Category: archives
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HIGHTSTOWN: Slowdown Café to take hiatus
By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN — The Slowdown Café is coming to a stop, at least for a little while. The cozy and well-kept corner coffeehouse at Mercer Street and Rogers Avenue will shut its doors after seven years this weekend, but likely will reopen under new management by early fall, according to owner/operator…
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Princeton Pro Musica now scheduling auditions for choral singers for its 31st season of choral masterworks
By Janet Pfeiffer Princeton Pro Musica is now scheduling auditions for volunteer and professional choral singers for its 31st season of performing choral masterworks. The 95-voice chorus and 18-voice chamber chorus are conducted by Frances Fowler Slade. Princeton Pro Musica exists to perform choral masterworks and other works of the choral literature with energy, passion,…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Rotary Fair fun through Saturday
David Mead of the Sommerville Martial Arts Academy breaks a board held by Steve Mandraccia during a demonstration.
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HILSBOROUGH: A midsummer’s art festival
Many at the event also enjoyed samples of food prepared on site.
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MANVILLE: Poolside movies debut Friday night
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer After a successful “trial run,” the Manville Recreation Department has planned three free movie nights at Memorial Pool on Friday evenings throughout the summer. ”This will be ongoing into the future,” said Recreation Department Director Rich Armstrong. “It will be one of our summer events from now on.” According to…
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Saturday Recycling Drop-off on Aug. 1
Somerset County Board of Freeholders BRIDGEWATER – The next drop-off for the ‘First Saturday of the Month’ program will be held on Saturday, Aug 1, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Somerset County Recycling Center, located at 40 Polhemus Lane. As part of the program, the Recycling Center will accept clean, dry textiles, including clothing,…
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MANVILLE: VFW ‘Family-type’ day to help veterans’ projects
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer For the first time in about 20 years, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post (VFW) 2290, on Washington Avenue, will hold what it hopes will be a “family-type day,” with a picnic and games on Aug. 15 to raise funds for veteran initiatives. ”I would like to see this become…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Assessments set for residents getting sewer service
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer With the completion earlier this year of both the Mountain View Road and Riverview Terrace sewer projects, the Township Committee moved forward July 14 with the approval of several resolutions that detail the special assessments to be paid by residents, at rates lower than originally anticipated. ”The total costs are…
