Category: archives
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SOMERSET VALLEY YMCA SUMMER CAMP – MORE THAN JUST FOND MEMORIES
By Donna Dass Laughing, singing, playing, sharing, learning and having fun … these are all things taking place at typical summer camps around the state and around the country. At the Somerset Valley YMCA, we go a step further. Children leave Somerset Valley YMCA Summer Camps with more than just fond memories; they take with them leadership…
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Save the date for the largest dog wedding ever
By Kathleen DeLuca, CMP, CSEP Is your pet pooch looking to tie the knot? There’s still time to register your four legged bride or groom at Fidosfestivalusa.com to participate in a GUINNESS WORLD RECORD™ attempt—the largest dog wedding ceremony ever. And if your pet hasn’t met the right mate, no problem. Go to Pooch Partners on the…
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Magical Family Entertainment Beckons with Original "Alice in Wonderland" Muscial at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre Sept. 4-13
By M. Kitty Getlik West Windsor, NJ – “Alice in Wonderland” has never been more magical than in the world premiere musical kicking off the performance season at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre in September. Appearing for the first time at Kelsey, Twenty Minutes to Curtain Productions, under the wing of legendary costume designer and…
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MCCC Annual Golf Classic on Oct. 6 to Benefit Student Athletes
By Wendy Humphrey West Windsor, N.J. — The Mercer County Community College(MCCC) Athletics Department hosts its 18th Annual Golf Classic on Tuesday, October 6 at the Mercer Oaks East Golf Course. The 18-hole championship course is located on a beautifully landscaped site adjacent to Mercer County Park in West Windsor, N.J. Proceeds from the tournament will…
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EIGHT SOMERSET VALLEY YMCA (SVY) SWIMMERS FROM HILLSBOROUGH COMPETE AT YMCA LONG-COURSE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
By Donna Dass Eight SVY Swimmers from Hillsborough swam their way into the YMCA Long-Course National Championship swim meet held in College Park, MD in July. In order to compete in this meet, they had to swim their events under the YMCA’s Nationals cut-times, which are the highest level of YMCA swimming. At this National event, they…
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EIGHT SOMERSET VALLEY YMCA (SVY) SWIMMERS FROM HILLSBOROUGH COMPETE AT YMCA LONG-COURSE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
David Chung, Rachel Stoddard, Jacquelynn Parket, Lindsay Temple
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MANVILLE: Wrestlers endure madness on mats
Pletcher works them hard by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor If the Manville High wrestlers can survive a week of Matt Pletcher, they should do just fine when the next scholastic season begins in December. The Mustangs completed a solid summer of wrestling workouts in their second annual Mats Madness Camp, a five-day clinic in the…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Board debates merit—and challenges—of finance class
By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer Including a personal finance class that the state would require for high school graduation had several Board of Education members at the July 21 meeting wondering how to fit another class into the school day and whether the subject should even be taught in school. During the Curriculum Committee report…
