NJ State Honey Show Awards the last three years, they will explore the importance of bees and will…
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CRANBURY: A mystery on Main Street
Library seeks help catching ‘book thief’ on Cranbury Day By Natalia Knochowski, Staff Writer CRANBURY — Wanted: super sleuths for Saturday’s Cranbury Day to help the Cranbury Library catch its elusive Mystery Thief! If residents are unfamiliar, then they may want to check out the library’s website where there is an entire page, entitled “What…
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Oil spill’s damage won’t be known for years
By: Veronica Bagienski, West Camplain Road The devastating Deepwater Horizon oil disaster has killed thousands of birds, hundreds of endangered and threatened sea turtles and dozens of marine mammals. It has impacted hundreds of miles of coastline and severely damaged the tourism- and fisheries-based economy of the region. The full extent of the environmental and…
